Director, Investments

About InfraRed Capital Partners (“InfraRed”)

InfraRed is a leading international mid-market infrastructure asset manager. Over the past 25 years, InfraRed has established itself as a highly successful developer, particularly in early-stage projects, and an active steward of essential infrastructure.

InfraRed manages US$13bn of equity capital [1] for investors around the globe in listed and private funds across both core and value-add strategies.

InfraRed combines a global reach, operating worldwide from offices in London, Madrid, New York, Sydney and Seoul, with deep sector expertise from a team of more than 160 people.

InfraRed is part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life, and benefits from its scale and global platform.

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Job Purpose

An Investment Director is sought to complement the current European Infrastructure investment team. The candidate will be primarily responsible for originating and executing opportunities in value-add infrastructure investments for our exit focused funds with a particular focus on energy transition, transport and logistics and / or digital infrastructure in its broader sense (e.g., across backbone fiber, fiber-to-the-home, towers, data centres, small cells etc.).

As well as leading the execution of transactions, a significant part of the role will be to input into the business development strategy for energy transition, transport and logistics and/ or digital infrastructure and take an active role in its implementation, with the objective of delivering opportunities in the rapidly changing infrastructure markets (predominantly in Europe and but also other jurisdiction where InfraRed has presence or is active) that will make attractive risk adjusted returns for InfraRed’s funds. Effective project management and talent management skill set are a pre-requisite.

Board experience is also highly valued as the role will involve post investment asset management i.e. Board responsibility in our operating companies or platforms to deliver/outperform our investment case.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Developing InfraRed networks and relationships supportive of implementation of the strategy for the value-add strategy
  
• Originate, lead and take full deal ownership of the structuring and completion of value-add infrastructure transactions (predominantly investments and acquisitions but may also include refinancing and disposals) efficiently and at all times in accordance with InfraRed’s processes
• Negotiation of investment-related documentation such as sale and purchase agreements, shareholder agreements and financing documents
• Monitor investments including representing InfraRed on Boards of investee companies
• Advance the sector knowledge of other team members through proactive collaboration and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of existing transaction processes
• Mentor, develop and line manage less experienced team members
• Participate fully in all reporting processes
• Represent InfraRed and the applicable fund in meetings with vendors, acquisition partners, co-shareholders, financiers, and contractors on transactions
• Take the lead in target investment appraisal including appointing and closely managing due diligence advisers and internal deal teams, reviewing and challenging outputs from underlying project financial models and preparing and presenting investment papers
• In respect of specific sectors and/or geographies as determined from time to time, lead and own the business development strategy and its implementation

Skills and Qualifications

• Significant prior experience working within the infrastructure space with relevant transactional experience in making investments either as a principal or in an investment advisory capacity
• Evidence of working as part of an investment team through the full transaction cycle from initial market identification and sourcing, to transacting managing an exiting the investment
  
• Experience sitting on the board of an operating company and/or development platform
  
• Greenfield, Private and Growth Equity or Core + experience preferred
• Strong marketing / sales skills and solid analytical abilities
  
• Results oriented as demonstrated through a track record of successful transactions and value driven initiatives
• High drive, motivation and focus to make things happen within a lean and non-hierarchical environment with a fast paced, high growth and highly demanding culture
• Excellent communicator and able to inspire, influence and persuade others, and demonstrate effective teamwork across divisional and geographic boundaries
  
• Strong presenter, confident in dealing with demanding set of audience including senior management teams
  
• Highly organised, systematic and forward-looking approach to undertaking key priorities
• Strong commercial acumen through an understanding of multiple business drivers from the perspective of a broad range of stakeholders
• Fluent in English plus French and/or German and/or Spanish beneficial
  

[1] Uses 5-year average FX as at 30th September 2024 of GBP/USD of 1.2827; EUR/USD 1.1123. EUM is USD 12.803m

Don’t meet every single requirement listed? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At InfraRed we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your previous experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this, or another role.