Analyst Commercial Real Estate

Overview:

Our client is a global institutional investment manager, with a dedicated real estate programme spanning Canada, the UK, Europe, U.S. and Asia. Its real-estate investment strategy encompasses industrial, office, retail and multi-unit residential assets, including both domestic direct investments and international joint-venture structures

The London office serves as the hub for Europe & Asia-Pacific real estate origination, execution and portfolio management. The team is expanding and seeks a high-calibre Associate to support the European real estate platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support origination and underwriting of real estate investments in the UK and wider Europe (industrial, office, retail, multi-unit residential).
• Assist in financial modelling, valuation, scenario analysis and investment structuring.
• Participate in due diligence across commercial, financial, legal, tax and ESG dimensions.
• Support preparation of investment committee memoranda and presentations.
• Assist in monitoring and reporting on portfolio assets; work with asset- and portfolio-management teams on performance, repositioning and value creation.
• Contribute to sector and market research — including trends in logistics/industrial, urban residential, office-to-residential conversion, and rental-housing models in Europe.

Candidate Requirements:

• Around 2–3 years of relevant experience (investment banking, real-estate private equity, real-estate debt, asset management) — ideally exposure to UK/European real-estate investment.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills (DCF, IRR, sensitivity analysis) and good valuation understanding.
• Familiarity or interest in major real-estate asset classes (industrial/distribution, office, multi-unit residential) and real-estate investment value chain.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, good presentation ability, strong team orientation.
• Degree in finance, real estate, economics, engineering or related discipline; further certification (e.g., CFA, RICS) is a plus.
• UK-based or eligible to work in the UK; comfortable working in a global, institutional environment with cross-border exposure.

Opportunity:

• Join a leading institutional real-estate investment platform with global reach and a growing footprint in Europe.
• Gain meaningful exposure to investment execution and portfolio management across multiple asset classes and geographies.
• Engage with senior professionals in a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with institutional investor benchmarks.

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