Investment Analyst - Based In Kuwait

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Investment Analysis & Evaluation: Build financial models and valuation analyses using DCF, IRR, NPV, and comparable company methods; prepare investment memoranda with clear risk-return framing, geographic context, and a recommendation for the Managing Partner; evaluate offering memoranda, pitchbooks, and business plans; analyze company and asset performance on an absolute and relative basis; synthesize publicly available data on deals, sectors, and real estate assets to support investment views.
• Transaction Execution & Due Diligence: Support new investment execution across direct real estate, private equity, public markets, and alternatives; coordinate due diligence workstreams covering commercial, financial, and legal assessments; manage interaction with external advisors, intermediaries, and co-investment partners through transaction close; handle investment documentation including subscription documents and private placement memoranda.
• Market Research & Strategic Insights: Monitor macroeconomic and geopolitical developments across the US, GCC, UK, and Europe and assess portfolio implications; track financial market activity to inform positioning across local and global markets; maintain internal research databases and a structured deal pipeline; stay current on regulatory developments affecting the firm's investment landscape.
• Portfolio Monitoring & Performance: Monitor portfolio positions across geographies and asset classes and produce regular performance reports; support compliance tracking, documentation, and risk monitoring across active and historical investments; recommend optimization strategies as portfolio composition and market conditions evolve.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
• 1–3 years of experience in investment, finance, advisory, or a related role; strong recent graduates with relevant internships will also be considered
• Solid proficiency in financial modeling and valuation techniques including DCF, IRR, NPV, and comparable company analysis
• Strong command of Excel and PowerPoint; working familiarity with at least one of Bloomberg, PitchBook, or Capital IQ
• Strong written and verbal English; able to prepare and present investment memoranda and reports to senior stakeholders
• Proven ability to handle highly confidential financial and investment information with absolute discretion

Preferred

• CFA Level I or II passed, or active progress toward the CFA
• MBA from a recognized institution
• Familiarity with real estate investment structures, joint ventures, and waterfall economics
• Exposure to GCC markets — Kuwait CMA and Boursa Kuwait; UAE (ADGM/DIFC, DFM/ADX); Saudi Arabia (PIF ecosystem, Vision 2030)
• Familiarity with Islamic finance structures — Murabaha, Ijara, Sukuk, Diminishing Musharaka
• Arabic language skills are a strong advantage for GCC-facing work

What This Role Offers

• A global investment mandate spanning multiple asset classes and jurisdictions
• Direct exposure to principal investment decisions at a family office — not advisory work
• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience

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