European L/S Analyst
Listed on 2026-09-16
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Finance & Banking
Financial Analyst, Portfolio & Asset Management
European Long/Short Equity Analyst
The Firm
We are working with a highly regarded single-manager hedge fund with a 15+ year track record and $1bn+ AUM
. The firm has a strong reputation for deep fundamental research, and a medium-term investment horizon.
The strategy is not market neutral or short-term trading focused
. The team seeks to identify meaningful mispricings where market expectations differ from the likely direction or rate of change in a company's fundamentals.
The portfolio combines a quality bias on the long side with alpha shorts, including both cyclical and structural opportunities
.
The fund is looking to hire an experienced European Long/Short Equity Analyst to join its investment team.
The successful candidate will be a fundamental investor with a strong track record of generating differentiated ideas across European equities. The team operates with a generalist approach
, while allowing analysts to develop sector tilts.
Responsibilities will include originating and developing long and short ideas (~3-4 per month), conducting deep fundamental research and working closely with the portfolio managers to build high-conviction positions.
Key Responsibilities- Research European companies across sectors and market capitalisations - $1bn+ MC.
- Identify where consensus expectations are misaligned with the direction or rate of change in fundamentals
. - Build detailed investment theses covering earnings, cash flows, competitive positioning, management, industry dynamics and valuation.
- Assess what is already priced into a stock and where market expectations may be wrong.
- Engage with management, industry participants and other sources to develop differentiated insights.
- Monitor 10-15 positions and communicate investment theses clearly to the portfolio manager and wider team.
- 5+ years of relevant investment experience
, ideally in long/short European equity or a similar environment. - Demonstrable long/short investing experience, ideally including the generation of actionable short ideas.
- Strong financial modelling and valuation skills.
- Intellectual curiosity and the ability to understand businesses and industries deeply.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate investment ideas clearly.
- A medium-term investment mindset
, rather than a focus on quarterly earnings or short-term catalysts.
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