About the Role
Forum Asset Management is seeking a smart, driven, and results-oriented Senior Associate to join its growing corporate development and private equity investment group. This role will involve originating, executing, and managing investments, playing a key part in the success of Forum’s corporate development private equity strategies and offering valuable experience within a top-tier investment platform.
Responsibilities
- Play an active role in growing Forum’s corporate and private equity platforms.
- Support and lead deal teams in generating, evaluating, structuring, and executing investments.
- Prepare internal and external investment memoranda, presentations, reports, and proposals.
- Build and maintain relationships with management teams, partners, consultants, and lenders.
- Support portfolio value creation, including identifying and executing strategic priorities.
- Manage and monitor portfolio investments, including performance updates and valuations.
- Build complex and dynamic financial models to assist in investment evaluation, structuring, financing, and performance measurement.
- Conduct comparable and intrinsic valuation analyses, including comparable company, precedent transaction, discounted cash flow, and other valuation methodologies.
- Provide training, mentorship, guidance, and support to junior investment team members.
Requirements
- University degree in Finance, Economics, Business/Commerce, or a related discipline.
- 3 years of experience or more in a transactional environment, including investment banking, private equity, private credit, venture capital, project development, and/or corporate development.
- Proven track record of outstanding academic achievement and performance.
- Demonstrated ability to perform in-depth financial modeling and investment analysis.
- Familiarity with debt financing products, including corporate, project, and structured finance.
- Entrepreneurial mindset and desire to succeed in an agile, high-performance team culture.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and conduct thorough diligence.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, time management skills, attention to detail, and accuracy.
- Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal, and leadership capabilities.
- Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and high integrity.
- Legally eligible to work in Canada.
Skills
- Advanced knowledge of financial, valuation, accounting, and economic concepts.
- CFA/CPA/CA designations considered assets.
Location
- In-Office, 181 Bay Street, Toronto
Work Type
- Full-time
- In-office (5 days/week)
Experience Level
- Senior Associate
Education Level
- University degree in Finance, Economics, Business/Commerce or a related discipline
Benefits
- A top-tier insurance program designed to keep you healthy, active, and supported.
- $1,000 annual wellness credit.
- Competitive pay.
- Paid time off.
- Performance-based incentives.
- Access to a matching contribution program for employee investments.
- Support for professional designations.
- Access to TTI behavioural assessments.
- Quarterly learning forums.
- Paid volunteer days.
- Opportunities to participate in team-led community initiatives.
- Access to quarterly all-teams sessions.
- Access to regular lunch & learns.
About the Company
- Forum Asset Management is a North American investor, developer, and asset manager with a 28-year track record of delivering long-term value through real estate, private equity, and infrastructure investments.
- We are a purpose-driven firm committed to sustainability, responsible investing, and making a positive impact in the communities where we invest.
- With over $3 billion in AUM, Forum is one of Canada's most dynamic investment platforms.
- Forum is also building one of the fastest-growing self-storage platforms in Canada, focused on acquiring, developing, and operating institutional-grade storage facilities in undersupplied urban markets.
- Forum’s private equity strategy invests in middle market businesses providing essential services in the built environment.
- Our growth is fueled by our ability to identify structural investment themes and deliver strategies that balance income, impact, and long-term value creation.
- Forum is a values-led, high-performance organization.
- We embrace agility and innovation, and we strive to foster a team culture grounded in integrity, collaboration, humility, and results.
Equal Opportunity
- Forum is an equal opportunity employer.
- We are committed to providing accessible employment practices.
- Should you require an accommodation during any phase of the recruitment process, please let the recruitment team know recruiting@forumam.com.
