
Investments Intern - Europe, Autumn 2023 - London (Off-Cycle Intern Analyst) - 4 Months London, England
Job description
About QuadReal Property Group
QuadReal Property Group is a global real estate investment, operating and development company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its assets under management total $67.1 billion. From its foundation in Canada as a full-service real estate operating company, QuadReal has expanded its capabilities to invest in equity and debt in both the public and private markets. QuadReal invests directly, via programmatic partnerships and through operating companies in which it holds an ownership interest.
QuadReal seeks to deliver strong investment returns while creating sustainable environments that bring value to the people and communities it serves. Now and for generations to come.
QuadReal: Excellence lives here.
We are actively looking for an Off-Cycle Intern Analyst, Investments - Europe (London) to join our team in Autumn 2023 reporting into the Senior Vice Presidents, International Real Estate. This is a junior professional role, actively participating and supporting the Europe Team to develop and execute the Europe Real Estate Strategic Plan. The intern will help to execute the strategic plan by engaging in analysis of the current investment portfolio, conducting detailed due diligence on investment programs, partners, and investment, and providing recommendations to senior team members to enhance the performance of the portfolio.
What You Will Experience:
Underwriting real estate investment opportunities in both asset and corporate level structures across all property-types
Authoring and contributing to investment memoranda and supporting investment committee discussions
Building and updating complex financial models to analyse new and existing investments
Performing confirmatory due diligence for both asset and corporate level structures
Monitoring and updating the investment pipeline
Interpreting financial analysis results and identifying key investment merits and risks
Supporting real estate portfolio management activities including evaluation of portfolio performance, regular investment monitoring calls, third-party meetings with partners and consultants, reviewing annual capital plans, and reviewing quarterly and annual valuations
Keeping current on major political and economic events that impact real estate investments internationally
What You’ll Bring:
Education – Completing university degree with focus in Real Estate, Finance, Mathematics/Statistics, or Economics.
Analytical – Strong quantitative and analytical skills; detail-oriented and proficient in building and handling complicated data sets.
Communication – Excellent communication and presentation skills; demonstrate an ability to effectively communicate and present results that articulate key themes and messages.
Organization – Must be able to allocate time effectively and work under pressure to meet tight deadlines, handle multiple demands and competing priorities, and adapt to new ideas and change. Comfortable following direction but also contributing to the direction.
Software – Must have advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and Word; knowledge of Anaplan a plus.
Relationship – Must be extremely proactive and work well in a collaborative environment, with the ability to take guidance but then move projects forward independently.
Values – Embrace and pro-actively support QuadReal’s values and its culture of environmental sustainability and corporate and social responsibility.
Language Skills – Second European language desirable but not required.
Experience – Previous experience working with a real estate company (asset manager or developer or fund manager), investment banking, private equity or real estate lender is desirable. A strong interest in developing a career within real estate is essential.
Don’t have all of the above skills? Don’t worry. We still want to hear from you!
QuadReal has introduced a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy that requires full vaccination against COVID-19 for everyone working in our offices or sites. Accordingly, a successful candidate offered employment at QuadReal will need to provide proof of full vaccination prior to commencing employment, subject exemptions permitted under applicable employment and human rights legislation.
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