Associate, Private Capital – DACH, Middle East, Africa

Preqin is hiring an Associate, Private Capital – DACH, Middle East, Africa in London, United Kingdom. Level rates it ; you can apply on Preqin.

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Level rates this role Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions Microsoft Excel, CRM and research among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a junior role.

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Research and build relationships with EMEA fund managers to gather proprietary investment data for a financial platform.

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The Research Associate will be responsible for reaching out to fund of funds and secondaries (FOF+Secs) managers in the EMEA region to build relationships and obtain valuable proprietary information. This information consists of investment activities and preferences, fundraising, performance and future plans.
The role will also include handling data inquiries, quality assurance, data monitoring for consistency and client engagement regarding our Preqin Pro platform.

What you’ll be doing:

Proactively communicating and building relationships with key professionals of all levels within the alternative assets industry to obtain valuable proprietary information on past, current and future investment activities.
Developing Preqin’s private capital FOF+Secs dataset; a fast-growing and evolving part of the market.
Updating Preqin’s online database (CRM) with key financial information, statistics and analysis.
Conducting bespoke statistical analysis for clients.
Liaising with our teams in North America and APAC, as well as collaborating with other departments in the company, to deliver requests and provide solutions.
Supporting senior team members on research projects and getting involved in further data enhancement and development activities.
Contributing to research reports, blogs and publications occasionally.
Conducting supplementary public/web research where necessary.

What you’ll bring to us:

You are educated to degree-level (ideally a 2:1 expected or achieved) or equivalent relevant industry experience for a minimum of 1 year.
You possess a highly proactive and fearless approach to relationship building.
You have strong research capabilities and investigative instincts.
You perform effectively in a target-driven environment, working towards set KPIs and performance metrics.
You are highly organised, self-motivated and collaborative.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is desirable but not essential.
Previous work experience focused on communication and relationship management is desirable.
A knowledge of alternative assets, FOF+Secs, and their place in the wider financial industry is desirable.
Additional languages highly desirable as Preqin operates in a global market but not required.

How we rate this

Associate, Private Capital – DACH, Middle East, Africa at Preqin rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Associate, Private Capital – DACH, Middle East, Africa is an open job at Preqin.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in London, UK.
The job was posted on October 1, 2026.
Seniority: junior.
Applications are handled by Preqin. Apply on Preqin

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ResearchData AnalysisRelationship ManagementData QualityMicrosoft ExcelCRM

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