Reporter - Secondaries Investor

About the role

We are seeking a reporter to join our team at PEI Group. The ideal candidate will cover the private equity community and the secondaries market for alternative assets. The reporter will write exclusive, insightful, and actionable stories about secondaries firms and their limited partners.

Responsibilities

• Write articles that profile firms and people, identify and analyze trends in fundraising and other activities, and other key community developments including key personnel moves.
• BREAK news and insight on the secondaries market for alternative assets.
• Contribute regularly to secondariesinvestor.com.
• Develop cover stories, original news, features and data-led projects while also collaborating with the broader Private Equity Group, including Private Equity International, Buyouts, Private Funds CFO and others.
• Conduct interviews and develop relationships with sources and readers (GPs, their LPs, and others) to break news.
• Receive assignments or follow up on news leads and tips from sources.
• Regularly attend industry events either virtually or in-person. The reporter may also be asked to moderate panels at the company’s conferences (either in person or virtually).
• Host podcasts for Secondaries Investor.
• Communicate regularly with the editor and meet deadlines.
• Be highly attentive to details and accuracy.

Requirements

• Minimum of two years’ experience as a business reporter. Experience covering private equity/alternative assets or related financial field to understand investing and GP-LP relationships a plus.
• An undergraduate degree at minimum in an applicable field. A journalism qualification is a significant plus.
• Superb adherence to copy accuracy and house style.
• Ability to triangulate information discreetly.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Superb communication and networking skills.
• Computer proficiency, such as using the Microsoft Office Suite, online search tools, databases, WordPress, and familiarity with social media platforms, such as LinkedIn. Infogram experience a plus.

Skills & Experience

• Minimum of two years’ experience as a business reporter. Experience covering private equity/alternative assets or related financial field to understand investing and GP-LP relationships a plus.
• An undergraduate degree at minimum in an applicable field. A journalism qualification is a significant plus.
• Superb adherence to copy accuracy and house style.
• Ability to triangulate information discreetly.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Superb communication and networking skills.
• Computer proficiency, such as using the Microsoft Office Suite, online search tools, databases, WordPress, and familiarity with social media platforms, such as LinkedIn. Infogram experience a plus.

Personal Attributes

• Has excellent people skills.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with daily deadlines.
• Is excited about engaging with a sophisticated audience.
• A keen intellectual curiosity and an ability to distil complex subject matter.
• Excited about face-to-face meetings with industry sources, and keen to “work the phones” to break news.
• Excellent observation and judgment skills to extract develop and develop compelling stories.
• A team player, willing to collaborate with other reporters on breaking news and feature reporting.
• Stays organized and calm under pressure.
• Is comfortable multi-tasking.
• Is self-motivated.

Who we are:

PEI Group is a subscriber-focused business intelligence company. With our multi-talented global team of over 490 people, spread across EMEA, USA & Asia, our purpose is to inform and connect investment professionals across global, specialized markets. We identify specific high growth, high value investment sectors and themes where deep insight, strong market relationships and active capital flows are critical for success.

PEI Group provides industry-leading journalism, data, and market insight to subscribing clients via a wide portfolio of specialist brands supported by our robust and scalable digital publishing, analytics, and database platform. We also track the firms and individuals who shape markets and bring client-communities together to enable knowledge sharing, profile building and relationship development through professional networks and events. Wherever our markets are active – in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, London and elsewhere – PEI is hard at work examining crucial market forces and shifting investment themes, identifying active investors and their capital allocations, and scanning ahead for regulatory changes, new compliance requirements and other risk factors.

At PEI we value diverse talent and welcome applications from everyone – regardless of background. We are an equal opportunity employer and our inclusive culture at PEI is reflected in every stage of the recruitment journey. Please inform us at initial stages of the recruitment process if you require any reasonable adjustments and we can accommodate this.

PEI Group supports flexible working arrangements, and we welcome career returners.