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Caprae Capital Partners · 23 hours ago

Undergrad Research Analyst

Caprae Capital Partners is a private equity and acquisitions platform seeking Undergrad Research Analysts to join their team. The role involves conducting research on private and public markets, engaging with founders, and supporting investment analysis and deal processes.

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Responsibilities

Learn how Caprae evaluates equities, sectors, and macro conditions
Apply Caprae’s internal investment model to trading and public market research
Understand how macro signals influence M&A and private market theses
Develop hedge-fund style research skills focused on fundamentals and sector rotation
Identify acquisition verticals and evaluate market attractiveness
Conduct research on profitability, growth trends, fragmentation, and competitive dynamics
Engage directly with founders and executives in sourcing conversations
Analyze acquisition opportunities and support live deal processes
Work with proprietary ETA datasets from approximately 100 searchers
Build theses around industry growth, market structure, profitability, and defensibility
Evaluate competitive landscapes and identify roll-up opportunities
Analyze business model strength, moats, retention dynamics, and long-term resilience
Conduct case studies on search funds and review broken deals to understand why LOIs fail
Contribute to white-labeled research products used by M&A banks and investment firms
Support internal newsletters and knowledge briefs
Develop customized outreach strategies based on founder psychology, industry dynamics, and Caprae’s specific value proposition
Construct email campaigns with company-specific messaging grounded in moat and thesis research
Identify companies that fit Caprae’s investment criteria
Speak directly with business owners to secure introductory calls
Support relationships between Caprae, searchers, and target founders
Work on both domestic and international mandates; more than 15 percent of Caprae’s client base is outside the United States

Qualification

Private equity researchMarket analysisAnalytical skillsMultilingualCommunication skillsPublic markets exposureSourcing strategiesResearch skills

Required

Undergraduate junior or senior preferred
Interest in private equity, public markets, banking, corporate strategy, or research
Strong analytical and communication skills
Ability to speak confidently with founders and executives
Comfortable owning deliverables directly with senior leadership

Preferred

Multilingual candidates are strongly preferred

Company

Caprae Capital Partners

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Caprae Capital Partners is a family office investment platform that is not a traditional PE fund - we are a tech-enabled business built to change the lower middle market PE space.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage

Leadership Team

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Kevin Hong
Founder and Managing Partner
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