Equity Financing/Debt Advisory Manager – Infrastructure Investments in London

Employer: DWS Group

Location: London

About DWS:

Today, markets face a whole new set of pressures – but also a whole lot of opportunity too. Opportunity to innovate differently. Opportunity to invest responsibly. And opportunity to make change. Join us at DWS, and you can be part of an industry-leading firm with a global presence. You can lead ambitious opportunities and shape the future of investing. You can support our clients, local communities, and the environment. We’re looking for creative thinkers and innovators to join us as the world continues to transform. As whole markets change, one thing remains clear; our people always work together to capture the opportunities of tomorrow. That’s why we are ‘Investors for a new now’.

As investors on behalf of our clients, it is our role to find investment solutions. Ensuring the best possible foundation for our clients’ financial future. And in return, we’ll give you the support and platform to develop new skills, make an impact and work alongside some of the industry’s greatest thought leaders. This is your chance to achieve your goals and lead an extraordinary career.

Team / division overview

DWS Alternatives is a diversified set of business activities with approximately EUR 115bn in assets under management in strategies including Private Real Estate, Private Infrastructure, Private Credit, Liquid Real Assets (Real Estate/Infrastructure and Commodity Securities) and Sustainable Investments. The global team invests on behalf of a global client base that includes governments, corporations, institutional investors, and a growing UNHW investor group.

The DWS Private Infrastructure business (“DWS Infrastructure”), acquires and manages Debt and Equity investments in businesses that provide essential Infrastructure services in the transport, energy, utilities, digital, circular economy and healthcare sectors. With investment teams located in Europe and the US, the business has a global footprint and is focused on managing infrastructure portfolios that can meet the needs of institutional investors and private clients worldwide. The division has funds under management of approximately €15 billion.

DWS Infrastructure manages two strategies targeting private equity investments in European infrastructure companies: the “Pan European Infrastructure Fund (“PEIF”)” series and “Sustainable Growth Infrastructure Fund (“SGIF”)”. PEIF invests in core plus infrastructure in the mid-cap size bracket and SGIF is a value-add strategy, providing growth capital to lower mid-cap infrastructure companies who are seeking to scale their sustainable business models.

Your responsibilities:

• Supporting financing and hedging strategies for new acquisitions across the Infrastructure Equity portfolio.
• Working with portfolio companies and other members of the team in supporting the execution of the refinancing strategy for each asset in order to optimise the capital structure.
• Dealing directly with lenders and other key market stakeholders (advisors, lawyers, rating agencies etc) in the execution of debt financings.
• Monitoring the debt exposure and managing the lenders’ relationships across the portfolio.
• Managing wider debt and advisor relationships.
• Supporting future fund-raising processes, including providing support to answer investor queries and providing accurate asset information on a timely basis.
• Assisting in the preparation and presentation of Investment Committee papers as well as Portfolio Valuation/Asset Management reports from a financing perspective.
• Where required, building, reviewing and updating financial models.

We are looking for:

• Solid experience in either Infrastructure Financing, Project Finance or Leverage Finance at a leading financing bank / debt fund or independent debt advisor is essential along with a well-developed network across the lending markets.
• Strong understanding of debt products and debt financing principles across Infrastructure or transferrable industry sectors.
• Strong credit background with experience in positioning credits to the market and or writing internal credit papers or information memorandums.
• Thorough understanding of the full debt raising process for a broad range of lenders and debt markets both for an acquisition and a refinancing.
• Experience in interest rate and FX hedging and working with rating agencies would be beneficial.
• An understanding of the full investment life cycle from origination and acquisition to the asset management and disposal of assets.
• An interest in working on the buy-side for a leading infrastructure investor.
• Very strong analytical skills including cash flow modelling, debt profile and capital structures modelling and ability to analyse debt structures of portfolio companies and acquisition targets.
• Educated to degree level within a related financial subject or with relevant professional experience.
• Proficiency in another European language would be beneficial.

What we’ll offer you:

At DWS we’re serious about diversity, equity and creating an inclusive culture where colleagues can be themselves and it’s important to us that you enjoy coming to work - feeling healthy, happy and rewarded. At DWS you’ll have access to a range of benefits including, but not limited, to the below:

• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, comprehensive leave policy, personal and volunteer days.
• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits.
• Access to best-in-class trainings, in role development and career progression opportunities.