Associate, Capital Placement

The firm is recruiting an Associate to its Capital Placement practice. Associates own work streams within live placement engagements, investor outreach, diligence coordination, materials preparation, and structuring input, and are accountable for execution under the supervision of senior practitioners.

Associates work across private equity, credit, real estate, infrastructure, and venture mandates. The role demands fluency across asset classes, the ability to manage multiple processes in parallel, and direct contact with allocators, family offices, and institutional investors. Travel across the firm's offices and to investor meetings is expected.

The role is suited to candidates with prior experience in investment banking, principal investing, or capital markets advisory, who are ready to take ownership of mandate execution.

Ladd & Co. is a private advisory and investment firm acting for principals, families, and private institutions across M&A, capital placement, structuring, and related mandates. The firm is family owned, operates across nine cities, and does not advertise its work. Clients come to us on a name, and they stay for generations.

• 3-6 years' relevant experience at a leading advisory firm, investment bank, or principal investor
• Demonstrated workstream ownership on live transactions or mandates
• Strong technical foundation in the relevant practice area
• Cross-border execution experience preferred
• Right to work in the relevant jurisdiction

Bring your judgement, curiosity and sense of responsibility. Work with colleagues across jurisdictions on matters that shape businesses, ownership and families.

A firm built on trust asks people to take ownership of their work. It also gives them a team and a platform to carry it through.

Work is organised around outcomes and client commitments. There are no timesheets. Agree what needs to happen, keep people informed and deliver it well.

The firm works remotely across nine cities. Colleagues coordinate across time zones, bringing different experience to the same client relationship.

Firm identity, shared systems, relevant relationships and execution support give people a common foundation for their work.

A shared foundation for people working with the firm, with room for different lives and local needs.

A flexible allowance towards health cover, fitness and wellbeing, with access to confidential support when it is needed.

An annual learning budget for relevant courses, professional qualifications and memberships, alongside development through the work itself.

Support for a reliable workspace, suitable equipment and connectivity, so working remotely has a practical foundation.

Planned time away with coordinated cover and clear handovers. Time-off arrangements that recognise the need for sustained work and a life beyond it.

Confidential guidance and practical resources through family changes, caring responsibilities and the unexpected demands of life.

Independent education and planning resources to help people make informed decisions about their finances and longer-term goals.