Associate (INFRA Directs)

Partners Group; Richmond; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial institution is seeking an experienced professional to join its Private Infrastructure Direct Investment Team. The role involves performing due diligence on investments, managing processes, and mentoring junior colleagues. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical, financial modeling, and communication skills, along with 5+ years of relevant experience. This position offers significant growth opportunities within a dynamic, entrepreneurial culture, promoting diversity and inclusivity.

Benefits

Career opportunities in a global environment

Learning from leading private market specialists

Growth-oriented entrepreneurial culture

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of relevant work experience in investment.
• Excellent analytical, financial, and writing skills.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support due diligence on private infrastructure investments.
• Lead process management and oversee junior team members.
• Run intricate infrastructure financial models.
• Prepare investment memoranda for committees.
• Monitor investments and assist portfolio companies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modelling

Research capability

Communication skills

Organizational competence

Teamwork

Education

Master's/MBA/CFA

Tools

Excel

Job description

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We are one of the largest global private markets investment managers, serving over 800 institutional investors worldwide. We have USD 152 billion in assets under management and more than 1800 professionals across 21 offices worldwide. Partners Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultural diversity.

What it's about

This position is an opportunity to join the Private Infrastructure Direct Investment Team and take part in all aspects of control and control-oriented Infrastructure investments. The team targets investments across infrastructure sub-sectors including Energy, Communications, Transportation, Social Infrastructure, and Infrastructure Services. We are looking to add this individual to our London office.

Responsibilities

• Closely support quantitative and qualitative screen and due diligence on prospective private infrastructure investments
• Lead on several aspects of process management during the due diligence phase, including overseeing more junior team members
• Own and run sophisticated infrastructure financial models
• Prepare investment memoranda for Partners Group's Investment Committee meetings
• Contribute to thematic sourcing initiatives across the European infrastructure landscape
• Monitor investments and work actively with portfolio companies on value creation initiatives
• Perform various tasks related to product reporting, monitoring investments, market research, internal requests, and marketing efforts

What we expect

For this challenging position, we are looking for a person who works well in a very entrepreneurial organization, someone who is a self-starter, possesses strong numerical and organization skills, and has the ability to lead, manage, and mentor more junior colleagues.

The successful candidate should have the following profile:

• Top academic credentials (a Master's/MBA/CFA are additional assets)
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant work experience, preferably including a background in principal investing or investment banking
• Excellent individual analytical, financial, and writing skills, matched with a strong team mentality, as well as the desire to learn and succeed
• Expert financial modelling skills and knowledge of Excel
• Ability to conduct research and cope with incomplete information
• Strong written and oral communications skills, to both internal and external audiences
• Superior organizational competence (planning, coordinating and time management)
• Excellent teamwork skills and comfort communicating with a global team
• The ability to be self-driven and self-motivated. The immediate team is lean and entrepreneurial, and the business is in growth mode

What we offer

Partners Group is a global financial institution that retains the culture, pace, and agility of a start-up. As a growing firm, we are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining the very best talent, by offering a workplace where results are truly recognized and rewarded.

• We offer career opportunity in a global, international, and inclusive environment
• Opportunity to learn the business from some of the world's leading private market specialists
• Growth‑oriented entrepreneurial culture with significant development opportunities
• Be part of equal opportunity employer committed to culture diversity

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