Investment Manager (PAN Ports & Logistics) Job Old Mutual

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AIIM is seeking a talented individual, who is passionate about Africa and its development, to join the business and provide support to the pan-African Investment team.

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Role Responsibilities:

Investment process management and transaction execution:

• Lead sourcing of proprietary and intermediary- driven infrastructure investment opportunities across the key fund sectors but focusing on transport, ports and logistics;
• Drive full transaction execution: commercial assessment, financial modelling, valuation, structuring, negotiations, and investment committee materials;
• Coordinate and manage  due diligence processes with guidance from senior team members
• Perform risk analysis and review financial statements
• Support senior team members in the negotiation of transaction and project documents
• Oversee bid documents in tender submissions

Financial modelling:

• Independently perform comprehensive company valuations leveraging the junior team members
• Review, run and adapt deal financials models
• Guide and provide oversight to junior team members on financial modelling tasks
• Train and mentor junior team members with regards to financial modelling

Investment papers and investment committees:

• Compile investment papers with guidance from senior team members and support from junior team members
• Present deals to Investment Committees together with senior team members

Asset management:

• Track asset performance against original projections
• Structure and execute value-enhancing initiatives (including but not limited to overseeing capital structure optimisation, refinancing, and exit planning)
• Engage with portfolio company management to implement operational, strategic and ESG initiatives
• Monitor risk, compliance, and performance against investment thesis
• Participate in and contribute to board meetings

Transaction origination, fund-raising and profile-raising:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with counterparts (advisors, lenders, co-investors, and other stakeholders)
• Contribute to marketing documents and engage with potential investors
• Contribute to fund strategy, portfolio construction and broader fund investment decisions
• Attend and speak at industry conferences

Project-related travel for site visits, deal negotiations and industry conferences

Leadership & Mentorship

Coach and develop junior team members

Required Experience and Core competencies

• An Honours Financial or Engineering degree
• Post-graduate Business School or equivalent qualification advantageous
• Excellent financial modelling skills
• 6-8 years in infrastructure private equity or investment banking  (preferably bulge bracket investment banks)
• Demonstrate track record in leading infrastructure transactions from origination through close
• Strong understanding of infrastructure assets, concession-based models, regulatory frameworks, and long dated cash flows
• Transaction experience in Africa preferred
• Experience in ports and logitics strongly preferred
• The following sector expertise is a plus:
  • Energy;
  • Digital infrastructure (towers, fibre, data centres)
  • Core infrastructure
• Project/process management – ability to run M&A processes with limited guidance (from hiring of advisors through due diligence engagements to transaction execution)
• Financial acumen – the capacity to demonstrate knowledge of and insight into financial principles and processes and identify inconsistencies in data
• Ability to apply sound business judgment and an analytical, pragmatic and creative approach to problem solving
• Good understanding of transaction documentation (SPAs, SHAs etc)
• Ability to plan and prioritise effectively
• Commercial orientation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Very strong attention to detail

Personality Attributes

• Flexible & dynamic – self-motivated, results-driven, ability to deal with change
• Excellent intellectual & conceptual abilities
• Resilience
• Excellence orientation (concern for high-quality work) – follow-through; the motivation to ensure the highest standards of quality and productivity are consistently maintained
• Invests high levels of energy in work
• Outcome focused
• Team player

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