Associate/Senior Associate

Annexion Partners Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Annexion Partners Pte Ltd seeks an Associate or Senior Associate to join its Data Centre Investments & Infrastructure team in Singapore. You will work on underwriting acquisitions, market research, development oversight, and joint-venture management.

The role involves building complex financial models (LBO, DCF), drafting investment memos, and monitoring asset performance across a growing global portfolio. Strong Excel skills, sector knowledge, and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in Investment Banking (Digital Infrastructure, Real Estate, or Power/Utilities), Private Equity, or corporate development at a data centre operator.
• 4–6 years of equivalent experience for Senior Associate, with a track record of transaction execution and leading workstreams.
• Elite Excel skills with dynamic, error-free models including debt, waterfall, and development financing components.
• Strong understanding of data centre fundamentals (power, cooling, colocation vs hyperscale leasing, networking).
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Strong written and verbal communication for senior leadership and institutional partners.

Responsibilities

• Build and refine complex financial models (LBO, DCF, development models) to evaluate acquisitions and joint-venture structures.
• Coordinate and analyze due diligence workflows including technical, environmental, legal, financial, and tax workstreams with third-party advisors.
• Draft institutional-grade investment committee memos and investment recommendations.
• Monitor financial and operational performance of data centre assets, tracking timelines, power allocations, and KPIs.
• Conduct market research on power availability, hyperscale demand, AI workloads, supply pipelines, and regulatory changes.
• Interface with operating partners and joint-venture entities to ensure strategic alignment and project delivery.

Skills

Financial modelling

Due diligence

Investment memoranda

Analytical rigour

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a highly quantitative field

Tools

Advanced Excel

LBO modelling

DCF modelling

Job description

An elite alternative asset management firm is seeking an Associate or Senior Associate to join its specialized Data Centre Investments & Infrastructure team. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to execute high-profile digital infrastructure transactions and drive value creation across a growing global portfolio.

The successful candidate will be deeply involved in underwriting new acquisitions, conducting comprehensive market research, overseeing development projects, and managing joint-venture relationships. The position matches title and responsibilities with the candidate's relative level of experience.

Key Responsibilities

• -Financial Modelling: Build, refine, and maintain complex financial models (LBO, DCF, and development models) to evaluate potential data centre acquisitions, greenfield developments, and joint-venture structures.
• -Due Diligence: Coordinate and analyze comprehensive due diligence workflows, including technical, environmental, legal, financial, and tax workstreams, collaborating closely with third-party advisors.
• -Investment Memoranda: Draft institutional-grade investment committee memos, presentation materials, and investment recommendations.
• -Asset Management: Monitor the financial and operational performance of existing data centre assets, tracking construction timelines, power allocations, lease-up velocities, and financial KPIs.
• -Market Intelligence: Conduct ongoing market research to identify secular trends in power availability, hyperscale demand, AI-driven workloads, supply pipelines, and regulatory changes across target markets.
• -Stakeholder Management: Interface with operating partners, joint-venture entities, and hyperscale tenants to ensure strategic alignment and project delivery.

Key Requirements

• -Associate Level: 2–4 years of experience within Investment Banking (Digital Infrastructure, Real Estate, or Power/Utilities groups), Private Equity, or a corporate development role at a major data centre operator.
• - Senior Associate Level: 4–6 years of equivalent experience, demonstrating a track record of transaction execution and the ability to independently lead workstreams.
• -Advanced Financial Modelling: Elite Excel skills with a proven ability to build dynamic, error-free models from scratch, including complex debt, waterfall, and development financing components.
• -Sector Knowledge: Strong understanding of data centre fundamentals (e.g., power capacity/MW, cooling topologies, colocation vs. hyperscale leasing structures, and networking infrastructure) is highly preferred.
• -Analytical Rigour: Exceptional attention to detail with an ability to synthesize complex technical and financial data into clear, actionable insights.
• - Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills tailored for presenting to senior leadership and institutional partners.
• - Academic Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a highly quantitative field from a top-tier institution.