Associate - Strategic Advisory (Infrastructure)

pjtpartners; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PJT Partners is a global advisory-focused investment bank seeking an Associate for its Infrastructure team in London. The role focuses on executing transactions, building detailed financial and operating models, and leading valuation workstreams tied to asset-specific value and risk drivers.

Candidates should have 3–5 years of investment banking experience, strong modeling skills, and fluency in English, with additional European languages a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree is required.
• 3–5 years of investment banking experience focusing on M&A.
• Deal experience advising infrastructure funds/corporates on buy-side and sell-side transactions.
• Strong hands-on experience building and reviewing complex infrastructure operating and financial models.
• Experience with IPOs or financing transactions is a plus.
• Fluency in English is required; additional European languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Run the day-to-day execution of transactions.
• Build, review and own detailed infrastructure operating and financial models.
• Lead the business plan and valuation workstreams, identifying value drivers and risks.
• Prepare and own deliverables from pitch books to information memoranda and client presentations.
• Assist clients in assessing strategic options: acquisitions, disposals, partnerships, minority stake sales, and related financings.
• Supervise and coach Analysts and Interns; support origination and business development.

Skills

Investment banking experience

M&A

Financial modeling

Strategy and value drivers

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

PJT Partners is a global advisory-focused investment bank. Our team of senior professionals delivers a wide array of strategic advisory, shareholder advisory, restructuring and special situations and private fund advisory and placement services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors and governments around the world. We offer a unique portfolio of advisory services designed to help our clients achieve their strategic objectives. We also provide, through PJT Park Hill, private fund advisory and fundraising services for alternative investment managers, including private equity funds, real estate funds and hedge funds.

From the beginning, PJT Partners has firmly believed that having the best people is key to building an enduring franchise. Our perspective was, and remains, that a great team brings in both top tier clients and appeals to a wide-range of diverse, talented colleagues. Fostering an inclusive culture, which welcomes differing perspectives and beliefs, enables us to provide the best advice and insights to our clients.

To learn more about PJT Partners, please visit our website at www.pjtpartners.com .

Responsibilities

• Run the day-to-day execution of transactions
• Build, review and own detailed infrastructure operating and financial models
• Lead the business plan and valuation workstreams, in particular identify what drives value and risk in each asset, such as contract tenor and counterparties, regulatory framework, merchant and volume exposure, capex and refinancing needs
• Prepare and take ownership of deliverables, from pitch books and client presentations to information memoranda, management presentations and offer letters
• Assist clients assess their strategic options: acquisitions, disposals, partnerships, minority stake sales, etc. Where relevant, this extends to IPOs, continuation vehicles and financings
• Play an active role with clients and counterparties
• Contribute to business development alongside Partners and MDs incl. sector research, peer benchmarking, pitch preparation and day-to-day coverage of infrastructure funds and corporates
• Supervise, coach and train Analysts and Interns, review their work, and set the standard on modelling and materials

The Associate will be a core member of PJT's Infrastructure team, working on lean deal teams with direct Partner and Managing Director and client exposure from day one. The role combines execution and business development across large-cap and mid-market situations, with access to PJT's wider platform, including Restructuring and PJT Park Hill on continuation vehicles and fund-level situations. The team is well established at Partner, Managing Director, Director level and is looking for a candidate with the infrastructure experience and personality to thrive as a key part of it.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3-5 years of investment banking experience, with a focus on M&A
• Deal experience advising infrastructure funds and/or corporates on buy-side and sell-side transactions, across sub-sectors and risk profiles (core to value-add), with strong knowledge of the infrastructure sector
• Strong hands-on experience building and reviewing complex infrastructure operating and financial models, including long-dated cash flow and returns analysis
• Experience on IPOs, continuation vehicles and/or financing transactions (acquisition financing, refinancing, equity-linked) is a plus
• Professional maturity to interact directly with clients, drive execution and support origination
• Ability to manage several workstreams in parallel, both independently and as part of a lean team
• Fluency in English required; proficiency in one or more additional European languages is a plus

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