Investment Analyst

Role overview

FP Global’s client, a long-established Japanese private equity platform based in Singapore, is looking for an early-career investment professional to join its regional team. The role reports to the Investment Director and Managing Director and offers broad exposure to private equity investing across Asia.

This position is suited to someone who wants to deepen their experience in an execution-heavy investment setting. You will work alongside senior professionals across sourcing, evaluation, due diligence, transaction work, portfolio monitoring, and materials for investment committee review.

The position is strongly analytical and suits candidates who enjoy modelling, business assessment, and solving complex financial problems.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and update detailed financial models, including discounted cash flow valuations, leveraged buyout models, trading comparables, transaction comparables, and scenario or sensitivity analysis.
• Assist with underwriting and valuation work for new investments.
• Carry out research on industries, markets, competitors, and individual businesses.
• Review business models, growth levers, financial results, and principal risk factors.
• Help shape investment theses and support recommendations.
• Support financial, commercial, legal, tax, and operational due diligence workstreams.
• Coordinate with outside advisors and other transaction participants.
• Assist with execution through signing and closing.
• Prepare investment memoranda, committee papers, presentations, and related analysis.
• Present investment rationale, pricing or valuation views, key risks, and recommendations clearly.
• Help monitor portfolio company performance and track operating progress.
• Contribute to ad hoc analysis, reporting, and value creation initiatives.

Experience and requirements

• 2 to 4 years of relevant experience in private equity, growth equity, corporate development, investment banking, or corporate finance.
• Experience on the buy-side is strongly preferred.
• Strong capability in financial modelling and valuation.
• Good understanding of discounted cash flow analysis, leveraged buyouts, financial statement analysis, and corporate finance fundamentals.
• Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving ability.
• Very high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Someone intellectually curious, humble, coachable, proactive, self-driven, and comfortable in a lean team.
• Ability to manage several workstreams at once while working to tight deadlines.
• Willingness to take ownership and get involved in hands-on work.
• Strong written and verbal English is required.
• Knowledge of another Southeast Asian language is an advantage, especially Bahasa Indonesia, Malay, or Vietnamese.

What makes this role attractive

• Direct exposure to senior investment leaders and key decision-makers.
• Learning across the full investment lifecycle.
• Regional investment experience across Southeast Asia.
• A small team structure with meaningful responsibility from the outset.
• Strong mentoring and long-term development prospects.
• The chance to grow within an expanding private equity platform.