Investment Associate - Agriculture Industry - 1-Year Engagement

Case in Point Consulting; Muscat; Vor Ort; OMR 18.000 - 30.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Case in Point Consulting invites an Investment Associate to join its Muscat team, focusing on origination, evaluation, structuring, and execution of investments in Oman’s agriculture value chain. The role demands strong quantitative skills from investment banking and the judgment to assess strategic fit across M&A, greenfield, and brownfield opportunities.

You will collaborate with senior deal leads and cross-functional teams to move transactions from sourcing through closing, with an on-site

Qualifikationen

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

Aufgaben

• Lead and support financial modelling and valuation for prospective transactions.
• 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.

Kenntnisse

Investment banking

Financial modelling

Valuation

Agriculture sector

Deal origination

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Jobbeschreibung

Investment Associate - Agriculture Industry - 1-Year Engagement

Location: Muscat, Oman.
Years of Experience: 5+ years.
Project Duration: 1 year.
Working Arrangement: on-site.
Language Requirements:Fluency in English (written and spoken).

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 Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience.
• Proven experience in investment banking.
• Demonstrated strength in financial modelling and valuation.
• 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
• Ability to manage multiple transactions and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
• High attention to detail and integrity in handling confidential deal information

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.