Industrial Trainee – Avendus Future Leaders Fund (FLF)

Location: Mumbai

Duration: 1 year

Eligibility: Candidates appearing for CA Final in May 2028

*Interested candidates need to fill the google form given at the bottom of the JD.

About Avendus Future Leaders Fund

Avendus Future Leaders Fund (FLF) is a private equity fund focused on investing in best-in-class, growth and late-stage private companies across sectors.

Role Overview

The Industrial Trainee will be part of the core FLF investment team and will work closely with the deal team across end-to-end investment evaluation and execution process. The role will provide exposure to live private equity transactions, with a focus on industry research, competitive benchmarking, investment analysis, due diligence and transaction-related work.

Key Responsibilities

Work with the investment team on evaluation of new investment opportunities, including understanding the target company's business model, industry dynamics, competitive positioning, growth drivers and key investment considerations
Assist the investment team in sourcing and identifying relevant companies
Conduct industry and market research, including market sizing, growth trends, competitive landscape, industry structure and relevant regulatory developments
Perform competitive benchmarking of target companies against relevant peers across financial and operating metrics
Support the deal team in financial analysis and valuation, including valuation benchmarking and transaction analysis
Support commercial, financial and other due diligence workstreams, including preparing analysis and coordinating inputs from internal and external advisors / subject matter experts
Prepare Investment Committee materials, company profiles, industry deep-dives, transaction analyses, briefing documents and other deal-related presentations
Track and analyse key developments across sectors and companies relevant to the fund's investment themes and pipeline
Support the investment team in developing investment theses, identifying key risks and formulating diligence questions for prospective investments
Assist the fund leadership and investment team with ad-hoc strategic and analytical projects related to investments and fund initiatives

Experience & Skills Required

CA Industrial Trainee with prior experience in investment banking, corporate finance, M&A advisory, valuations, FDD or a similar transaction-oriented role
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to work with large datasets and develop insights from quantitative and qualitative information
Strong interest in businesses, industries and investing, with an ability to understand and articulate key business drivers
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with using databases like Cap IQ, private circle will be an advantage
Excellent written and spoken English
Should be a self-starter with high energy, strong attention to detail, ownership mindset and a willingness to work in a fast-paced, intellectually rigorous environment
Ability to work effectively as part of a lean investment team and manage multiple workstreams under tight timelines

Interested candidates can click on below link to apply

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