Investment Associate - Agriculture Industry

Experience; Muscat; Presencial; OMR 25 000 - 38 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Oman Food Capital seeks an Investment Associate to originate, evaluate, structure, and execute transactions across its target sectors, with a strong focus on agriculture and related value chains. The role combines rigorous financial modelling, valuation work, and hands-on deal execution across M&A, greenfield, and brownfield opportunities.

You will work closely with senior deal leads and cross-functional teams to move deals from sourcing through due diligence, negotiation, and closing, while

Qualificações

• 5+ years of experience.
• Proven experience in investment banking.
• Demonstrated strength in financial modelling and valuation.
• Strong experience in deal execution.
• Prior exposure to the agriculture industry.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and oversee financial modelling and valuation for prospective transactions (DCF, comparables, precedent, LBO).
• Originate and screen opportunities across M&A, greenfield, brownfield formats; maintain a live deal pipeline.
• Support end-to-end deal execution: due diligence, structuring, negotiation, closing docs.
• Prepare investment memoranda, business cases, and board-level materials.
• Conduct sector research and benchmarking across agriculture, cold-chain/logistics, and FMCG/B2C.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external advisors through deal lifecycle.
• Track portfolio and post-investment performance against theses and value-creation plans.
• Refine investment frameworks and screening criteria.

Conhecimentos

Financial modelling

Valuation

Deal execution

M&A

Agriculture knowledge

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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The Investment Associate will play a hands-on role in originating, evaluating, structuring, and executing investment transactions across Oman Food Capital's target sectors, with a strong focus on agriculture and its adjacent value chains. The role requires a rigorous quantitative skill set built in investment banking and/or private equity, combined with the judgment to assess strategic and operational fit across M&A, greenfield, and brownfield opportunities. The Associate will work closely with senior deal leads and cross-functional teams (Finance, Legal, GRC, ICV & ESG) to move transactions from sourcing through to execution and post-close monitoring.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and support financial modelling and valuation for prospective transactions, including DCF, comparable company, precedent transaction, and LBO-style analyses.
• Originate and screen investment opportunities across M&A, greenfield, and brownfield formats, building and maintaining a live deal pipeline.
• Support end-to-end deal execution: due diligence coordination, deal structuring, negotiation support, and closing documentation.
• Prepare investment memoranda, business cases, and board- or committee-level materials to support investment decisions.
• Conduct sector research and competitive benchmarking across agriculture, cold-chain/logistics, and consumer (FMCG/B2C) segments.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Finance, Legal, GRC, ICV & ESG) and external advisors (banks, consultants, legal counsel) throughout the deal lifecycle.
• Track portfolio and post-investment performance against investment theses and value-creation plans.
• Contribute to the continuous refinement of investment frameworks, valuation templates, and screening criteria.

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Desired Candidate Profile

Key Requirements

• 5+ years of experience.
• Proven experience in investment banking.
• Demonstrated strength in financial modelling and valuation.
• Strong experience in deal execution.
• Prior exposure to the agriculture industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• Private equity experience is highly recommended, ideally spanning M&A, sourcing and origination, deal structuring, and execution end-to-end.
• Background in logistics/cold-chain or consumer sectors (FMCG/B2C).
• Consulting experience.
• MBA and/or CFA.

Other Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and commercial judgment
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including committee-level reporting
• Ability to manage multiple transactions and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
• High attention to detail and integrity in handling confidential deal information