- Location
- London
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Entry
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Master
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- ApplyToJob
Description
Senior Associate / Associate Principal role in the P&I team providing critical transaction execution leadership and supervision and mentorship of Analysts/Associates. Looking for 5-7 years of experience and strong Project Finance on Infrastructure M&A experience.
Location
Candidates will join our team in London, Nairobi, Dubai or Mumbai.
Senior Associate / Associate Principal
CrossBoundary Advisory
About the Firm
Founded in 2011, CrossBoundary is a mission-driven investment firm committed to unlocking the power of capital to make a substantial return while creating a lasting difference in frontier markets. We take a transaction-centered approach to frontier markets. CrossBoundary provides investment advisory services, having developed a specialized expertise in unleashing investment across all sectors in fragile and frontier markets. Our advisory clients include governments, development finance institutions, private equity firms, Fortune 100 companies, and research institutions. Learn more at www.crossboundary.com.
Job Description
CrossBoundary is recruiting a full-time Senior Associate or Associate Principal to join our Power & Infrastructure Advisory Team in London or Nairobi (secondary preferences of Dubai or Mumbai).The Senior Associate or Associate Principal will be primarily responsible for leading end-to-end transaction advisory mandates across project finance, M&A and equity raises for buy-side and sell-side clients deals. This will also be complemented by some origination and strategic advisory mandates. Lastly they will also support the team’s strategic initiatives, sector analysis, and work alongside the P&I leadership team to provide oversight and mentorship to our cohort of analysts and associates. As a member of the team, you will actively contribute to a strategically important and growing sector practice area with a global mandate that has the potential for significant positive impact on investment into developing markets.
Why join us?
CrossBoundary operates in frontier markets that also hold immense investment opportunities. The chosen candidate will play a key role in a unique team with the opportunity to have a transformational impact on the renewable energy landscape in Africa. Team members come from diverse backgrounds, but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.
What you will do
Your primary responsibilities would be:
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:
Think you have what it takes but not sure you check every box? Research shows that while men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women often only apply when they meet every requirement. If you're passionate about what we're building, we want to hear from you!
Equal Opportunity Employer
CrossBoundary is an equal opportunity employer. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected]
Location
Candidates will join our team in London, Nairobi, Dubai or Mumbai.
Senior Associate / Associate Principal
CrossBoundary Advisory
About the Firm
Founded in 2011, CrossBoundary is a mission-driven investment firm committed to unlocking the power of capital to make a substantial return while creating a lasting difference in frontier markets. We take a transaction-centered approach to frontier markets. CrossBoundary provides investment advisory services, having developed a specialized expertise in unleashing investment across all sectors in fragile and frontier markets. Our advisory clients include governments, development finance institutions, private equity firms, Fortune 100 companies, and research institutions. Learn more at www.crossboundary.com.
Job Description
CrossBoundary is recruiting a full-time Senior Associate or Associate Principal to join our Power & Infrastructure Advisory Team in London or Nairobi (secondary preferences of Dubai or Mumbai).The Senior Associate or Associate Principal will be primarily responsible for leading end-to-end transaction advisory mandates across project finance, M&A and equity raises for buy-side and sell-side clients deals. This will also be complemented by some origination and strategic advisory mandates. Lastly they will also support the team’s strategic initiatives, sector analysis, and work alongside the P&I leadership team to provide oversight and mentorship to our cohort of analysts and associates. As a member of the team, you will actively contribute to a strategically important and growing sector practice area with a global mandate that has the potential for significant positive impact on investment into developing markets.
Why join us?
CrossBoundary operates in frontier markets that also hold immense investment opportunities. The chosen candidate will play a key role in a unique team with the opportunity to have a transformational impact on the renewable energy landscape in Africa. Team members come from diverse backgrounds, but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.
What you will do
Your primary responsibilities would be:
- Lead and manage team of investment professionals on the execution of strategic and transaction advisory engagements in the infrastructure sector across project finance, M&A and equity raises for buy-side and sell-side clients deals
- Provide project leadership and execution oversight to a wide range of infrastructure advisory mandates:
- Transaction advisory: Support early and late-stage infrastructure projects across the deal life cycle to reach financial close. This could include:
- Country / sector landscape / analysis as part of a market entry or CDD exercise
- Originating / sourcing deals
- Conducting commercial due diligence on the assets / portfolio of assets
- Reviewing commercial / contractual agreements that impact the transaction (PPA, offtake agreement, O&M agreements, etc.)
- Developing / refining / reviewing sophisticated financial models
- Developing valuation models
- Identifying project risks and mitigants
- Developing IC memos for clients
- PPP advisory: Supporting governments and public sector clients on structuring, procurement, and execution of PPP transactions across power and infrastructure assets:
- PPP feasibility studies, value-for-money (VfM) analysis, and optimal risk allocation between public and private parties
- Structuring and negotiating concession agreements, PPP agreements, and related transaction documents between public authorities, private sponsors, and lenders
- Engaging with DFIs, multilateral agencies, and other public-sector stakeholders to secure financing / guarantees for PPP transactions
- Advising on the regulatory, institutional, and policy frameworks needed to bring bankable PPP programs to market
- Strategic advisory: Lead clean power strategic advisory engagements for public and private sector stakeholders (e.g. roadmaps, stakeholder engagements, and capital maps)
- Transaction advisory: Support early and late-stage infrastructure projects across the deal life cycle to reach financial close. This could include:
- Supporting the P&I leadership team in developing new revenue lines and framing new business pursuits, hiring, capacity building, performance management, and general team leadership activities
- Representing CrossBoundary’s power and infrastructure team in seminars and conferences with the overall objective of relationship-building and business development
- This role is client facing, and extensive travel is expected for this role
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree in economics, finance or engineering or a related technical field. MBA or other equivalent higher education preferred but not required.
- Deep infrastructure financing experience represented through 5-7 years of experience at one of the following:
- the project finance or M&A team of top-tier investment or commercial bank or DFI or specialist advisor with proven success; or
- an asset manager investing in power or infrastructure; or
- the corporate finance team of an infrastructure project developer with a sizable project portfolio
- Experience in fundraising (equity or debt), investing, and/or developing in infrastructure projects
- Deep understanding of bankability considerations for infrastructure projects and strong financial modeling and valuation skills
- Demonstrated ability to project manage complex transactions and strategic advisory engagements
- Excellent client management skills and experience managing and overseeing analysis / associates
- Demonstrated attention to detail while maintaining a holistic picture of overall goals
- Excellent analytical ability and discipline, ability to think clearly and communicate effectively, solve problems, and a voracious hunger to learn in complex situations
- Ability to work with colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds
- Experience in working with both public and private sector stakeholders is beneficial but not necessary
Think you have what it takes but not sure you check every box? Research shows that while men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women often only apply when they meet every requirement. If you're passionate about what we're building, we want to hear from you!
Equal Opportunity Employer
CrossBoundary is an equal opportunity employer. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected]
Skills
Financial ModelingProcurement
