Jack McGuinness

Associate

2024 - Current

Analyst

2022 - 2024

Battery Ventures is a global, technology-focused investment firm pursuing the most prominent companies and ideas. Founded in 1983, Battery makes venture capital and private equity investments from six offices around the world. Our private equity practice focuses on helping technology companies in the U.S., Europe and Israel grow organically and through acquisitions. We work primarily with businesses in the information-technology and industrial-technology sectors and partner with teams to accelerate growth, tap new markets, re-orient existing businesses and build platforms through acquisitions.

Investment Analyst

2021 - 2022

Focused on sourcing, due diligence, and execution of private equity co-investments and direct transactions for leading institutional and high net worth clients.

Investment Intern

2021 - 2021

Investment Intern at Atlantic Bridge, a global growth equity firm investing in deep technology companies. Focused on researching, market mapping, sourcing, and due diligence of the various sub-sectors and emerging companies within the deep technology space. Responsible for creating and updating financial models for prospective investments and existing portfolio companies; understanding and developing complex capitalization tables formed a key aspect of the role. Carried out analyses of prior investments and funds, which assisted the team with ongoing discussions and future decisions around portfolio management.

Intern, Private Equity Co-Investment Team

2019 - 2019

6-month intern who focused on sourcing, due diligence, and execution of private equity co-investments and direct transactions for leading institutional and high net worth clients. Learned financial modeling, investment writing and developed my investment judgement and acumen having seen many investment opportunities across various industries.

Intern

2018 - 2018

Worked closely with a team of advisors at UBS Private Wealth Management for Summer 2018. Developed an understanding of how the needs of a client are assessed, analyzed and how a variety of services can be tailored to meet their financial goals. Learned about portfolio construction, asset allocation and, in particular, about the fixed income space and how various bonds can be structured within a portfolio. Gave weekly presentations on longer term investments and pitched companies within such industries to my team and colleagues. Researched Boston-based start-ups and helped generate prospects/leads on behalf of my team.