Energy Leasing: Vice President: Transaction Execution & Business Development recruitment
The Energy Leasing team within Macquarie Corporate and Asset Finance ("MCAF") is looking to recruit a London-based Vice President to take responsibility for business development and transaction execution.
MCAF is the leasing and lending division of the Macquarie Group with approx. £13bil of funded assets throughout its global operations. MCAF provides asset and corporate finance, leasing, trading, sourcing and remarketing services for a range of assets and industries including assets in the energy sector, jet aircraft, mining equipment, IT equipment, manufacturing, telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles and railcars.
In the UK, the MCAF Energy Leasing team owns and leases over 6 million gas and electricity meters and is the UK's largest owner of smart gas and electricity meters. With the large scale roll-out of smart meters in the UK imminent, we are seeking to grow this portfolio in addition to expanding in to adjacent asset classes and new geographies.
The role will be focussed on leading the execution of new transactions, origination of new opportunities and supporting our existing operations by undertaking various special projects (such as negotiating contract extensions or exploring funding/financing options for the business). The successful candidate will report directly to our energy leasing business leaders.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly successful team and be involved in many aspects of managing and growing a proven, profitable and successful business.
The role will encompass both business development and principal investment transactions in the energy sector (with a particular focus on metering assets) and will also include:
- Developing and executing transactions across our existing business including negotiating transaction documentation and managing the client relationship
- Taking responsibility for all aspects of various business development projects
- Originating and executing other new opportunities for the team in adjacent asset classes or geographies
- Mentoring junior members of the team, including reviewing and signing off on their financial modelling and pricing of transactions
- Preparing presentations and other internal papers for new transactions and, on occasion, new portfolio/business acquisitions
- Assisting with ongoing business and asset management projects including valuations, internal and external stakeholder management, and reviewing financial forecasts and budgets; and
- Analysing potential transactions, including participation in due diligence and managing third party service providers.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have gained some strong experience with in either a management consulting, private equity or corporate advisory environment, or even gained experience in a business development or corporate finance role within the utility industry;
- Have strong financial modelling skills.
- Be highly commercial with a proven track record of originating and executing profitable transactions and business opportunities;
- Possess strong oral and written communication skills;
- Have strong project management and multi-tasking skills;
- Be self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment;
- Have tertiary qualifications preferably with some application to commerce, finance, legal, accounting or economics;
- UK energy sector experience would be preferable but is not essential;