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Position: Acquisitions Associate
Company: Blue Vista Capital Management, LLC
Location: Downtown Chicago, IL
Start Date: June 2022
The Opportunity
Blue Vista is seeking to hire a full-time Acquisitions Associate to assist in the firm’s various residential investment activities across the Blue Vista Equity platform (“BVE”), which encompasses a number of closed-end and open-end funds and separately managed accounts, gaining broad exposure to all aspects of a real estate transaction. Within BVE, the Associate will work primarily with the acquisitions team on residential transactions in Blue Vista Real Estate Partners VI (our flagship value-add fund that encompasses all commercial and residential asset classes), Blue Vista Student Housing Fund III (a student housing-only focused investment vehicle) and the Blue Vista City Select Fund (a core plus focused investment vehicle) giving the Associate exposure to various residential property types (multifamily, build-to-rent and student housing). In all cases, the position will have a strong emphasis on analytics, financial modeling and market/asset level due diligence. Blue Vista provides Associates with a high level of responsibility and a unique opportunity to gain direct exposure to joint venture operating partners, brokers, legal counsel, commercial lenders, and senior management.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
- Support investment officers and new business development team in analyzing real estate investments for potential acquisitions, developments and redevelopments, with a heavy emphasis on financial modeling and asset level due diligence
- Lead the writing of internal investment committee memos and external investor summaries on transactions
- Assist investment officers in the due diligence process for potential investment opportunities
- Assist in the research and analysis of capital markets, property sectors, target geographic markets and key industries to help identify investment opportunities
- Work with capital markets team and investment officers in placing optimal financing on acquisition and development opportunities
- Pitch investment opportunities to the BVE pre-screen and investment committees
- Support asset managers and portfolio managers on ad-hoc projects related to portfolio investments
Qualifications Required
- Minimum three years of real estate investment, real estate valuation, or real estate investment banking experience; private equity real estate experience preferred
- Robust financial modeling skills are required; JV structuring and modeling experience is strongly preferred
- Strong quantitative and technical skills (expertise in Excel and Word is required and proficiency in ARGUS is favored)
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with ability to interact independently with brokers, lenders, sponsors and investors
- Highly motivated self-starter with a strong work ethic and the ability to work effectively as part of a growing, dynamic team
- Strong interest in the real estate private equity industry
- Excellent academic record with a bachelor’s degree from a leading University is preferred
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to: ksilberberg@bluevistallc.com.