Associate, Emerging Markets - GIP

BlackRock • New York, NY

1d • $135,000 - $180,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Overview: Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock, is a leading infrastructure investor that specializes in investing in, owning, and operating some of the largest and most complex assets across the energy, transport, digital infrastructure, and water and waste management sectors. GIP’s scaled platform has over $189 billion in assets under management. We believe that our focus on real infrastructure assets, combined with our deep proprietary origination network and comprehensive operational expertise, enables us to be responsible stewards of our clients’ capital and create positive economic impact for communities. Position Summary: GIP is seeking to hire an Associate to join GIP’s Emerging Markets investment team. You will work alongside deal team members to help evaluate and execute investment opportunities across the energy, transportation, digital, and/or water and waste sectors, with a primary focus on Latin America. You will be responsible for conducting market research, financial modeling and analysis, and overall project management. Associates will have continued involvement with GIP’s infrastructure investments following acquisitions, including monitoring performance of key value drivers, conducting valuations regularly, assisting with the execution of on-going financing transactions, and tracking general investment performance. More specifically, you will collaborate with and help support deal team members on aspects of new platform investments, add-on investments, divestitures and related financings, including but not limited to the following: Taking a role in processing new investment opportunities, ranging from market assessment, to competitive positioning, to initial underwriting and deal structuring; Working on diligence efforts on pursued deals, including business diligence, risk underwriting, and managing external advisors; Building robust flexible financial models to support deal underwriting and deal structuring efforts; Performing ad-hoc analysis to support transaction negotiations; and Providing hands-on support to portfolio companies.

Requirements

• Team-oriented, highly motivated, and entrepreneurial, demonstrates intellectual curiosity and creativity, strives for excellence, and displays high integrity, professional maturity, and good judgment
• 2 – 4 years of investment banking or private equity experience
• Bachelor’s degree with strong GPA from a leading university
• Fluency in Spanish
• Prior experience in Latin America in target sectors (energy, transportation, digital, and/or water and waste)
• Passion for investing, particularly in infrastructure
• Strong background in finance and economics
• Superior analytical, financial modeling, and accounting skills
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail
• Ability to learn new concepts quickly
• Exceptional communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• High level of professionalism, collaboration, and self-awareness

Responsibilities

• Taking a role in processing new investment opportunities, ranging from market assessment, to competitive positioning, to initial underwriting and deal structuring
• Working on diligence efforts on pursued deals, including business diligence, risk underwriting, and managing external advisors
• Building robust flexible financial models to support deal underwriting and deal structuring efforts
• Performing ad-hoc analysis to support transaction negotiations
• Providing hands-on support to portfolio companies
• Monitoring performance of key value drivers
• Conducting valuations regularly
• Assisting with the execution of on-going financing transactions
• Tracking general investment performance

Benefits

• employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits
• strong retirement plan
• tuition reimbursement
• comprehensive healthcare
• support for working parents
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees