About the job
Arena Investors, LP is a premier global investment management firm dedicated to delivering attractive, risk-adjusted returns that are both consistent and uncorrelated. We employ a fundamentals-based, asset-oriented financing and investment strategy across the entire credit spectrum, particularly in areas where traditional sources of capital are limited. Our expertise lies in executing off-the-run, stressed, distressed, illiquid, and esoteric special situation transactions through the origination and acquisition of asset-oriented investments across various asset types, including private direct corporate credit, commercial real estate bridge lending, and commercial and consumer assets.
As an affiliated Special Servicer, Quaestor Advisors (“Quaestor”) provides comprehensive mid and back-office services, including asset management, to Arena Investors and its external clients. We are expanding our Valuations team and are eager to welcome a Valuations Analyst / Associate to our ranks. In this pivotal role, you will work closely with the Senior Vice President of Valuations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Engage in complex financial instrument valuation projects, encompassing the valuation of equity, debt, derivatives, structured financial products, contingent considerations, and hybrid securities for both financial reporting and transaction purposes.
- Evaluate third-party business valuations for closely-held and publicly-traded companies, as well as private equity, for financial reporting (including ASC 946, ASC 820, ASC 815, ASC 718 / IRC 409A, swaps, etc.) and strategic planning.
- Possess a robust understanding of DCF, binomial, and option pricing modeling techniques.
- Demonstrate proficiency in business valuation analyses utilizing DCF, publicly-traded guideline company methods, and comparative M&A transaction methods.
- Conduct thorough market, industry, and economic research and analyses.
- Review and summarize financial, corporate, and legal agreements and other pertinent documentation.
- Craft detailed narrative valuation reports and memorandums.
- Investigate and understand valuation issues across various industries, including operating businesses, renewable energy systems, and fractional interests in real estate.
- Maintain proactive communication with supervisors throughout engagements while beginning to establish client relationships.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative field, or Economics with a strong inclination towards pursuing a professional designation; a Master’s degree is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in valuing and reviewing debt, complex financial instruments, and derivatives (such as swaps and contingent consideration) along with familiarity with relevant methodologies, models, and software (e.g., Monte Carlo simulation, Binomial Models, Thomson Reuters, or Bloomberg).
- A minimum of 3-5 years of valuation experience with a Big 4 or Top 20 public accounting and advisory firm is essential.
