Job offer: Senior Associate - Investments

Our client is an Infrastructure focused private equity fund with experienced bulge bracket investment bankers at the helm, who have significant infrastructure and African deal-making experience. The organisation is focusing on investments across Ports and Airports within North and Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Senior Associate will have the following responsibilities:

• Analyse investment opportunities with a focus on ports and airports against investment criteria and evaluate key drivers and commercial assumptions
• Oversee and develop detailed financial models through forecasting in order to carry out company valuations via discounted cash flow method;
• Conduct thorough due diligence, including reviewing legal documents, conducting ESG and risk assessments, financial analysis and supporting on compliance workstreams while identifying key risks and opportunities
• Attend team discussions and investor meetings, with necessary oversight on required preparatory works, including briefing senior members of the team on key discussion items;
• Contribute to the development and negotiation of transaction documentation (share purchase agreements, shareholding agreements, etc.) and other key contractual documentation (concession agreements, etc.) on investment transactions;
• Facilitate the sourcing of existing and potential LPs and co-investors;
• Keep abreast of evolving fundraising trends especially concerning assigned regions and investors and update in-house databases to promote team's impact;
• Mentor associates, analysts and interns while providing regular training and support

The ideal candidate should have:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of infrastructure investing experience post-undergraduate experience within private equity and/or investment banking.
• A strong preference for an MBA/ MSc in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or a similar discipline
• A strong preference for transactions within ports and airports
• Strong analytical skills, high intellectual curiosity and entrepreneurial mindset
• Knowledge in Microsoft Office applications, proficient in Microsoft Excel (e.g. pivot tables, complex formulas)
• * Excellent command of English both written and spoken. French would be a plus.