Investment Associate

Overview

An ambitious, well-funded European renewable energy platform seeks an M&A Manager to drive origination, evaluation and execution of transactions across Europe. You will work in a lean investment team with exposure to senior management and cross-functional partners in development, finance, legal and engineering. You will manage the full investment lifecycle—from screening and valuation to due diligence, approvals and closing. The role covers acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures and select disposals, with a focus on a multi‑GW portfolio across solar, wind, storage and hybrids. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape growth and portfolio optimization at scale.

Responsibilities

• Originate and assess acquisition and investment opportunities across the European renewable energy market
• Lead financial modelling, valuation and investment returns analysis across development-stage, RTB, construction and operational assets
• Assess project economics including development costs, construction assumptions, financing structures, route-to-market and exit scenarios
• Coordinate financial, legal, tax, technical, commercial and ESG due diligence processes
• Prepare investment papers, recommendations and presentations for senior management and Investment Committee approval
• Lead and support commercial negotiations around valuation, transaction structure and key contractual terms
• Work closely with external advisers and counterparties throughout transaction execution
• Review and negotiate transaction documentation including SPAs, SHAs, JV agreements and development-related agreements alongside internal and external legal counsel
• Support strategic partnerships, platform-level transactions and portfolio optimisation initiatives
• Work cross-functionally with development, engineering, finance, legal and asset management teams to evaluate investment risks and opportunities
• Support the continued development of the company’s M&A strategy and European growth pipeline

Key requirements

• Approximately 5–8 years’ relevant professional experience
• A background within renewable energy investment, infrastructure investment, M&A advisory, investment banking, corporate M&A, project finance or transaction advisory
• Strong financial modelling and valuation capabilities
• Demonstrable experience executing transactions through multiple stages of the deal lifecycle
• Strong understanding of renewable energy project economics and key investment drivers
• Experience analysing development-stage and/or operational renewable energy assets
• Confidence managing advisers, counterparties and senior internal stakeholders
• Strong commercial judgement and negotiation skills
• An entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to operate effectively within a fast-growing platform
• Previous exposure to solar, onshore wind and/or battery storage investments
• Knowledge of PPAs, merchant exposure, CfDs, capacity markets and battery revenue models
• Exposure to project debt financing
• Experience reviewing SPAs, SHAs, development agreements and other transaction documentation

• strong commercial judgement
• negotiation skills
• entrepreneurial mindset
• financial modelling and valuation
• due diligence coordination
• transaction documentation review (SPAs, SHAs)

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