Private Equity Investment Director
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About the Role
Pearse Partners is seeking an Investment Director for a Doha-based alternative investment platform to lead education investing in the GCC. The role involves end-to-end deal execution, portfolio stewardship, and contributing to wider direct and co-investment activities.
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Responsibilities
- Originate and screen GCC education opportunities, with a focus on K 12 and premium/international schools
- Execute deals end to end: modelling, valuation, due diligence, structuring, negotiation and documentation
- Structure direct minority equity and co investments alongside global sponsors
- Prepare and present investment committee materials
- Steward portfolio assets: board engagement, performance monitoring, value creation and exit
- Support the team's wider direct, co investment and secondaries activity across infrastructure and other sectors
Requirements
- Education sector experience, ideally schools platforms (K 12 / international / premium); GCC or emerging markets exposure advantageous
- Strong end to end execution across direct equity and co investments, including structuring and negotiation, M&A
- Excellent commercial judgement, with the ability to lead diligence and present to an IC
- Relationships across the education ecosystem (sponsors, operators, advisors) a strong plus
- Familiarity with Shari'a compliant structures beneficial but not essential
- English fluency required, Arabic an advantage
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The platform
- A Doha based alternative investment platform. This vertical is a six person investment team spanning education (GCC), infrastructure and secondaries (both global), plus opportunistic deals in other sectors.
- The teams strategy combines direct minority equity and co investments alongside leading global sponsors, with target deployment of c.$1bn per annum across the team.
- The portfolio shows both breadth and sponsor quality: Direct: a GCC K 12 schools portfolio and a global lifestyle hospitality platform. Co investments: a global branded consumer business, a US mid market alternative asset manager, and a premium European education group. Secondaries / continuation ve
The role
- A senior, mandate shaping hire to lead the firm's education investing, focused on the GCC and building on an established K 12 schools platform. The Director will own education deals end to end while contributing to the team's wider direct and co investment activity, operating with significant autono
Key responsibilities
- Originate and screen GCC education opportunities, with a focus on K 12 and premium/international schools.
- Execute deals end to end: modelling, valuation, due diligence, structuring, negotiation and documentation.
- Structure direct minority equity and co investments alongside global sponsors.
- Prepare and present investment committee materials.
- Steward portfolio assets: board engagement, performance monitoring, value creation and exit.
- Support the team's wider direct, co investment and secondaries activity across infrastructure and other sectors.
Requirements
- Education sector experience, ideally schools platforms (K 12 / international / premium); GCC or emerging markets exposure advantageous.
- Strong end to end execution across direct equity and co investments, including structuring and negotiation, M&A
- Excellent commercial judgement, with the ability to lead diligence and present to an IC.
- Relationships across the education ecosystem (sponsors, operators, advisors) a strong plus.
- Familiarity with Shari'a compliant structures beneficial but not essential; English fluency required, Arabic an advantage.
Location
- Doha, Qatar. Relocation support available.
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