Private Equity Analyst / Associate

Job Description

Position Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Ohana Real Estate Investors (Ohana) is a private equity firm focused on investing in hotels and hospitality-related businesses.  Ohana was founded in 2009 and has 37 professionals working across five offices with its principal offices in Redwood City, CA and Austin, TX.  The firm has approximately $2.5 billion in assets under management, and has acquired more than $1 billion in hotel properties and loans in the past 24 months.

Ohana’s Real Estate Private Equity Investments Team is lean and growing quickly. The Team is looking to hire a candidate who will thrive in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment and grow with the firm.

Compensation ranges from $100,000 to $135,000 plus discretionary bonus.

Key Responsibilities:

The Analyst / Associate will provide analytical and execution support for the acquisition, recapitalization, financing / refinancing, and disposition of hotels and hospitality-related businesses.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Create financial models and other financial analyses to evaluate investments
• Conduct research and due diligence of prospective opportunities including financial, market, and legal diligence
• Support fundraising efforts and potential / existing investor relationship management
• Prepare and present investment and investor materials
• Participate in sourcing and identifying potential acquisition opportunities
• Work with other internal Ohana teams and experts to develop and evaluate business plans for prospective and existing investments
• Meet with sellers, investors, and advisors

Qualifications:

• 0-2 years of relevant expererience
• Superior analytical, quantitative, and technical skills
• High integrity with strong work ethic and attention to detail
• Undergraduate degree with 3.5 GPA or higher
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to travel for due diligence / meetings
• Corporate finance and accounting backgrounds preferred, but not mandatory