PRESENTATION

 The Vox Populi association is a 1901 law association, with a social impact, which aims to contribute to the education of youth and strengthen the employability of residents of working-class neighborhoods through the prism of training, culture, and sport. We combine the demand for results and support for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in defining their life project, all this despite a difficult environment and socio-economic context. 

To this end, as part of our commitment to equal opportunities, we are recruiting a responsible asset manager for our partner.

Position job title: Commerical Real Estate Private Debt Intern 

Business Unit: Internship

Preferred start date: June 2024

Eligibility: Postgraduate students (Gap-year / End of studies internship)

Duration of the placement: 6 months

Location: Tour Majunga, La Défense - Puteaux

DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPARTMENT

We are a team consisting of 58 professionals o/w 30 based in Paris and in London and 28 based in Atlanta, investing on behalf of institutional investors in Real Estate debt instruments including Senior European loans, US mortgage Loans and European Mezzanine Loans. 

Our team was created in 2005 as the first non-banking commercial real estate debt platform and has rapidly grown to reach c.€23bn of assets under management making us the largest Commercial Real Estate Debt platform in Europe and the 6th largest in the world. 

THE MAIN RESPONSABILITIES OF THE ROLE

• Transaction Analysis:

  You will be fully integrated in the investment process, from the sourcing of a transaction to the Investment Committee presentation. You will be exposed to a diversity of sectors (Logistics, Residential, Data Centers, Office, Office, …) and jurisdictions (Continental Europe, the UK, the US). To do, you will conduct detailed analysis of the market, the underlying asset, and will have to produce tailored cash-flows/valuation models and simulate various scenarios. 

  
  

• Market & Company Analysis:

  You will elaborate short memos to improve the team’s knowledge on specific topics but also produce thorough corporate and financial analysis of Property Companies, or of specific sponsors and tenants as part of Investment Committees’ preparation. 

  
  

• Portfolio Management & Monitoring:

  You will assist fund managers in the daily management of their specific funds which includes participating in their monitoring (portfolio performance, derivatives, cash management, reporting to clients, follow-up of borrowers/agents requests …) of the funds. Those tasks will be performed using fund management software and in collaboration with the middle-office team. 

  
  

• Fund raising: You will participate in the team’s fund raising activities and prepare marketing slides for potential investors. 

PROFIL

Education/Qualifications 

• Postgraduate studies in Finance, Engineering or Real Estate 

  
  

Experience 

• Previous experience in a financial institution or in a real estate company is a plus

Competencies 

• Accomplished interpersonal skills, ability to work efficiently in a team in an international and matrix environment 

• Autonomous, initiative, entrepreneurial and result driven culture 

• Strong analytical and synthesis capacity 

• Verbal and written communications and presentation skills 

• Team player, multi-tasking and ability to work under pressure, desire and flexibility to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment 

• Fluent in English 

• Advanced skills in Excel (modelling). Knowledge of Bloomberg is an advantage 

  
  

WHAT DO WE OFFER 

This internship is an excellent opportunity to discover an international working environment. Due to our leading position on the market you can gain a strong exposure to a variety of Private Asset-backed Financing. 

You will be fully integrated to our team and you will have the opportunity to work together and discover other departments such as Risk Management, IT and Portfolio Controls 

You will join a growing platform which will allow you to take-over real responsibilities rapidly.

To apply: Send your CV and cover letter to rh@voxpopuliassociation.fr