Affirma Capital is an independent emerging market private equity firm owned and operated by the long-standing senior leadership of Standard Chartered Private Equity. We manage over US$3.5 billion in assets for leading global limited partners and sovereign wealth funds.
We help build and nurture national and regional champions by investing in companies backed by strong management teams and founders. Throughout our 20 year history of investing in emerging markets, we have deployed over US$6.5 billion in 100+ companies across Asia, Africa and the Middle East and have returned over US$7 billion in cash proceeds to our investors at highly attractive rates of return. Our senior leadership spent over 10 years working together at Standard Chartered Private Equity prior to founding Affirma Capital.
Our investment philosophy, focused on selective origination, disciplined deal structuring and intensive portfolio management, has helped us build a superior track record with realized returns at a significant premium to the MSCI Emerging markets index.
We are headquartered in Singapore, and have offices in Johannesburg, Dubai, Mumbai, Shanghai and Seoul.
Affirma Capital holds a Capital Market Services license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS").
We are looking for a Private Equity Generalist Intern for a tenor of 3-6 months (with an option to extend further).
The position is available during the school terms, and will suit students that are able to commit at least 20 hours per week or those who are on leave of absence. The role will report to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and will involve operational aspect of fund management. This includes Compliance, Legal and Governance Document management and KYC matters.
The candidate is expected to maintain working relationships internally across all functions (Investment Team, Finance, Operations, Portfolio Management), and at times, with our external stakeholders. Candidates must demonstrate initiative, willingness to think out-of-the-box and the ability to multi task. Good interpersonal and communications skills required.
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