Investment Analyst, Infrastructure Debt

Investment Analyst, Infrastructure Debt

Who we’re looking for

Do you want to be at the heart of the energy transition and develop your career in a fast-growing asset class?

Our Infrastructure Debt franchise at Schroders Capital is growing, and we are looking for an early-career professional to join our team in London.

As part of Schroders Capital Infrastructure Debt, you will support senior team members in the origination, structuring and execution of infrastructure debt investments on behalf of institutional investors. The team focuses on three main investment themes: essential infrastructure, energy transition and digital transformation.

You will have the opportunity to work on infrastructure transactions across a range of sectors, including transportation such as roads, airports and seaports; communication infrastructure such as towers and fibre; social infrastructure including health and education; and renewable energy.

About Schroders Group

Schroders is a leading provider of active asset management, advisory and wealth management services and is widely recognised as a leader in sustainability. Few investment managers can match the combination of capabilities and global reach that Schroders offers.

This breadth of services across public and private markets allows us to deliver distinctive solutions for the diverse needs of clients, who look to Schroders to provide superior long-term investment outcomes.

Schroders Capital

Schroders Capital is the private markets business of Schroders, with $97bn of assets under management. We work as a global network of specialised, entrepreneurial teams, combining a global perspective with local market expertise to serve institutional and private wealth clients.

Our offering spans the private markets universe and provides access to capabilities across private debt and credit alternatives, real estate equity, private equity and infrastructure equity. The firm has deep expertise in creating bespoke solutions for institutional clients and is committed to providing scalable capabilities across the spectrum of risk, return and sustainability and impact objectives.

Supported by the resources, experience and institutional framework of one of the world’s leading asset managers, Schroders Capital is dedicated to helping investors achieve their goals and is at the forefront of product innovation to meet the evolving needs of investors.

Schroders Capital is the private markets investment division of Schroders Group. With $97bn AUM and 725 investment professionals, we cover a broad range of asset classes across 25 locations globally. We offer clients a combination of direct investment capabilities and broader solutions across private market asset classes, including Private Equity, Infrastructure Debt & Equity, Real Estate, Venture Capital, securitised products, Insurance-linked Securities and Impact Investing, through commingled funds and customised private asset mandates.

As part of Schroders, we build on an established heritage going back over 200 years, a long-term orientation and an adherence to strong values.

The team

The role will be positioned within the Infrastructure Debt team. Since forming in 2015, Schroders Capital Infrastructure Debt has successfully raised and invested over €6bn in senior debt and junior debt, focusing on core European infrastructure assets.

The team comprises 27 employees based in Paris and London and is experiencing rapid growth. You will join a collaborative, specialist team with exposure to infrastructure debt investments across Europe and the opportunity to learn from experienced investors in a growing asset class.

What you’ll do

As an Investment Analyst, you will use your expertise in banking, M&A, project finance and/or infrastructure asset modelling to support Fund and Investment Managers in deal sourcing, structuring and execution.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the origination, structuring and execution of infrastructure debt investments
• Monitoring relevant market data and infrastructure investment themes
• Reviewing complex financial models and supporting cash flow analysis
• Participating in due diligence processes across new transactions
• Preparing transaction documentation and supporting analysis
• Designing and producing presentations, investment memoranda and other materials for internal audiences, including investment and reporting committees
• Preparing analysis and materials for external audiences, including investors
• Supporting asset management activity, including portfolio management and waiver requests
• Contributing to the team’s growing ESG, Sustainability and Impact activities

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need

• Strong academic credentials, ideally including a master’s degree in finance, economics, engineering or a related discipline
• Strong corporate finance fundamentals, including cash fInvestment Analyst, Infrastructure Debt

• Who we’re looking for

• Do you want to be at the heart of the energy transition and develop your career in a fast-growing asset class?

• Our Infrastructure Debt franchise at Schroders Capital is growing, and we are looking for an early-career professional to join our team in London.

• As part of Schroders Capital Infrastructure Debt, you will support senior team members in the origination, structuring and execution of infrastructure debt investments on behalf of institutional investors. The team focuses on three main investment themes: essential infrastructure, energy transition and digital transformation.

• You will have the opportunity to work on infrastructure transactions across a range of sectors, including transportation such as roads, airports and seaports; communication infrastructure such as towers and fibre; social infrastructure including health and education; and renewable energy.

• About Schroders Group

• Schroders is a leading provider of active asset management, advisory and wealth management services and is widely recognised as a leader in sustainability. Few investment managers can match the combination of capabilities and global reach that Schroders offers.

• This breadth of services across public and private markets allows us to deliver distinctive solutions for the diverse needs of clients, who look to Schroders to provide superior long-term investment outcomes.

• Schroders Capital

• Schroders Capital is the private markets business of Schroders, with $97bn of assets under management. We work as a global network of specialised, entrepreneurial teams, combining a global perspective with local market expertise to serve institutional and private wealth clients.

• Our offering spans the private markets universe and provides access to capabilities across private debt and credit alternatives, real estate equity, private equity and infrastructure equity. The firm has deep expertise in creating bespoke solutions for institutional clients and is committed to providing scalable capabilities across the spectrum of risk, return and sustainability and impact objectives.

• Supported by the resources, experience and institutional framework of one of the world’s leading asset managers, Schroders Capital is dedicated to helping investors achieve their goals and is at the forefront of product innovation to meet the evolving needs of investors.

• Schroders Capital is the private markets investment division of Schroders Group. With $97bn AUM and 725 investment professionals, we cover a broad range of asset classes across 25 locations globally. We offer clients a combination of direct investment capabilities and broader solutions across private market asset classes, including Private Equity, Infrastructure Debt & Equity, Real Estate, Venture Capital, securitised products, Insurance-linked Securities and Impact Investing, through commingled funds and customised private asset mandates.

• As part of Schroders, we build on an established heritage going back over 200 years, a long-term orientation and an adherence to strong values.

• The team

• The role will be positioned within the Infrastructure Debt team. Since forming in 2015, Schroders Capital Infrastructure Debt has successfully raised and invested over €6bn in senior debt and junior debt, focusing on core European infrastructure assets.

• The team comprises 27 employees based in Paris and London and is experiencing rapid growth. You will join a collaborative, specialist team with exposure to infrastructure debt investments across Europe and the opportunity to learn from experienced investors in a growing asset class.

• What you’ll do

• As an Investment Analyst, you will use your expertise in banking, M&A, project finance and/or infrastructure asset modelling to support Fund and Investment Managers in deal sourcing, structuring and execution.

• Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the origination, structuring and execution of infrastructure debt investments
• Monitoring relevant market data and infrastructure investment themes
• Reviewing complex financial models and supporting cash flow analysis
• Participating in due diligence processes across new transactions
• Preparing transaction documentation and supporting analysis
• Designing and producing presentations, investment memoranda and other materials for internal audiences, including investment and reporting committees
• Preparing analysis and materials for external audiences, including investors
• Supporting asset management activity, including portfolio management and waiver requests
• Contributing to the team’s growing ESG, Sustainability and Impact activities

• The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need

• Strong academic credentials, ideally including a master’s degree in finance, economics, engineering or a related discipline
• Strong corporate finance fundamentals, including cash flow analysis and financial modelling
• Up to two years’ relevant experience within Infrastructure Debt or Equity, Project Finance, private markets, M&A or a directly related industry such as energy, utilities or infrastructure
• Strong interest in infrastructure, private markets and the energy transition
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work with complex information

• The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help

• Proficiency in Excel
• Prior financial modelling experience
• Exposure to project finance, infrastructure investment, credit analysis or transaction execution
• Understanding of ESG, sustainability and impact themes within infrastructure or private markets

• What you’ll be like

• Highly analytical, numerate and intellectually curious
• A strong written communicator, able to produce clear and concise analysis
• Collaborative and comfortable working in a flat team structure
• Motivated to learn and develop within a specialist investment team
• Detail-oriented, organised and able to manage competing priorities
• Proactive, adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-growing area of the market

• We recognise potential, whoever you are

• Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought, facilitated by an inclusive culture, will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer. You are welcome here, regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, or any other protected characteristic.

• low analysis and financial modelling

• Up to two years’ relevant experience within Infrastructure Debt or Equity, Project Finance, private markets, M&A or a directly related industry such as energy, utilities or infrastructure
• Strong interest in infrastructure, private markets and the energy transition
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work with complex information

The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help

• Proficiency in Excel
• Prior financial modelling experience
• Exposure to project finance, infrastructure investment, credit analysis or transaction execution
• Understanding of ESG, sustainability and impact themes within infrastructure or private markets

What you’ll be like

• Highly analytical, numerate and intellectually curious
• A strong written communicator, able to produce clear and concise analysis
• Collaborative and comfortable working in a flat team structure
• Motivated to learn and develop within a specialist investment team
• Detail-oriented, organised and able to manage competing priorities
• Proactive, adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-growing area of the market

We recognise potential, whoever you are

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought, facilitated by an inclusive culture, will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer. You are welcome here, regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, or any other protected characteristic.