Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor’s and a subsidiary of McGraw-Hill, is currently recruiting for Research Associates to join our London team


We are looking for Research Associates to cover European markets for the London, Canary Wharf office. Working as part of a regional team, you will have direct responsibility for the coverage of the local private equity market. In addition, you will participate in time-sensitive projects, data quality-assurance and collaborative initiatives with colleagues across offices.

Your main responsibilities will include:

Identifying relevant information on deal-activity and the buy/sell-side entities
involved.
Maintaining regional investment firm profiles through primary (direct contact) and secondary (web-based) research.
Working with colleagues across multiple locations, to address market specific queries.
Quality control of regional market data.
Participating in and developing projects and processes focusing on data-integrity and workflow solutions.
Maintaining and developing relevant sources of information and direct contacts within your market.

Requirements:

Fluency in French and English, additional language would be a bonus.
A University graduate or at post-graduate level.
An inquisitive and investigative nature with a positive attitude and a strong interest in research.
A good communicator, with excellent written and spoken skills, and a confident telephone manner.
Able to work to ambitious productivity goals.
Computer literate with working knowledge of MS Office and ability to work easily with new software.
You must not require a work permit or sponsorship to work in the UK.
As intensive training is provided, a financial background is not essential; however a keen interest in learning about the private capital markets and the global business environment is important.

Please include:

An outline of your language skills.
A brief cover letter highlighting your reasons for applying for this role. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.




The entry-level salary is competitive (circa GBP26K) with a substantial benefits package.

About Capital IQ:

Capital IQ provides high-impact information solutions to more than 2,400 leading financial
institutions, advisory firms and corporations. It’s solutions are based on the Capital IQ
platform, a unique combination of global private and public capital market data and software
applications that enable end users to draw deep market insights, generate better ideas,
optimise relationships and simplify workflow.