Program Associate / Senior Associate – Marquee Brands

Location: New York, NY

Business Overview

Marquee Brands is a fast growing and dynamic consumer focused PE fund with offices in New York and LA currently seeking a talented Associate / Senior Associate with a passion for investing and a deep understanding of consumer brands and services. Marquee Brands sits within Neuberger, a 75 year old global investment firm with $613bn of AUM, including $121bn within Private Equity and $54bn within Private Credit.

Marquee Brands is dedicated to acquiring high quality consumer brands with proven heritage and resonance. Marquee seeks to create a diversified portfolio, which currently consists of 24 brands spanning fashion, active & outdoor, and home & culinary and includes some of the most well-known names in each space, such as Martha Stewart, Sur La Table, America’s Test Kitchen, Roberto Cavalli, BCBG, Ben Sherman and Dakine. Marquee Brands also has a significant media capability, creating long form linear TV content, short form video, books, magazines and digital subscription products for its brand portfolio.

Position Overview

Marquee is looking for an Associate / Senior Associate to join the investment team and contribute to all aspects of the investment process in addition to working with Marquee’s operational team on business development and high priority strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a deep passion for consumer investing, whether that’s in consumer brands or consumer services, and be eager to hone their investment analysis and transaction execution abilities.

The ability to think analytically is a must but the ability to think creatively is also highly valued and no voice or idea is too small to be heard. This will be a highly dynamic role; the Associate / Senior Associate may be modeling investment returns one day and negotiating product vendor pricing the next. Additionally, while Marquee sits within Neuberger and has access to the vast research and investment resources of the platform, the core Marquee team is small and tight-knit and Associates will receive significant direct interaction with senior professionals.

Finally, Neuberger Private Equity is a highly entrepreneurial environment where employees are often empowered to think outside the box and develop new investment strategies. The Marquee Brands team is actively engaged in developing new fund strategies and Associates will have the opportunity to participate and contribute to this.

Primary Responsibilities

• Analyzing and conducting comprehensive due diligence on potential investments across various sectors of the consumer brands and services landscape
• Performing in-depth analysis and market research on different sectors of consumer products
• Financial modeling, scenario analysis and returns analysis on potential brand investment opportunities
• Preparation of due diligence materials, analysis and investment committee memos
• Assistance with raising debt financing in the bank and broadly syndicated loan markets in support of M&A and other business development initiatives
• Assistance in drafting acquisition documents (term sheets, asset purchase agreements, license agreements, etc.)
• Development and operationalization of AI based tools and assets to help drive sourcing and deal evaluation
• Ongoing monitoring of existing investments
• Supporting the operations team on high-priority strategic initiatives and new business development
• Preparing fundraising materials and assisting with existing client requests
• Conducting special projects including development of new investment products and strategies

Experience & Skills Qualifications

• Must have excellent academic credentials (both undergraduate school and GPA)
• Must have 3-5 years of top-tier investment banking program experience
• Ideally will have prior experience with consumer brands, consumer services and multi-unit concepts, but not a must
• Must have exceptional quantitative and financial modeling skills
• Must have strong judgment, critical thinking and written skills; ability to articulate and present ideas effectively both orally and in written form
• Must show initiative and creativity in approach to problem solving; demonstrated experience in conducting research and interacting with others to develop solutions
• Must have ability to multi-task with a fine-tuned attention to detail
• Must have team-player attitude and a desire to work on a wide range of projects
• Must be highly organized and capable of managing multiple internal and external work streams concurrently
• Open to positions in New York
• Applicants must be authorized and have the right to work in the country where the role is located without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Compensation Details

The salary range for this role is $150,000-$185,000. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in the job posting location. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, business sector, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, market benchmarking data, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

This job is also eligible for a discretionary bonus, which, along with base salary and retirement contributions, is part of our total comprehensive package. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, retirement, life insurance and other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, production, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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