Private Equity Associate – Consumer & Leisure (France/Europe)
Good fit for: accountants, analysts, and finance professionals (CPA).
Listing verified on the platform’s official board. Last checked September 25, 2026.
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
Applying via Mercor: Mercor pays twice a week once you are hired and billing work. Sign-up is free; expect a resume upload and an AI interview before matching.
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