Associate Director - M&A Advisory - Energy Transition, Power & Renewables

JR United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading advisory firm is seeking an Associate Director in M&A Advisory focusing on energy transition projects in Edinburgh. The role involves delivering strategic and financial advice to clients within the power and utilities sector, managing complex transactions and mentoring junior team members. The ideal candidate will have extensive M&A advisory experience combined with a strong understanding of energy policy and regulatory frameworks.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in M&A advisory in the Power & Utilities sector.
• Experience with regulated utilities and energy transition projects.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing M&A advisory and financial advice to energy transition clients.
• Preparing regulatory due diligence and strategic advice for transactions.
• Managing engagements and coaching junior staff.

Skills

M&A Advisory

Financial Advisory

Strategic Advice

Regulatory Knowledge

Communications Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Relevant Degree in Finance/Business/Energy

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Associate Director - M&A Advisory - Energy Transition, Power & Renewables, edinburgh

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edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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Job Description:

Our client, a large global advisory firm, is seeking to hire an M&A advisor who has vast experience advising on deals within areas such as power, energy transition and utilities. This person will be providing a range of transaction, strategic, market, regulatory and broader advice to clients mainly within the UK.

The team has delivered strong growth in recent years, over-delivering on its recent budgets. It counts 10 FTEs currently, and has the ambition of double its revenues and size over the next three years. Our client offers a fantastic working culture, the opportunity to work with some of the smartest people in the market and progression based on merit.

Key responsibilities:

• Providing M&A advisory and financial advice to clients on energy transition sectors (such as energy efficiency, connections, metering, renewable generation etc.), jointly with the Firm's Corporate Finance team.
• Providing regulatory due diligence on transactions in the regulated utility sector, leveraging the specialist skills across the broader team (regulation/finance/cost assessment etc).
• Providing strategic, regulatory and market advice, to corporate and infra fund clients, on energy transition segments.
• Providing energy transition strategic advice to regulated utilities in the UK, supporting them on future energy policies, regulatory modelling and valuations.
• Supporting the general origination effort of the team.
• Managing delivery of several engagements of different size on a day-to-day basis. Being responsible for the quality of deliverables produced for clients.
• Working closely with other colleagues in other parts of the Firm to develop and maintain business relationships with clients, in particular infrastructure investors.
• Providing effective management, coaching and mentoring of junior staff on specific engagements.
• Developing, inspiring and empowering team members in line with the firm’s values.

The projects that you will advise on will be high profile and varied focusing on energy transition of large and medium-size corporations. For example, the team has recently provided:

• Commercial advice on a takeover of a major energy company in Europe;
• Advised on the gas market prospects and dynamics in the context of a takeover of a large gas distribution company in the UK;
• Advised on the business options for unregulated businesses of water companies,:
• Advised gas network companies on the policy requirements for hydrogen;
• Advised a large utility on defining future energy scenarios in the UK and the impact on future TotEx and regulatory parameters, in the context of a transaction;
• Completed a strategic review of an energy efficiency company in Europe;
• Supported large regulated utilities on their strategies to deliver net zero and business plans more generally; and
• Helped to consider business strategies on major nuclear projects.

The person:

• Extensive experience in M&A advisory in the Power & Utilities sector, or in Consulting (strategy / management) in the energy sector.
• Experience of working on and managing transactions in utilities and infrastructure.
• Good understanding of transaction process and execution.
• Experience of working regulated utilities, and / or energy transition sectors such as energy efficiency, C&I solar, C&I decarbonisation, connections, metering, renewable generation.
• Have experience and understanding of key elements of energy policy and economic regulation of utilities.
• Ability to work at pace and during intense periods of live transactions.
• Excellent presentation and communications skills.
• Have a go get attitude and a will to succeed, with experience of opening up opportunities.
• Be an independent thinker with the ability to identify and solve problems.
• Excellent presentation and communications skills.

Successful applicants will be contacted within 24 hours to discuss further.