Director of Origination & Structuring – Latin America recruitment
Location:
Mexico City, São Paulo, Bogotá, Santiago with frequent travel to Chicago, IL USA. Local Chicago and U.S. based candidates with applicable experience are also encouraged to apply.
The Essentials:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to execute each essential function:
- Use regional industry knowledge and experience to originate, structure and close on multiple direct equity, clean energy infrastructure investments of non-controlling nature (ownership of 50%).
- Be primary lead in financing and investment negotiations with project sponsors, co-investors and operating partners.
- Perform complex financial modeling and transaction due diligence across all phases of the investment structure - from deal origination to lead and through to close.
- Work closely with financial and legal advisors on the various transactions to problem solve and successfully allocate risks and structure an investment that will reach a successful close.
The Responsibilities:
Principal responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Source and deploy clean energy investment structures using a variety of financing vehicles including direct equity investments and possible sale-leasebacks, partnership flips or pass-throughs.
- Develop innovative modifications to existing project financing structures/strategies as well as lead the development of new structured finance solutions that support company goals as well as operating partner and investor objectives.
- Coordinate directly with banks, institutional investors, and legal resources to manage the timely funding of new renewable energy infrastructure investment transactions.
- Partner with legal resources in the drafting and execution of term sheets, financing documents, and contracts associated with renewable energy infrastructure investments.
- Participate in corporate financings and evaluate impacts of various project financing structures, knowledge of the project finance models used for analysis and structuring.
- Maintain an understanding of the complex regional tax and accounting issues associated with renewable energy project finance and REIT like investment wrappers and securitization.
The Skills Experience:
Primary skills and experience should contain:
- A minimum of 5-7 years prior regional experience working within project finance, structured finance, lease financing, asset-backed financing, MA, investment banking, securitization of various asset types, corporate finance or private equity with significant transactional experience leading the origination, negotiation, and execution of infrastructure investments throughout Latin America.
- Prior experience working with REITs, iREITS, Infrastructure Debt Funds or the like is highly desired.
- Prior experience working on renewable energy project finance transactions is highly desired.
- Desire to work in a small but growing company in the renewable energy finance field.
- Strong proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
- Project management and complex financial modeling experience.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to effectively operate with high energy and flexibility in a fast-paced, constantly evolving team environment.
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting. Master’s Degree or MBA with emphasis in Finance or related studies preferred.
- CFA candidates at any stage are always welcome.
- Fluent in both Spanish and English.
More info available at http://www.insigna.co
February 25, 2012
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