Job Description

About Alantra

Alantra is an independent global financial services firm that provides investment banking and asset management services to midmarket companies, families, and investors. The Group has over 500 professionals in Europe, the U.S., Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.

In Investment Banking, Alantra has completed over 1,000 transactions in the last five years. Alantra combines a strong local presence in key financial centers with global sector- and product-specialized teams.

In Alternative Asset Management, Alantra offers its clients unique access to a wide range of investment strategies in five highly specialized asset management classes (private equity, active funds, private debt, energy, and venture capital). As of 31 December 2025, assets under management from consolidated businesses stood at c. €2.7bn, while those managed by firms in which the Group holds a strategic stake amounted to c €14.5bn

Senior Investment Professional – EQMC Fund

Location: Madrid, Spain

EQMC Fund, part of Alantra Asset Management, is seeking a Senior Investment Professional to join its Madrid-based investment team.

This is an opportunity for an experienced investment professional to contribute across the full investment lifecycle, from idea generation and fundamental analysis to portfolio monitoring, engagement with companies, and fund-related business development initiatives. The role is suited to someone with strong analytical judgement, intellectual curiosity, ownership mindset and the ability to operate effectively in a demanding, entrepreneurial environment.

As part of the investment team, your responsibilities will include:

Investment analysis and research

• Identify, assess and develop potential investment and divestment opportunities through deep qualitative and quantitative research
• Develop differentiated investment theses and prepare investment and divestment recommendations for discussion with the Investment Committee
• Contribute to portfolio construction discussions, including position sizing, risk/reward assessment and capital allocation.

Engagement with portfolio companies

• Contribute to the fund’s engagement initiatives, including the identification of value creation levers, governance considerations, strategic alternatives and capital allocation opportunities
• Lead and support engagement interactions with management teams, boards, shareholders, advisers and other relevant stakeholders
• Monitor existing investments by tracking financial performance, strategic developments, industry trends, market events and relevant corporate actions.

Broader contribution to the fund

• Support the core business needs of the fund, including investor materials, quarterly reporting, marketing initiatives, trading-related analysis, client requests and other ad-hoc projects
• Contribute proactively to internal discussions on the continued development of the platform.

Requirements:

Candidate profile: We are looking for candidates with:

• 5-7+ years of relevant professional experience, ideally in equity research, investment banking, private equity, hedge funds, asset management or strategy consulting
• Relevant international experience, with working proficiency in English, while Spanish and other European languages would be advantageous.
• Well-rounded analytical profile, with demonstrated ability to connect research insights with financial impact and investment outcomes
• Sound judgement on corporate governance, management incentives and shareholder value creation
• Entrepreneurial mindset, with strong people skills, ability to work under pressure, and a clear tilt towards taking ownership and working with limited guidanc