Renewables / Energy Transition Analyst (M/F)

Permanent Position to be filled in London or Madrid

Why Ardian?

Ardian is a world-leading private investment house, managing or advising $150bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,400 clients globally. Our broad expertise, spanning Private Equity, Real Assets and Credit, enables us to offer a wide range of investment opportunities and respond flexibly to our clients’ differing needs. Through Ardian Customized Solutions we create bespoke portfolios that allow institutional clients to specify the precise mix of assets they require and to gain access to funds managed by leading third-party sponsors. Private Wealth Solutions offers dedicated services and access solutions for private banks, family offices and private institutional investors worldwide. Ardian is majority-owned by its employees and places great emphasis on developing its people and fostering a collaborative culture based on collective intelligence. Our 1,000+ employees, spread across 16 offices in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Middle East are strongly committed to the principles of Responsible Investment and are determined to make finance a force for good in society. Our goal is to deliver excellent investment performance combined with high ethical standards and social responsibility.

At Ardian we invest all of ourselves in building companies that last.

Since 2005, Ardian Infrastructure has developed solid industrial expertise in the field of infrastructure on 3 pillars: energy and environmental transition, transportation and telecommunications. In 15 years, the team has made 110 investments and currently manages more than $21 billion of assets in this field.

Ardian Infrastructure’s approach is to support companies in their transformation to improve the quality of service to users by relying on innovation and the digitalisation of operations. In the environment sector, Ardian Infrastructure has, among other things, been a shareholder alongside Suez de Sita Cornwall and Sita Northumberland in the United Kingdom.

Ardian makes One Planet pledge and signs ILPA’s new Diversity in Action initiative

As we look back on 2020, perhaps there has been one positive development that has come from the pandemic, and that is the feeling of solidarity. Everyone being on the same team, fighting for the same cause – be it for the climate, social mobility, or tackling this health and economic crisis.

At Ardian, we have always seen our purpose being beyond financial matters. We know that our scale, reach and influence can – by working with others – have significant positive impacts for wider society.

In November 2020, Ardian, together with several other sovereign wealth funds, asset managers and private equity funds, signed a pledge at the 3rd One Planet Sovereign Wealth Funds Summit. Collectively we agreed to accelerate our actions to align with the Paris Agreement.

In last December, we became a founding signatory of the Institutional Limited Partners Association’s Diversity in Action initiative, making a commitment to take new concrete steps to advance inclusion, diversity and equity, as we continue this very important journey both for Ardian and the financial industry more broadly.

Ardian values are: excellence, loyalty, and entrepreneurship.

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The role

Ardian Infrastructure has $21bn under management. ~80% of the assets under management are invested in Europe. Ardian Infrastructure invests in core infrastructure assets providing essential services to populations in a sustainable way, in 3 verticals: Energy (incl Renewables), Transportation, Telecom.

The Ardian Infrastructure team manages the Ardian Clean Energy Evergreen Fund (ACEEF), an open-ended renewables and energy transition dedicated fund. ACEEF manages over 1 GW of renewable operating capacity in Europe and Latin America and is investing in renewables and energy transition technologies globally.

ACEEF team members work on the investment and support the operational performance of the portfolio as it creates long term value across the full lifetime of its investments.

The Analyst will be reporting to a Manager of the ACEEF team. The Analyst will have the opportunity to work across the Ardian Infrastructure platform, though their work will be focused in the initial years on renewables and energy transition investments.

He/she will be based in the London or Madrid offices but will have the opportunity to work with all team members across the European offices and might need to travel abroad accordingly.

His/her tasks will be linked with all the activities of the ACEEF fund:

• Investment : Support Managing Directors/Directors in assessing and acquiring new potential targets in renewables and energy transition:
  • Financial modelling (Excel, VBA): valuation(Dividend Discount Method, comparables), forecasts, financial optimization, at the asset and at the fund level
  • Due Diligence process
  • Preparation of Investment Committee memoranda
  • Participation to syndication processes with coinvestors

• Asset Management:
  • Work alongside portfolio companies and operating partners in the oversight and value creating management of renewables investments (e.g. preparing decision analyses for the relevant investment governing committees together with ACEEF leadership)
  • Update of the financial model and valuation of the asset
  • Reporting presentations for investors

• Transversal: sector research, digital projects, etc.

Required skills

• Rigorous, hard worker, flexible
• Motivated, dynamic
• Autonomous, pro-active, efficient
• Able to take a step back and see the big picture while not neglecting details
• Communication skills
• Team spirit and great communication skills
• Client oriented

Profile

• Fluent in English and preferably one other European language
• Master in Finance and/or Engineering preferred
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills
• First experience (1 to 3 years) is required in M&A/Investment Banking/private equity at a top-tier player or renewables / energy transition focused house
• Excellent command of Excel, PPT, word

Regulatory Responsibilities

Depending on the role only one of the three rules will apply :

• Ensure compliance with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to the role
• Understand the Individual Conduct Rules set out by the UK Regulator and ensure compliance in letter and in spirit

• Ensure compliance with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to the role
• Understand the Individual Conduct Rules set out by the UK Regulator and ensure compliance in letter and in spiritComply with the Fitness & Propriety requirement set out by the UK Regulator

• Ensure compliance with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to the role
• Understand the Individual Conduct Rules set out by the UK Regulator and ensure compliance in letter and in spirit
• Comply with the Fitness & Propriety requirement set out by the UK Regulator
• Understand the Senior Manager Conduct Rules set out by the UK Regulator and comply in letter and in spirit
• Employ sound judgement and reasonable steps to oversee the area of responsibilities set out in the ‘Statement of Responsibilities’ and take reasonable actions as needed to prevent or manage any breaches

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

At ARDIAN, we are proud of our diverse culture. As a forward thinking organization, we recognize that having people from different backgrounds brings innovation and excellence. Therefore, a diverse and inclusive environment is key to our business success.Ardian is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to our employees, applicants and candidates based on individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disabilities, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information, ancestry, marital status as a victim of domestic violence, pregnancy or child birth (including breastfeeding) or any other class protected by federal, state or local laws. It is our policy to comply with all applicable laws governing employment practices and not to discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of your employment including, but not limited to, hiring, placement and promotion.