Responsibilities:
- Originate, underwrite, and manage principal investments in the infrastructure sector;
- Evaluate potential investment opportunities, conducting research, developing valuation analyses, structuring, negotiating, and executing transactions;
- Build industry relationships and develop a robust business development pipeline;
- Manage relationships with the leadership teams of the portfolio companies and closely monitor the financial performance of the investments;
- Lead the negotiation and execution of agreements and other transaction-related documentation;
- Manage relationships with investment partners, including the Sponsor/Managing Member and other co-investors, and advisors such as financial, legal, tax, and environmental;
- Review and approve capital calls and distributions related to principal investments;
- Coordinate with finance and operations with respect to monitoring ongoing investments;
- Monitor ongoing financial performance of portfolio companies and oversee the reviews of valuations for portfolio companies;
- Monitor and evaluate potential exit alternatives, including public market conditions and potential strategic partners;
- Mentor junior staff and contribute to a high-performing, collaborative team environment;
- Play a lead role in recruiting activities, including sourcing candidates and interviewing prospective hires;
- Lead due diligence on opportunities, assessing past and projected financial performance, quality of management teams, investment merits and risks, expected returns, regulatory environment, and industry dynamics;
- Meet with company management and review past performance, strategy, outlook, industry issues, and other relevant topics as required;
- Build a network of operating/investment partners to identify and operate assets;
- Participate in industry conferences focused on infrastructure investing to elevate the firm's network and reputation in the space;
- Present investment recommendations based on the results of the team's due diligence and analysis;
- Oversee the drafting of principal investment recommendations, outlining potential opportunities and risks; and
- Present investment and disposition recommendations to the Investment Committee.
Requirements:
- A minimum of 10 years of experience, with the last five years as a principal investor in private equity or public buy-side investing in the infrastructure sector, including proven “end-to-end” transaction experience.
- Proven experience executing successful deals in North America, from inception to include analysis, due diligence, execution, and ongoing monitoring.
- Willingness to explore new investment opportunities, with a particular focus on the various infrastructure sectors, including power, renewables, utilities, water, transportation, social, and digital, as well as an intellectual curiosity about the trends and opportunities that will lead to exceptional returns.
- Prior responsibility for managing relationships with portfolio companies and other external stakeholders such as investment partners, other co-investors, and advisors.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively and manage junior investment professionals.
- An undergraduate degree is required. A graduate degree is desirable, but not a requirement.
Skills Required
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in private equity or public investing in infrastructure
- Last five years as a principal investor in infrastructure
- Proven transaction experience from inception to execution
- Experience managing relationships with portfolio companies
- Ability to work collaboratively and manage junior professionals
- Undergraduate degree
- Graduate degree is desirable but not required
What We Do
Harrison Street is one of the leading investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative real assets. Since inception in 2005, the firm has created a series of differentiated investment solutions focused on demographic-driven, needs-based assets. The firm has invested across senior housing, student housing, build-to-rent, healthcare delivery, life sciences and storage real estate as well as social, utility and digital infrastructure. Headquartered in Chicago and London, with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia, the firm has more than 290-employees and approximately $55 billion in assets under management. Clients of the firm include a global institutional investor base domiciled in North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Latin America. Harrison Street was awarded Best Places to Work by Pensions & Investments for ten years (2014-2020, 2022-2024) and since 2019 has won 15 awards from PERE, including three for the 2023 Awards: Alternatives Investor of the Year – Global, Data Centers Investor of the Year – North America, and ESG Firm of the Year - North America. Harrison Street did not pay any compensation in exchange for the aforementioned awards. For more information, please visit www.harrisonst.com. Assets under management ("AUM") reflects AUM for the Firm’s investment advisory and asset management clients. The information contained on this site is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as investment advice or as a recommendation of any particular strategy or investment product. This profile should not be considered as a solicitation for services *As used in this website, unless the context otherwise requires, "Harrison Street," “HSRE”, “HS” or the "Firm" refers collectively to Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC, its subsidiaries, including Harrison Street Advisors.
