Associate, Emerging Markets

BlackRock•New York, NY

7d•$150,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Work alongside deal team members to evaluate and execute infrastructure investment opportunities across the energy, transportation, digital, water, and waste sectors. Conduct market research, financial modeling and analysis, and project management. Collaborate with and support deal team members on new platform investments, add-on investments, divestitures, and related financings. Process investment opportunities from market assessment and competitive positioning through initial underwriting and deal structuring. Support diligence on pursued deals, including business diligence, risk underwriting, and management of external advisors. Build flexible financial models for underwriting and deal structuring, perform ad-hoc analyses for transaction negotiations, and provide hands-on support to portfolio companies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any field), Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
Three years of experience in the job offered or as an Associate, Analyst, or a related role.
Three years of experience with valuation analysis, including cash flow modeling.
Three years of experience with M&A transaction processes.
Three years of experience leveraging publicly disclosed information, sell-side research, and premium data sources, including Bloomberg, FactSet, and Capital IQ, to conduct business analysis.
Three years of experience facilitating due diligence analysis of strategic sale targets for potential acquirers.
Two years of investment banking experience.
Two years of experience facilitating financial and non-financial due diligence analyses for potential acquisition targets.
Two years of experience liaising with external portfolio companies for monthly updates.
One year of private equity experience.
One year of experience developing financial models for budget and capital planning and overseeing portfolio companies’ models.
One year of experience developing investment committee materials and memos.
One year of experience in infrastructure investment areas, including energy, transportation, digital, and water and waste sectors.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and execute infrastructure investment opportunities across the energy, transportation, digital, water, and waste sectors.
Conduct market research, financial modeling and analysis, and overall project management.
Support new platform investments, add-on investments, divestitures, and related financings.
Process new investment opportunities, including market assessment, competitive positioning, initial underwriting, and deal structuring.
Support diligence on pursued deals, including business diligence, risk underwriting, and managing external advisors.
Build flexible financial models for deal underwriting and structuring.
Perform ad-hoc analysis to support transaction negotiations.
Provide hands-on support to portfolio companies.