Investment Associate

Infrassocs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Infrassocs in London is seeking an Associate for its Infrastructure Private Equity team to oversee the full deal lifecycle from origination to value creation. You will work across a generalist infrastructure mandate, gaining exposure to diverse sectors and geographies.

The role offers broad experience across sourcing, due diligence, modelling and portfolio monitoring with collaboration across senior investment professionals.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, infrastructure investing or strategy consulting.
• Strong financial modelling capability and grounding in corporate finance and valuation.
• Experience analysing investment opportunities and supporting transaction execution.
• Commercially minded, intellectually curious and comfortable across geographies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct sector research and support deal sourcing and origination.
• Evaluate investment opportunities and develop investment theses.
• Execute transactions and support due diligence and analysis workstreams.
• Build and maintain detailed financial models and company valuations.
• Prepare investment memoranda and materials for Investment Committee.
• Participate in transaction negotiations and execution processes.
• Support portfolio company monitoring and asset management.
• Contribute to value creation initiatives with management teams and boards.
• Monitor sector developments, market trends and opportunities.

Skills

Investment banking

Private equity

Infrastructure investing

Financial modelling

Valuation

Deal sourcing

Due diligence

Portfolio monitoring

Cross-geography

Strong communication

Education

Top university degree

Job description

We are working exclusively with a leading institutional infrastructure investment manager on an Associate hire within its Infrastructure Private Equity team, based in London.

Our client is a leading global infrastructure investor with a significant and growing platform and a strong track record of investing across Europe and North America. The team manages a substantial institutional mandate and invests across a broad range of infrastructure sectors and investment situations.

This is an opportunity to join a well-resourced, international investment platform with exposure to a diverse range of sectors, geographies and transaction types, working alongside experienced investment professionals throughout the full investment lifecycle.

The Role

This is a broad investment role covering the full deal lifecycle, from origination and execution through to portfolio management and value creation.

The successful candidate will work across a generalist infrastructure mandate, gaining exposure to a wide range of sectors and investment opportunities.

Responsibilities will include:

• Conducting thematic sector research and supporting deal sourcing and origination
• Evaluating new investment opportunities and developing investment theses
• Executing transactions across individual due diligence and analysis workstreams
• Building and maintaining detailed financial models and company valuations
• Preparing investment memoranda and materials for Investment Committee
• Participating in transaction negotiations and execution processes
• Supporting portfolio company monitoring and asset management
• Contributing to value creation initiatives alongside management teams and boards
• Monitoring sector developments, market trends and potential investment opportunities

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong academic background from a leading university or business school
• 2+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, infrastructure investing or strategy consulting
• Genuine interest in infrastructure private equity and long-term real asset investing
• Strong financial modelling capability and solid grounding in corporate finance and valuation
• Experience analysing investment opportunities and/or supporting transaction execution
• Commercially minded, intellectually curious and comfortable working across new sectors and geographies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Additional European languages would be advantageous

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Associate to join a high-quality infrastructure investment platform in London, with significant exposure to investment origination, transaction execution and portfolio value creation.