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Company Description

Ghobash Group capitalizes on opportunities within promising industry sectors by either acquiring existing companies or establishing new businesses. Aligned with the needs of a growing portfolio, the Group established Aban Investment to administer a host of centralized business functions (finance, legal, HR, marketing, etc.) all aimed at delivering greater cost efficiencies, value and best practices to each of its business units.

Job Description

The Portfolio Manager - Private Markets oversees the Group’s Private Markets sub-portfolio, ensuring alignment with investment guidelines, risk limits, and long-term value objectives. To manage the Private Markets portfolio of the Group and achieve consistent investment returns and alpha over medium/long-term period based on return/risk profile set by the Group and market conditions, with a focus on Developed Markets (North America, and to a lesser extent Europe and Asia).

• To develop and implement an approved portfolio strategy by the Investment Committee, with the support and supervision of the CIO, with the intent of a long-term compounding approach.
• To screen for new investment ideas, including funds and co-investments across Private Equity (Buyout, Secondary and Venture Capital / Growth), Private Debt and Real Assets.
• To conduct deep research and analysis of funds and companies, as well as sector, regional, economic and asset class trends.
• To stay abreast of market and macro-economic trends that may change the investment landscape over the mid to long term.
• To draft and present investment material to the Investment Committee.
• To monitor the portfolio – monitoring latest news/developments on the underlining companies in the portfolio as well as any possible macro-economic impacts.
• To develop and implement internal controls to safeguard the assets of the portfolio.
• To manage private markets resources efficiently.
• To supervise operational functions of the investment activity including investment banks and other relationships.
• To report to Investment Committee based on agreed framework with the Chief Investment Officer.
• To represent the Group effectively and professionally and develop and maintain frequent relationships within the investment community – e.g., fund managers, investment banks, secondary advisors, placement agents, brokers, investors, government regulators etc.
• To be an advocate of the Group’s brand within the managers’ community and get access to constrained capacity investment opportunities.
• To understand and effectively measure the risks of the Private Markets portfolio in the context of the broader Group asset allocation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree combined with an MBA or Master’s in Finance/Accounting
• CFA is preferred
• 10+ years of work experience in private markets investments
• Hands-on experience with fundamental analysis, due diligence and corporate valuation