Investments Analyst

About the company :

Kawa Capital Management, an independent asset manager based in Hallandale Beach, FL, was founded in 2007. Kawa has a proven investment track record across a broad product platform, including its flagship hedge fund (the 'Kawa Fund'), other strategic funds, and private equity and private debt transactions. Kawa manages over $3Bn in assets, distributed among : a multi-strategy credit hedge fund (the 'Kawa Fund'), Commercial Real Estate Lending and Equity Transactions, Asset Based Finance Transactions ('ABF'), Family Office / Managed Accounts, and Energy and Infrastructure Deals.

About the job :

We seek a highly motivated Investment Analyst to support the team in the research, evaluation, and execution of trading opportunities for our liquid strategy, with a specific focus on debt securities. This investment analyst will be involved in all phases of the research process as well as administrative tasks.

Responsibilities will include :

• Gathering intelligence and developing quantitative and qualitative analysis to uncover key insights about target investments in public credit markets.
• Preparing financial models, including financial statements, cash flow analysis, capital structure applicable to investment opportunities.
• Reviewing, analyzing, modeling, and generating valuation data.
• Evaluating and summarizing portfolio companies, industry, sponsor, and valuation metrics on investment opportunities.
• Contributing to alternative data gathering and processing. Some assignment travel is to be expected.
• Examining and assessing economic and market trends, earnings prospects, financial statements, and various other indicators and factors to determine suitable investment strategies.
• Liaising with fellow team members and performing in-depth due diligence to arrive at a final recommendation on trading opportunities.
• Screening for investment opportunities across credit markets, contributing to due diligence, and monitoring existing investments.
• Monitoring financial press closely and keeping a track of market trends, opportunities, risks, and new investment products.
• Developing solutions to analytical problems independently.
• Supporting senior team members by providing needed information and performing administrative tasks.

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