Investment Analyst Associate

Job Description

MLG Capital: MLG Capital offers real estate investment services, on a national scale, to accredited individual or institutional investors, alike. MLG Capital was founded in 1987 on core principles of “Making a Difference, While Making a Living”, “Absolute Integrity” and maximizing client and partner wealth through meticulously executed real estate investment strategies. We take great pride in looking at every consideration before selecting properties that will give our investment partnerships the greatest overall return possible.

MLG Capital has been a proud recipient of numerous awards over the past three decades. Some of the most recent include, but not limited to, Top Workplaces 2019 Winner, Nominated for 2019 Best Places to Work and 2019 Milwaukee Coolest Office Space.

MLG Capital functions as a series of private equity funds and co-investment vehicles that are formed to acquire, directly or indirectly, a geographically diverse portfolio of commercial real estate. Investments consist of commercial multifamily properties, industrial, retail, office, and some “other” opportunistic opportunities located in strategically identified areas throughout the United States.

MLG Capital and related business entities encompass approximately 300 team members, of which approximately 40 service MLG Capital. MLG functions via 3 core locations, its corporate headquarters in Brookfield, WI and satellite offices in Sarasota, FL and Dallas, TX.

Since the inception of MLG Capital in 1987, we’ve had active, exited, or pending investments of approximately 18.8 million total square feet across the United States, inclusive of approximately 14,300 apartment units, with exited and estimated current value exceeding $1.83 billion* as of 3/31/19.

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Position Description:  The Investment Analyst Associate will work on a well-established real estate investment team with a 30-plus year history. Under direction of Senior Associate or VP, the analyst associate will work closely with the acquisitions team to identify, underwrite, and close real estate investments. This core position on our team will perform the financial analysis and market research necessary to value real estate assets via multiple sourcing channels in multiple asset classes. The individual will have the opportunity to present real estate investment opportunities to management as well as investment committee members and partake in investment committee meetings from time to time. This individual will also assist in calling owners and brokers for market information, analyzing financials statement and rent rolls, compiling sales and rent comparable, and submarket data on demographics and population.

This individual must have exceptional attention to detail, have experience in financial modeling especially in discounted cash flow analysis, and have strong financial analysis skills. Due to the relatively small size of the MLG Capital team this role will have significant exposure to Key Management, Key Principals and the CEO.

Essential Functions:

Qualifications:

• 100% dedication to MLG Capitals Core Values and Team Oriented Culture
• Bachelor degree required; MBA or other relevant Advanced Degree or certifications a plus

• Strong interest in a private equity real estate investment career
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience providing a strong financial, mathematical and financial analysis skills.

• Strong communication, negotiation and business writing skills
• Strong sense of self-motivation and direction; the ability to work independently, lead, and be inspiring

• Excellent attention to detail, Good judgment, ethical, professional, outgoing, and personable.
• Experience in CRM software a plus (Salesforce)

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Argus, and standard commercial real estate resources (Co-Star, etc)

• Smart, energetic, team player with a strong work ethic and commitment to excellence demonstrated by working within a team, as well as independently, while driving multiple priorities and applying good judgment along with strong sense of self-motivation and direction.
• Core ability to set goals, work well under pressure, perform and seek out projects

• Collaborative creative thinker with focus on “thinking outside of the box”

General Responsibilities:

• Analyzing real estate for acquisition
  • Preparing market studies
  • Calling brokers and owners for deal and market information
  • Performing financial and rent roll analyses and summarizing findings
  • Creating discounted cash flow models
  • Presenting potential new acquisitions to Investment Committee and Senior Acquisition Team Members
  • Researching economic, demographic, population, macro- and micro-market trends
  • Mapping markets and submarkets
• Performing due diligence on potential real estate investments
  • Reading and abstracting leases
  • Inspecting properties
• Assisting in asset management projects
  • Entering deal information into tracker
  • Expanding owner database of local real estate owners and brokerage contacts

Application Requirements: To be considered for the Investment Analyst Associate position, applicants must submit the following material:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Physical Requirements:  Ability to operate office machinery; including but not limited to: telephone, computer, copy machine, fax machine, printer, and mobile phone. Ability to travel via automobile or airplane to real estate locations, if needed.

Working Conditions:  Open office workstation environment, moderate to quiet noise levels. Our corporate headquarters is located in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin or any other category protected by law.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, a “reasonable accommodation” will be made for an individual with a known physical or mental limitation unless it would require an action of significant difficult causing undue hardship.

This document covers the most significant duties performed but does not exclude other occasional work assignments not mentioned.

* as of 3/31/2019. Value is consistent of disposing of assets as well as the current internal valuation of currently held assets as of 3/31/2019. Values may not have been reviewed by an independent 3rd party and may be internal projections.