Associate / Assistant Vice President - Infrastructure Debt

Job description

Join us. Let’s care for tomorrow.

 

At Allianz Global Investors we foster a culture of professionalism, fulfilment, and an inclusive working environment. Do you want to be part of a leading active asset management company? Then join us now!

 

As AllianzGI continues to develop and grow its Infrastructure Debt investment management business, there is an opportunity to join the Infrastructure Debt team. The new joiner will support the team’s efforts in originating, analysing and executing investment opportunities and the ongoing management of the existing portfolio.

 

The successful candidate will work closely with the team in London, but also with the teams in Paris, Frankfurt, Munich and New York, in a collaborative and exciting high-performance environment. The team is regularly bidding and investing in transactions across different countries so the successful candidate will have immediate access to deal analysis, structuring and negotiations.

 

With more than €28 billion invested in about 160 transactions, AllianzGI is the largest Infrastructure Debt asset manager in Europe. Investments are made in core assets (social infrastructure, transportation assets, regulated utilities and renewable energy), core+ assets (e.g. telecom assets, district heating, smart meters, car parks, equipment, storage) and high yield infrastructure. The team is investing in greenfield and brownfield assets and is also involved in the refinancing of operational assets.

 

The successful candidate will be an experienced and motivated individual who will exhibit the highest levels of competency, integrity and teamwork in undertaking this role.

 

What you will do

 

·  Assist in the initial screening of opportunities including presentation to the Infrastructure Debt Investment Committee and preparation of materials to present the opportunities to current and potential investors
·  As part of a deal team, undertake detailed transaction due diligence, including the review and analysis of financial, legal, commercial and technical reports. Undertake risk and ESG assessment and internal rating of the transactions
·  Conduct financial modelling of the investment opportunities
·  As part of a deal team, negotiate the term sheet
·  Conduct KYCs, CP checks and prepare closing documents and other operational closing mechanics
·  Ensure a smooth transition of closed transactions to the portfolio management team
·  Assess jointly with the portfolio management team complex waiver and amendment requests
·  Assist in the preparation of marketing materials and attend prospective investor meetings
·  Participate to the annual or semi-annual portfolio review meetings with existing clients (i.e. investors)
·  Keep informed of key developments in the infrastructure and credit markets and ensure dissemination of information to the wider team
·  Update weekly the transaction pipeline
·  Attend seminars and other training to supplement knowledge as required
·  Attend and/or present at infrastructure conferences.

 

What you bring

 

·  2 to 4 years’ work experience in infrastructure, project or structured finance including in English
·  Fluency in additional European language(s) to English including particularly German, French, Italian or Spanish would be a significant plus
·  Demonstrable structured/project finance experience in the European market across regulated and contracted utilities, PPP, renewables and transportation sectors including experience assessing infrastructure debt transactions and conducting due diligence
·  Experience in assessing corporate financings and/or high yield investment opportunities
·  Expertise in creating and reviewing Excel financial models for both corporate and project finance transactions
·  Good working knowledge of global debt markets
·  Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong experience in writing in a very articulated manner detailed credit memos, comfortable presenting to Investment Committees
·  Good interpersonal skills and team player.

 

What we offer

 

·  We empower our employees by ensuring flexible work arrangements that maintain a balance between performance, productivity, career development and personal priorities (e.g., hybrid model/ flexible working hours)
·  Securing your future: Access to company pension/savings plans
·  Shared success: Company share purchasing plan
·  Support for what matters: Mental health and wellbeing programs
·  Investments in your career: Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group
·  Investments in your skills:  Comprehensive learning and development offerings, including certifications and professional qualifications
·  … and so much more!

 

About Allianz Global Investors

 

Allianz Global Investors is a leading global active asset manager.

 

We invest for the long term and want to create value for clients every step of the way. We do this by being active – in how we partner with clients and anticipate their needs, and build solutions based on capabilities across public and private markets. Our focus on enhancing our clients’ assets leads naturally to a commitment to sustainability for positive change. Our goal is to enhance the investment experience for clients, whatever their location or goals.

 

Putting our clients' needs first, behaving in a transparent way and treating people fairly means acting with integrity. We encourage a collegial culture, that supports individual responsibility. We invest in the development of our employees to maximize the power of innovation.

 

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce, we are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to helping applicants with any disabilities. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Great to have you on board.

 

If you feel inspired to promote the active asset management experience, this is the place for you. Join our diverse, international, technology-enabled, and agile environment. Simply upload your CV in English to apply for this position! If you need support to navigate our websites or at any stage during your application, please send an email with your request to recruiting@allianzgi.com

 

To Recruitment Agencies:

 

Allianz Global Investors has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Global Investors does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters.

 

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place.

 

Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz Global Investors.

 

Finally, please do not contact hiring managers directly.

 
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