The Client:
Our client is a growing pan-European real estate investment & development company focussed on alternative assets.
The company is growing fast with new locations coming up all over the continent (UK, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain).
The company is supported by top tier investors. The company acquires and develops on average 3-5 new projects every year.
The Role
As an Investment Analyst or Associate you will join the acquisition team and be a key contributor to the European expansion of the company in Europe. This is a diversified role that includes sourcing new locations, analysing new investment opportunities, negotiating and executing transactions, and working closely with the development team during the development process.
Responsibilities:
- Involved in the sourcing and preliminary evaluation process of an investment opportunity;
- Perform analyses in the sourcing process including detailed financial valuation, cash-flow and operating models;
- Create, update and run financial models performing sensitivity analysis and stress testing to examine, the various impacts on valuation;
- Participate in the due diligence (legal, financial, commercial, technical etc.) and transaction execution for investments;
- Prepare investment memorandum, general marketing materials to formulate recommendation to investment board;
- Liaising and coordinating internal departments during sourcing and execution process (mostly development, legal, design and finance teams);
- Liaising with external partners including lenders, administrators, lawyers and tax advisors;
- Day-to-day work will be a varied and comprise mix of sourcing, execution, meetings with advisors, preparing analyses and administration.
Requirements:
- Graduated from a top tier business school, engineering school or university with outstanding academic qualifications;
- 1 to 5 years’ experience in a leading real estate organization, private equity fund or investment bank;
- International profile: Fluent in English (written and spoken), other European languages such as Spanish, German, Italian, French or Portuguese is a real bonus;
- Strong corporate finance, quantitative, technical and communication skills;
- Experience with modelling independently on Excel complex and important real estate transactions from scratch and ability to analyse, interpret and summarize the results. Familiarity with modelling bank debt, taxes, and typical joint-venture elements such as profit shares and profit waterfalls;
- High degree of attention to detail and ease with numbers;
- Ability to autonomously prepare and present high-quality reports and presentations in an articulate manner to senior management.
The candidate:
- Self-motivated and a self-starter and have an entrepreneurial mindset;
- Highly motivated to be part of growing company and a real believer in our concept;
- Someone that thrives in very demanding situations entailing high responsibilities;
- A quick learner, with a hands-on approach and capable to work under pressure;
- Naturally curious, innovative and constantly looking for ways to improve upon things;
- Willing to be based in Amsterdam and travel frequently in Europe;
What they offer:
- An opportunity to work at a dynamic, young, international organisation with a fun element;
- The chance to be part of a team of young, fun and enthusiastic people and to make a real difference;
- The capacity to have a true impact, be entrepreneurial, sit in the driver’s seat and contribute to the development of a new concept;
- An attractive compensation.