Investment Principal Asia

Entoria Energy is a leading global privately held developer, investor and operator of renewable energy solutions. We are headquartered in Singapore with an active presence in over 12 countries, principally focussing in Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Owner-led and powered by unparalleled execution, we specialise in solar, wind and energy storage projects, from design, planning and financing through to construction and operation.

With rapid expansion plans in South-East Asia, we now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced **Investment Principal** to join our team in Singapore or Bangkok.

This is a rare opportunity to join an established, well-funded and proven renewable energy team in a high profile, high impact role.

You will report directly to the group CFO and will lead or support all M&A, equity and debt funding and other corporate finance activities across Latin America. This involves project evaluation, M&A (buy-side), debt financing, investment relations, and other related activities. You will also be expected to continuously monitor investment performances while supporting the structures of project finance or similar debt instruments. You will be overseeing the full project development process to ensure the efficient transition of assessment through to financial close to handover of operation.

The role includes:

- Lead financing activities of our projects across Latin America (junior & senior loans)
- Support ongoing equity financing activities
- Project management/investment principal on M&A activities
- Overseeing and developing financial models for projects to provide both quantitative and qualitative support to risk analyses, mitigation solutions and investment decisions
- Assessing success prospects of projects and exercising judgement
- Collection and analysis of market data, this includes research in respect of political and economic factors affecting countries that are relevant to the funds
- Preparation of investment briefings
- Overview project due diligence, collection and analysis of project data
- Preparing monthly progress and reporting with continual assessment of project viability and implementation of mitigation measures
- Assist with investor, debt and regulatory reporting requirements
- Liaise with the technical and commercial teams to facilitate the integration of newly acquired assets and new valuation models
- Identify threats and risks to allocated projects and implementing solutions to resolve or mitigate them
- Principal interface with all current and new investors on portfolio, project and company level
- Carry out additional ad hoc duties as required
- Able to travel when required

**Relevant experience**
- 3-7 years within a corporate finance, M&A or investment principal role
- Degree level - Economics, Engineering, Finance, Maths, Business, or similar
- Strong financial modelling experience enabling to create, understand, review, evaluate and manage financial models and to draw appropriate conclusions from their output
- Direct experience performing and/or reviewing valuations, due diligence (preferred but not essential)
- International exposure appreciated
- Past exposure to infrastructure finance, and preferable with exposure to renewable energies or PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) or Public-sector Procurement knowledge is advantageous

**Soft Skills**
- An independently motivated and creative individual and a good problem solver
- Can-do, hands-on mindset, self-starting individual
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills; including the ability to present technical financial information in a clear and concise manner,
- report-writing; clear and concise internal and external communication
- Able to establish credibility with senior professionals and business partners
- Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills, and ability to meet regular deadlines
- Strong attention to detail, challenges data
- Able to demonstrate initiative and judgement in carrying out day-to-day role
- Used to managing multiple projects at different stages of development at any one time

**Other Qualifications**
- Established network within Asia's financial industry
- Fluent business English speaking and writing
- Fluency in any local language is an advantage
- Working as effectively with locally based and overseas colleagues