Investment Associate / Senior Investment Associate
CrossBoundary Energy
About the Firm
CrossBoundary Energy develops, owns, and operates distributed renewable energy solutions for businesses, offering cheaper and cleaner energy through power purchase and lease agreements. With a US$550M portfolio of awarded, signed, in-construction, and operating energy assets, the company boasts ~400 MWp of solar PV, wind generation, and thermal projects and ~700 MWh of battery energy storage solutions. Its clients include industry leaders like Rio Tinto, Ivanhoe, Unilever, Diageo, Heineken, and the Devki Group. The diverse portfolio features large-scale renewable-led hybrid power plants for mines, rooftop and ground-mount solar PV plants for industrial clients, and distributed solar PV and battery power solutions for telecommunications sites. As a member of the CrossBoundary Group, founded in 2011, CrossBoundary Energy is dedicated to unlocking the power of capital for sustainable growth and strong returns in underserved markets. Learn more at www.crossboundaryenergy.com.
Why join us?
The CrossBoundary team is a unique group of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the most challenging and exciting markets in the world. Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action. Learn more at www.crossboundary.com.
What you’ll do
CrossBoundary Energy is recruiting a full-time Investment Associate / Senior Investment Associate to support our Investment team. As a member of the team, you will contribute to all fundraising, project due diligence and investment, portfolio management and risk mitigation workstreams.
Primary Responsibilities
Fundraising: Drive group-level senior debt and subordinated debt capital raising materials and processes, including corporate and project finance models, presentations, investment memoranda, term sheet negotiation, and due diligence
Ensuring projects align with portfolio objectives, return requirements, and risk appetite, and are structured to be bankable for project finance investors
Project development: Analysis of economics and risks within project development, financial modeling, and project contracts, to support the Project Development team in developing value-accretive projects and investments
Required Skills and Experience
Demonstrated transaction experience in corporate/project finance, financial modelling, due diligence, investment analysis, fundraising, and transaction execution
Who You Are
You are a critical thinker, intellectually stimulated by energy, power, geopolitics, economics, and the environment
Location / Travel
Our preferred location is Nairobi, Kenya. Some infrequent travel will be required.
Equal Opportunity Employer
CrossBoundary is an equal opportunity employer. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to recruiting@crossboundary.com.
Contact
Interested candidates should apply at https://www.crossboundary.com/careers/
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