Private Equity Associate – Consumer & Leisure (France/Europe)

Mercor is hiring experienced private equity associates to build a financial model from a synthetic deal document pack, then peer-review models built by two other contractors on the same transaction.

What you'll do

• Build a working financial model of an assigned consumer / leisure transaction from a synthetic deal document pack
• Deliver an editable Excel workbook with live formulas, source references, and stated assumptions
• Peer-review two anonymized models from other contractors against a fixed set of criteria, with a short written rationale for each and a completed review scorecard

Requirements

• 2–4 years total experience: ~2 years investment banking (Consumer / Retail or generalist M&A - ideally Paris, London, or elsewhere in Europe) followed by 1–2 years in mid-market or large-cap private equity
• Currently or recently an Associate at a mid-market or large-cap PE fund with a consumer / leisure / multi-site services focus (fitness clubs, owned vs. franchise, multi-site roll-ups); a Paris office or French deal experience is preferred
• Able to build a financial model from source documents, without a template
• English-speaking

Logistics

• Effort: ~20–25 hours over 1.5–2 weeks

Where you can work

This role is 100% remote, for applicants located in these 43 countries: Albania, Austria, Åland Islands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Faroe Islands, France, United Kingdom, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Iceland, Italy, Jersey, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia and San Marino.