Private Equity Investment Director
Investment Director - Doha, Qatar The platform
A Doha based alternative investment platform. This vertical is a six-person investment team spanning education (GCC), infrastructure and secondaries (both global), plus opportunistic deals in other sectors.
The teams strategy combines direct minority equity and co-investments alongside leading global sponsors, with target deployment of c.$1bn per annum across the team.
The portfolio shows both breadth and sponsor quality:
- Direct: a GCC K-12 schools portfolio and a global lifestyle hospitality platform.
- Co-investments: a global branded consumer business, a US mid-market alternative asset manager, and a premium European education group.
- Secondaries / continuation vehicles: core infrastructure including a major UK airport and a global subsea telecoms network.
A senior, mandate-shaping hire to lead the firm's education investing, focused on the GCC and building on an established K-12 schools platform. The Director will own education deals end-to-end while contributing to the team's wider direct and co-investment activity, operating with significant autonomy alongside senior leadership and external sponsors.
Key responsibilities- Originate and screen GCC education opportunities, with a focus on K-12 and premium/international schools.
- Execute deals end-to‑end: modelling, valuation, due diligence, structuring, negotiation and documentation.
- Structure direct minority equity and co‑investments alongside global sponsors.
- Prepare and present investment committee materials.
- Steward portfolio assets: board engagement, performance monitoring, value creation and exit.
- Support the team's wider direct, co-investment and secondaries activity across infrastructure and other sectors.
- Director / Principal‑level investment experience from a PE firm, infrastructure or real‑assets fund, sovereign or institutional investor, or sector‑focused education investor.
- Education‑sector experience, ideally schools platforms (K-12 / international / premium); GCC or emerging‑markets exposure advantageous.
- Strong end‑to‑end execution across direct equity and co‑investments, including structuring and negotiation.
- Excellent commercial judgement, with the ability to lead diligence and present to an IC.
- Relationships across the education ecosystem (sponsors, operators, advisors) a strong plus.
- Familiarity with Shari'a‑compliant structures beneficial but not essential;
English fluency required, Arabic an advantage.
Doha, Qatar. Relocation support available.
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