Manager (Investments) - Ports

Doha Permanent View Job Description
The role presents an opportunity to join a PE fund in Qatar which has access to capital and is targeted on the under serviced African continent. It offers the opportunity to further deal-making experience and progress within Private Equity. The VP (Manager) will take primary ownership of deal-making (support / lead origination and execution, portfolio management and strategic exit readiness) with a focus on investments across ports and be secondarily involved in managing the Analysts.
  • Great Exposure
  • Execellent benefits

About Our Client

Our client is a private equity fund with experienced bulge bracket investment bankers at the helm, who have significant infrastructure and African deal-making experience and have worked in global financial hubs. They place a high degree of importance on numeric ability, initiative, and the willingness & ability to take ownership of work and projects.

Job Description

The Manager will:

  • Analyse investment opportunities with a focus on ports against investment criteria and evaluate key drivers and commercial assumptions
  • Lead diligence on financial modelling of structures & returns for investment opportunities
  • Lead commercial due diligence on investment opportunities, and assist the team in managing and reviewing the work of third party due diligence (e.g. financial and legal)
  • Lead preparation of equity syndication & debt financing materials
  • Lead the preparation of the Investment Memorandum for review by the Investment Committee
  • Develop business specific knowledge and an understanding of how value is created within a business
  • Contribute to the sourcing of new investment opportunities
  • Lead the team in structuring and managing exits

The Successful Applicant

The ideal candidate will:

  • Have at least 6-8 years of infrastructure investments experience with some exposure within ports/airports investments
  • They will have had prior Bulge Bracket Investment Banking experience and would have transitioned to either Private Equity or a Corporate Investments role across Ports/ Airports Infrastructure in recent years
  • Qualitatively, they will align with their belief and passion for African markets, and will be enthusiastic about a progressive career within the firm
  • Have some prior managing experience
  • Strong communication skills

What's on Offer

Great exposure and excellent benefits

Contact
Gitika Agarwal
Quote job ref
JN-112023-6255917

Job summary

Sector
Banking & Financial Services
Subsector
Venture Capitalism & Private Equity
Industry
Financial Services
Location
Doha
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Gitika Agarwal
Job reference
JN-112023-6255917