Posted 7 months ago
Associate
@ Birch Hill Equity Partners
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Birch Hill Equity Partners is hiring an Associate to take part in the full investment process, from deal sourcing and due diligence through deal execution and ongoing portfolio company support. The role suits candidates with two to four years of experience, typically from a leading investment bank or consulting firm. The program lasts three years, with promotion paths to VP Investment or VP Portfolio.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in deal sourcing and due diligence
- Perform business analysis and support deal execution
- Provide ongoing support to portfolio companies
- Evaluate investment opportunities and build investment theses
Requirements summary:
- Two to four years of work experience, typically from a leading investment bank or consulting firm
- Strong financial modelling and numerical analysis skills
- Ability to find and interpret industry and company data
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-04-10
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-10
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Business operations |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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Birch Hill Equity Partners
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Full company description
Birch Hill is a Canadian mid-market private equity firm with a long history of driving growth in our portfolio companies and delivering returns to our investors. Based in Toronto, we currently have over $5 billion in capital under management. Since 1994, we have made over 70 investments, with 54 fully-realized. Today, our 17 partner companies collectively represent one of Canada’s largest corporate entities with over $8 billion in total revenue and more than 32,000 employees. Long Track Record of Success Since our first fund launched in 1994, Birch Hill has been committed to driving growth in our investments and portfolio companies. Our track record of growth and returns is evidence that our long-term focus works, with 54 fully-realized investments since the Firm’s inception. Driving Growth, in Canada and Globally We partner with growth-oriented companies in Canada and the United States to build leading global businesses across a diverse set of industries. We are focused on the mid-market, working with companies valued between $30 million and $600 million. Delivering Strong, Consistent Returns Since 1994, Birch Hill has achieved a 17% cumulative average rate of EBITDA growth on actively employed capital. Earning the Trust of Our Investors At the beginning of 2020, Birch Hill closed its sixth private equity fund, Birch Hill Equity Partners VI, LP. This fund was capped at $1.75 billion, exceeding its original target of $1.3 billion following strong interest from both existing and new investors.
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- People associated on LinkedIn
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- Reported office locations
- 81 Bay Street, Suite 4510, PO Box 45, Toronto, Ontario M5J 0E7, CA
- Other recorded names
- Birch Hill - Harvard University
- Birch Hill Equity Partners
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Birch Hill is a Canadian mid-market private equity firm with a long history of driving growth in our portfolio companies and delivering returns to our investors. Based in Toronto, we currently have over $5 billion in capital under management. Since 1994, we have made over 70 investments, with 54 fully-realized. Today, our 17 partner companies collectively represent one of Canada’s largest corporate entities with…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Investment Management |
| Company size | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1994 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1 |
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We hire individuals for the Associate position who have two to four years work experience, typically from a leading investment bank or consulting firm. Associates at Birch Hill participate in all aspects of the investment process, including deal sourcing, due diligence, business analysis, deal execution, and ongoing portfolio company support. We generally hire one to two Associates per year.
The Associate program lasts three years with the opportunity for promotion to either a VP Investment or VP Portfolio role. The VP Investment role is focused on evaluating investment opportunities, executing transactions and ongoing portfolio company support. This role is targeted at associates who want to continue to build their investment career. The VP Portfolio role is an opportunity for associates who have a desire to focus their career on building great companies. This role is structured to provide significant exposure to company building activities in one or two portfolio companies and is a launch pad for the VP to move to a senior leadership position in one of Birch Hill’s portfolio companies.
Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the country where this role is located.
Key Skills Required
- Financial Acumen – Comfortable using financial models and frameworks to analyze the financial dynamics of various organizations. Can express an organization’s performance through error free numerical analysis.
- Data Search and Interpretation – Persistent and resourceful in finding industry and company information. Can translate voluminous data into valuable information.
- Priority Setting / Multi-Tasking - Processes information and makes decisions in a fast paced environment. Can effectively manage conflicting demands rather than reacting to them.
- Communication Skills – Able to articulate complex situations, such as industry dynamics or deal structures, in logical, factual, and clear terms, both verbally and in writing.
- Interviewing Skills – Can quickly process information and respond appropriately. Can draw key themes and learnings from interviews and relate them to the investment thesis.
- Working with Others – Inspires professionalism and confidence in relationships within Birch Hill and within investee companies. Maintains intellectual honesty by valuing other’s input and points of view. Pro-actively solicit opinions and ideas.
- Initiative - Expand the scope of assigned research and/or analysis when appropriate by suggesting and undertaking related activities.
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