Infrastructure Private Equity Investment Associate
A leading institutional investment manager is seeking an ambitious and commercially minded Associate to join its Direct Equity team, investing across infrastructure and sustainable growth opportunities in the UK, Europe and North America.
The team manages £bns of investment across infrastructure and sustainable growth, spanning core, value-add, renewables and energy transition investments. With further £bns of capital recently allocated for deployment, the platform is entering an active investment period and expects to complete a significant number of new investments over the next 3–4 years.
The successful candidate will join a highly experienced investment team and will gain exposure across the full investment lifecycle, including strategy, origination, transaction execution, portfolio management and divestments.
This is an opportunity to join a well-capitalised institutional investor with a long-term investment horizon and a genuinely global infrastructure mandate. The role will offer significant exposure to live transactions, senior investment professionals and portfolio companies, alongside the opportunity to develop within a growing direct investment platform.
Role Profile
- Support the origination, evaluation and execution of new infrastructure and sustainable growth investments across the UK, Europe and North America.
- Build and review detailed financial models, including valuation, returns analysis, sensitivities and investment cases.
- Undertake detailed commercial, financial and industry analysis to assess prospective investment opportunities.
- Support transaction execution across financial, commercial, legal, tax and operational workstreams.
- Prepare investment papers and materials for internal investment committees and senior stakeholders.
- Conduct market research and thematic analysis to identify attractive investment opportunities and emerging infrastructure trends.
- Work closely with management teams, advisers, lenders, co-investors and other external stakeholders throughout the investment process.
- Support portfolio company management and ongoing monitoring of investments following completion.
- Assist with strategic initiatives, value creation plans, refinancings, acquisitions and eventual divestments.
- Develop relationships with investment banks, advisers, sponsors and other market participants to support the team's origination efforts.
- Contribute to the wider investment strategy across infrastructure, energy transition and sustainable growth.
Candidate Profile
We are looking for an ambitious investment professional with 2.5–5 years' experience
Candidates may have spent their career entirely within investment banking or may have moved from investment banking into an infrastructure investment role.
Relevant backgrounds may include:
- Infrastructure Investment Banking
- Power & Utilities Investment Banking
- Energy / Energy Transition Investment Banking
- Infrastructure Private Equity / Infrastructure Funds
- Sustainable Infrastructure Investing
- Infrastructure Advisory
Candidates should ideally have:
- Experience working on infrastructure, energy or utilities transactions, rather than a purely generalist M&A background.
- Strong financial modelling and valuation skills.
- A strong technical foundation gained at a leading investment bank or advisory platform.
- Excellent academic and professional credentials.
- Strong commercial judgement, communication skills and attention to detail.
- An entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, with the ability to work effectively in a lean investment team.
Please apply below with an updated CV if this opportunity aligns with your experience.