The Friends of Cambridge University in Hong Kong

JOB DESCRIPTION – SUMMER INTERNSHIP, EXPEDIA AFFILIATE NETWORK

Are you a web-savvy and entrepreneurial university engineering / computer science student looking for an interesting and challenging internship with one of the biggest names in online travel? If so, this exciting and unusual internship with Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN) might be right up your street. This is an 8-12 week project based in Hong Kong.

Project brief: Through various past acquisitions, EAN owns a number of valuable domain names such as www.orlando.com. Today, the sites sitting on these URLs are out of date. We are looking for a creative and entrepreneurial intern to leverage the tools and solutions that EAN offers to our affiliates and to create a transactional in-house affiliate sites. Our tools range from customizable hosted templates to XML services. Once the site is live, the intern is free to try different traffic generation techniques as our affiliates would do (SEO landing pages, blogging etc.) to enhance site value. The intern will be asked to document the entire process on an internal blog diary / step by step guide – including the time and challenges from start to going live, who they had to talk to, what documents they had to access and will be asked to present to the executive team at the end of the project, produce recommendations for how our offerings can be improved from an affiliate perspective.

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Account Manager – Professional Service Firm Sales
Location: Hong Kong

Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) provides systems to manage expert networks. Our services and web-based software help the world's leading financial services firms, consultancies, corporations and not-for-profit institutions find, engage, build and manage their proprietary expert networks. GLG's extensive reservoir of expert consultants includes more than 175,000 subject-matter experts whose knowledge enables decision-makers to better understand the products, services, companies, issues, and industries on which they focus. The subject-matter experts of the GLG Councils deepen clients’ understanding of critical issues through a wide range of consulting methods, including telephone consultations, expert surveys, and educational meetings.

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Founded in 2007, Xcelerate Ltd (“X”) is a Shanghai based investment firm focused on seed and early stage, typically pre-institutionally funded, fast growth ventures. X invests from its balance sheet and, as needed, additional capital from its Mentors and venture capital partners.

X is funded, owned and led by a band of active Angel investors – successful entrepreneurs, retired corporate executives and bankers, and partner level private equity professionals - who use X as the ideal platform to systematically channel their passions to help entrepreneurs and to source, evaluate, invest and build portfolio of exciting businesses. Angels are best thought of as active, helpful Mentors to portfolio firms.

We are looking for one Director, one Associate, one Analyst and several summer interns, ideally with “lifestyle” and “green” sector experiences and from candidates with dealmaking (PE, investment banking), strategy (consultancy, planning) and entrepreneurial experiences. Qualified interested candidates please email Ms Stelly Sun at team@xcelerate.cn with full bilingual CV, cover note explaining your interest and qualifications and salary requirements. Interns will be unpaid or paid minimal stipend, other positions market rates.

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-Associate and VP level

-3-8 years experience

-I-banking (ideally M&A) and buy side background

-Asia experience preferred

-fluency in either Mandarin OR Japanese (for SSA role)

They're willing to consider interesting candidates I'd like to look at candidates who don't specifically have P/E experience, but who are extremely strong performers doing any sort of buy-side investing, as long as they a) have strong China experience, and b) are interested in relocating to Hong Kong. See below for office JD spec:

Private Equity Associate - Hong Kong
The firm's recently established Greater China Private Equity Strategy seeks a P/E Associate to work in the new Hong Kong office. The P/E Associate will play an integral role in developing the D. E. Shaw group's presence throughout East Asia. Duties include researching, analyzing, and performing due diligence on potential investments with a focus on capturing superior risk-adjusted returns, plus the opportunity to participate in the negotiation and execution of deals according to ability. Strong modeling skills are required, as is an outstanding record of professional achievement. Two to four years finance experience, especially through M&A investment banking and/or principal investing, is also required. Familiarity with Chinese business practices and the ability to speak, read, and write Mandarin fluently are strongly preferred.

Private Equity Vice President - Hong Kong The firm's recently established Greater China Private Equity Strategy seeks a Vice President to work in the new Hong Kong office. The VP will play an integral role in developing the D. E. Shaw group's presence throughout East Asia. Duties include leading the structuring, negotiation, and execution of deals with a focus on capturing superior risk-adjusted returns. Five to seven years relevant experience, especially through principal investing, private equity, or M&A investment banking, is required, as is an outstanding record of professional achievement. Familiarity with Chinese business practices and the ability to speak, read, and write Mandarin fluently are strongly preferred.

Contact: Loran Fredric, lfredric@optionsgroup.com
Options Group (+86) 21 6122 1204 (Office)