Investment Associate | Infrastructure | Zurich

Flynn and Chase; Zürich; Sur place; CHF 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Flynn and Chase seeks an Investment Associate to join its Zurich team. You will be involved in every stage of an investment: sourcing, evaluating, financing and ultimately realising value from energy infrastructure assets.

Responsibilities include building models, writing investment papers, due diligence across multiple domains, and leading deal discussions with vendors, banks and partners. Fluent English essential; German advantageous.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in M&A, private equity, infrastructure investing or related.
• Excellent academic record from a top university or business school.
• Strong modelling and valuation skills with solid corporate finance knowledge.
• Real interest in power markets and the energy transition.
• Clear analytical thinking and ability to turn inputs into a recommendation.
• Self-starting, entrepreneurial attitude and ownership in a small team.
• Fluent English is essential; German or another European language is advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Identify and evaluate energy infrastructure opportunities internationally.
• Build the models and valuations behind each investment recommendation.
• Write investment papers and present to the Investment Committee.
• Run due diligence across technical, commercial, legal, tax and financial areas.
• Help shape deal structures and participate in negotiations with vendors, banks and partners.
• Follow developments in the energy market and refine sector views.
• Lead bolt-on acquisitions for existing holdings.
• Work on refinancings and ensure suitable debt structures.
• Track portfolio performance against business plans and update valuation models.
• Provide regular updates for investors, lenders and committees.
• Manage relationships with industrial partners and advisers.

Connaissances

M&A experience

Private equity

Infrastructure investing

Financial modelling

Valuation

English fluency

German helpful

Formation

Top university degree

Description du poste

I am working with a specialist energy infrastructure investor that is adding an Investment Associate to its Zurich team. You would be involved in every stage of an investment: finding and closing new deals, then helping to grow and eventually realise value from the assets the firm owns.

About the Company:

• Independent manager with more than ten years spent entirely on energy infrastructure
• Equity under management well above €5bn, spread across several funds, dedicated mandates and co-investment structures
• Capital comes mainly from pension schemes, insurance groups and large family offices with long investment horizons
• Holdings in 15+ countries across Europe and the wider OECD, including electricity grids, gas networks and storage, hydropower, wind, solar, batteries and EV charging
• Usually invests in sizeable stakes in essential assets and operating platforms, often working with major energy groups
• Strategy built on three long-term themes: decarbonisation, security of supply and digitalisation of the energy system

Responsibilities:

• Look for and evaluate new energy infrastructure opportunities internationally, with a focus on the firm's main European markets
• Build the models and valuations behind each investment recommendation
• Write investment papers and present the case to the Investment Committee
• Run due diligence workstreams with in-house experts and external advisers across technical, commercial, legal, tax and financial areas
• Help shape deal structures and take part in negotiations with vendors, banks and industrial partners
• Follow developments in the energy market and help sharpen the firm's sector views
• Lead bolt-on acquisitions for existing holdings
• Work on refinancings and help get the right debt structure in place at portfolio companies
• Push value-creation plans forward and support partial exits where the timing is right
• Track how each asset is performing against its original business plan, using clear operating and financial metrics
• Keep portfolio valuation models up to date with the valuation team
• Provide analysis for board-level decisions and keep oversight of key strategic, financing and regulatory agreements
• Prepare regular updates for investors, lenders and committees
• Manage relationships with industrial partners and advisers, including retendering contracts when needed
• Monitor cash planning, drawdowns, debt usage and covenant headroom

Candidate profie:

• 3 to 6 years in M&A, private equity, infrastructure investing, transaction services
• Excellent academic record from a top university or business school
• Strong modelling and valuation skills, backed by solid knowledge of corporate finance and accounting
• Real interest in power markets, new energy technologies and the energy transition
• Clear analytical thinking and the ability to turn complex inputs into a firm recommendation
• A self-starting, entrepreneurial attitude and the confidence to take ownership in a small team
• Fluent English is essential; German or another European language is a real advantage given the firm's DACH focus

Why Join

• Work on large, high-profile energy deals from the start
• Real responsibility on both deal execution and portfolio management
• Competitive pay and a full benefits package
• Clear room to grow within an expanding, ambitious team