GA Actis Associate, SPV Management

About Actis

In October 2024, General Atlantic acquired Actis, which now operates as its Sustainable Infrastructure business alongside its existing strategies in Growth Equity, Credit, and Climate. Actis is a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, delivering competitive returns for institutional investors and measurable positive impact for the countries, cities and communities in which it operates. Actis invests in structural themes that support long-term, equitable growth in defensive, critical infrastructure across energy transition, digitalization transition, and supply chain transformation. The firm’s decades of global experience, operational know-how and strong culture allows it to create global sustainability leaders at scale. Since inception, Actis has raised $26 billion to invest in a better tomorrow. Actis is a signatory to the United Nations backed Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), an investor initiative developed by the UNEP FI. The firm has consistently been awarded the highest rating score in the UNPRI independent assessment. You can learn more about Actis at www.act.is.

Purpose of the Role

• Support Actis in the tracking, monitoring, and operation of acquisition structures (Special Purpose Vehicles "SPVs") in respect of Actis investments. Main responsibility will be to coordinate workflows with internal and external parties, ensuring fulfilment of all regulatory obligations and filings, and monitoring and maintenance of corporate governance documentation.
• Drive adherence to SPV Governance protocols and policies across a varying set of stakeholders.
• Support the Director of SPV Governance across range of critical tasks and projects on a companywide visible project.

Responsibilities 

• Support formation of companies:
  • Working with deal teams, tax, service providers, etc. in relevant jurisdictions to make sure investment companies are set up as appropriate.
• Collaborating with deal teams:
  • Make sure they follow procedures, protocols to preserve regulatory and tax integrity of SPVs.
  • Making sure deals are approved as per Actis standards (appropriate paperwork in place, etc.)
  • Providing recommendations to SPV boards on topics such as DAFs, etc.
  • Liaising with the service providers on topics such as dealing with auditors, banks, etc.
• Board briefings:
  • Prepare and organize board briefings at regular intervals
  • Work with wide variety of stakeholders to capture and collate inputs to briefings.
  • Co-ordinate across all relevant stakeholders in relation to review and approval of briefing content prior to sharing with respective Board members.
• Portfolio Management:
  • Working with deal teams to support portfolio management activities from a SPV Governance perspective
• Relationships Management:
  • Develop and foster positive relationships with service providers, banking partners, board directors, etc.
• Directorship records:
  • Maintenance of up-to-date records relating to the various directorships, including: D & O records, resignation letters, PoAs, etc.
• SPV related cost management / budgeting:
  • Supporting the review and approval of SPV related invoices, getting involved in cost negotiations as required
  • Working with Funds admin in relation to SPV costs (reviewing, reporting, etc.)
• Dormant / Exited SPVs:
  • Making sure that dormant/exited SPVs are liquidated as per Actis processes and standards
• Compliance & Risk:
  • Supporting the co-ordination of KYC requirements
• Assist the Director with ad hoc projects and reporting requirement

While this role description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, Actis reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties from particular roles and assign other duties as necessary.

Qualifications 

• Experience in a similar role gained within a corporate services provider or law firm
• Ideally part or fully qualified CSIS or equivalent
• Fluent in English
• Experience in Private Equity would be advantageous
• Transaction experience or similar would be a strong plus

Personal Attributes

• Highly organised with excellent planning skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure in a demanding environment
• Positive, driven and strong stakeholder management skills
• Accurate, numerate and excellent attention to details
• Able to follow a defined process, and work with others to embed these define processes into ways of working
• Trustworthy team member who considers those around them
• Able to work independently and identify tasks to be undertaken
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills

General Atlantic offers a robust reward program to all employees that will support you and your family, maintaining fulfilling, secure and healthy lives now and into the future, which includes but is not limited to medical insurance, retirement savings contributions, mental and physical health resources and an equal pay program.  Additional reward programs, such as annual discretionary bonuses and long-term incentive programs, are available for eligible employees and are offered as recognition for performance and one’s contributions towards the organization’s success.

General Atlantic is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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