Associate, Digital Infrastructure Investments in London

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Ares Digital Infrastructure ("ADI") is part of Ares's Real Assets platform, created to invest in high-quality digital infrastructure assets to support the growth of the ever-expanding global demand for data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. Ares Digital Infrastructure has built a large portfolio of data centre assets globally, recently completing its inaugural US$2.4 billion data centre development fund in Japan. ADI is supported by Ada Infrastructure, its wholly-owned global data centre operating platform. Ada Infrastructure provides development, leasing, asset management, facilities management, security, and other customer services to ADI’s data centre asset portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial modelling, valuation, underwriting, and scenario analysis for prospective investments, developments, and portfolio optimisation initiatives.
• Prepare and present investment analysis, underwriting conclusions, and risk assessments for investment committee and senior management review.
• Manage transaction execution processes from origination through closing, including coordination of legal, financial, tax, technical, insurance, environmental, and commercial diligence workstreams.
• Participate in the structuring, negotiation, and execution of acquisitions, developments, joint ventures, forward purchase agreements, financings, and asset disposals.
• Coordinate external advisors, consultants, lenders, counterparties, and operating partners throughout transaction processes.
• Support origination activities through market mapping, relationship development, industry research, and evaluation of new investment opportunities.
• Prepare investment committee memoranda, executive summaries, board materials, and investor presentations.
• Communicate investment findings and recommendations effectively to senior executives, investment committee members, investors, lenders, and external counterparties.
• Support investment governance processes and ensure key risks, assumptions, and decisions are appropriately documented.
• Support asset management and value creation initiatives relating to leasing, development, capital expenditure, financing, refinancing, operational performance, and monetisation activities.
• Conduct market, competitive, customer, and transaction analysis while tracking industry trends, technology developments, capital markets activity, and relevant regulatory developments to inform investment decisions.
• Contribute to fund-level initiatives, portfolio reporting, strategic planning, and investor communications.
• Support the ongoing development of investment processes, underwriting methodologies, market intelligence, and internal knowledge resources.
• Manage project timelines and coordinate junior team members, advisors, and third-party consultants to ensure timely execution of transaction and portfolio initiatives.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree or international equivalent with excellent academic record

Experience Required: 5-8 years of investment banking, private equity, or principal investing experience

General Requirements:

• Self-motivated and driven; ability to work effectively in a collegial, fast moving, demanding, dynamic and global business
• Fluent spoken and written communication in English.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel with strong technical skills and ability to build complex operating models
• Excellent research and due diligence skills with an aptitude for numeracy
• Exceptional interpersonal skills as well as being a team player
• Evidence of intellectual curiosity, creative problem-solving skills, and adaptability
• Solid organizational skills, high attention to detail and ability to prioritize
• Impeccable integrity and trustworthiness

Reporting Relationships: Principal, Digital Infrastructure, EMEA

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.