A New York City based, private equity firm is currently recruiting to fill a Research Assistant position with an immediate start date. The firm is one of the most experienced private equity firms in the world. The firm was created as a means by which industrial families in the U.S. could invest in, and provide management support and resources to, middle-market companies. Since the firm’s inception, these founding families recognized the importance of assembling a unique group of experienced executives to help shape the culture and investment philosophy of the firm. Currently, the firm’s investor group consists of approximately 100 former and current CEOs of leading corporations and important industrial family groups from around the world. With over 25 investment professionals and offices in New York, London and Connecticut, the investment teams focus on management buyout and growth equity investments in four industry areas: industrials (which primarily includes specialty chemicals and value-added industrial products), communications, media and information, consumer products and life sciences. The firm was created as a means by which industrial families in the U.S. could invest in, and provide management support and resources to, middle-market companies.