Co-fonder PE fund

About us

We’re building a Ukraine-focused Private Equity platform to back resilient, cash-generating businesses across real assets and the real economy: industrials/manufacturing, logistics, retail/formats, agri/food, energy & renewables, and select infrastructure. We combine disciplined underwriting with hands-on value creation, buy-and-build playbooks, and robust governance suited to Ukraine’s reconstruction and near-shoring tailwinds.

The role

You’ll be a true Co-Founder and operating partner across: strategy, capital formation, origination/execution, and portfolio value creation.

What you’ll do

Strategy & Fund Build

• Define and refine the PE strategy: sectors, ticket sizes, ownership (minority/control), risk/return, capital stack.
• Stand up fund architecture (GP/LP, AMC), Investment Policy, IC cadence, governance, and service stack (admin, audit, legal).
• Codify playbooks for sourcing, diligence, 100-day plans, and buy-and-build.

Capital Formation

• Lead LP fundraising (family offices, HNWIs, corporates/strategics, DFIs/IFIs): materials, data room, roadshows, diligence.
• Build co-investment lanes and lending relationships (banks, DFIs, credit funds).
• Design structures (funds/AMC, SPVs, co-invest, notes/mezz where relevant).

Deal Origination & Execution

• Create a proprietary origination engine (bankers, advisers, corporates, special situations).
• Own underwriting: LBO/valuation, unit economics, scenario/sensitivity, returns.
• Run diligence (FDD/LDD/TDD/ESG), IC materials, and negotiations.
• Execute agreements (SPA/SSA), earn-outs, vendor loans; minority/control and carve-outs.

Portfolio Value Creation

• Launch 100-day plans, KPI/OKR systems, and BI dashboards.
• Drive pricing power, working-capital unlocks, procurement, operational excellence.
• Orchestrate roll-ups and strategic partnerships; prepare exits (trade/secondary/refi/IPO readiness).
• Chair/serve boards; maintain high founder/management NPS.

Risk, Compliance & Ops

• Ensure KYC/AML/sanctions compliance, policies, and audit-ready processes.
• Manage P&L for GP/AMC; budgeting, reporting, and LP communications.
• Implement currency/political-risk mitigants and insurance where applicable.
• Recruit and develop leads across Investment, Ops/PMO, Legal/Compliance, Finance, and IR.

What you’ll bring

• 8–15+ years in PE/IB/operating leadership with closed deals (minority/control) and measurable value-creation outcomes; CEE/Ukraine exposure preferred.
• Proven LP/co-investor fundraising and cross-border execution.
• Hands-on operator: product/plant/network launches, P&L ownership, turnaround or buy-and-build experience.
• Mastery of LBO modelling, IC materials, portfolio analytics; fluency in SPA/SSA terms, governance, and financing structures.
• Network across CEE/Europe/UK/US (bankers, advisers, strategics, DFIs) and a track record of turning it into deals and capital.
• Owner-operator mindset: fast, rigorous, transparent, very hands-on.

Compensation

• Co-founder/GP equity + partner-level carry.
• Share of management fees (AMC) and co-invest rights.
• Access to our platform services, pipeline, and partner network
  Languages: English (B2+). Ukrainian/Russian are a plus.