Investment Associate

3 weeks ago


Des Plaines, Illinois, United States Brennan Investment Group Full time
About Us

Brennan Investment Group (BIG) is a privately held industrial real estate investment firm that acquires, develops, and operates industrial properties in select major metropolitan markets throughout the United States.

Job Overview

The Investment Associate will play a critical role supporting the entire Investments platform of BIG, working directly for the Chief Investment Officer as its right-hand person through investment evaluation, pipeline organization, financial modeling, market research, etc.

Key Responsibilities
  • Directly support the Chief Investment Officer by evaluating all investment opportunities, conducting market research, preparing financial models, and supporting the overall investment strategy of the firm.
  • Serve as the CIO's right-hand person, understanding all deals and maintaining a high level of organization throughout the entire investment life cycle (from evaluating a potential investment through disposition).
  • Assist the CIO with large national portfolios and strategic, corporate-level initiatives; manage underwriting on large national transactions including both new investments and monetization events.
  • Assist the CIO on strategic evaluation of BIG's existing portfolio in terms of seeking monetization events (i.e. refinance, recapitalization, sale).
Enhance BIG's Pipeline and Investment Committee Efficiency
  • Prepare and organize executive summaries for distribution.
  • Collect, organize, and distribute pipeline materials.
  • Review underwriting from BIG's Analysts throughout all BIG regions to ensure accuracy and that it meets BIG's underwriting criteria.
  • Constantly seek ways to improve BIG's tracking and efficiency.
Enhance Efficiency within the Entire Deal Process
  • Screen all new deals with oversight of CIO - to determine if they warrant further pursuit.
  • Make improvements to BIG's standardized templates including the proforma, comp tracking, market analysis, sale analysis, track record, investment memorandum documents, etc.
  • Assist Capital Markets team with reviewing underwriting and memos for securing Equity and Debt financing for new acquisitions and refinancing existing assets.
  • Collaborate with Due Diligence team to review underwriting prior to recommendation to CEO and CIO to waive due diligence/closing; run variance analyses, ensure underwriting meets BIG's standards, and perform any other tasks ahead of closings.
  • Review comprehensive investment memoranda, prepare market studies, prepare hold/sell analyses, and review detailed business plans for the investment committee and external stakeholders.
Qualifications
  • Minimum of 2-4 years of experience in commercial real estate/private equity firm.
  • Strong academic performance concentrating in finance, real estate, or economics: Bachelor's degree required; BS degree with concentration in finance and/or real estate highly preferred.
  • Masters degree in real estate, business administration, or related field highly preferred.
  • Exceptional quantitative and analytical skills.
  • Experience in real estate financial modeling; fluency and hands-on experience in Argus Enterprise and advanced Excel modeling skills required.
  • Solid grasp of real estate investment concepts including cap rates and NOI.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and impeccable attention to detail.
  • Ability to anticipate and fulfill the administrative/organizational needs for the offices of the CIO and CEO as they relate to large-scale investment portfolios, corporate-level initiatives, and investment deal pipelines.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Highly motivated, with ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
  • Strong, demonstrated work ethic, evidenced by willingness to work long hours and weekends when needed, and to work fully in-person onsite in the office alongside CIO.
  • Team-minded attitude, with strong motivation and desire to contribute to the success of the entire organization.


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