Ardian’s Infrastructure team is offering a graduate opportunity in the Luxembourg office to assist in the asset management of existing portfolio of investments as well as identification, analysis and execution of potential investments opportunities.
Ardian’s Infrastructure team is one of the largest and most active in Europe.
The intern will have significant responsibilities from day one. He/She will mainly work with the Infrastructure Team based in Luxembourg but will also be fully integrated to the rest of the team based in Paris, Frankfurt, London, Madrid and Milan.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting the team in monitoring companies in which the fund has already invested
- Preparing internal reporting presentations (Boards of directors, Committees) as well as clients reporting
- Analysis of new investment perimeters (countries, sectors) through ad-hoc reviews
- Supporting the investment team, in particular on the financial analysis and valuation of investment opportunities: presentation, modelling (Excel): forecasts, financial optimisation, sensitivities
- Work alongside the financing team which is based in Luxembourg on various ongoing project (financing at acquisition, refinancing, etc…)
This internship will provide a global view on the world of investment, asset management as well as fund management.
Required skills
The candidate should possess a broad set of quantitative, qualitative and interpersonal skills and be a strong team player with a strong cooperative business style and conviction. Requirements include:
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills
- Solid analytical and reasoning skills, including modelling
- Organisational and planning skills
- Intellectual rigour and discipline
- Perfectionist with attention to detail
- Knowledge of accounting and corporate finance
- Advanced skills in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Profile
- Degree either completed or due to complete from leading business school or university
- Strong commercial understanding of Private Equity
- At least one previous experience in one of the following areas would be beneficial:
- Private equity
-Transaction Services team of a leading audit firm
- Leading strategy consulting firm - Knowledge of financial engineering and fund structuring
- Fluency in English and French is mandatory
About the Team
Ardian Infrastructure team is an international leader in essential infrastructures. With assets of US$36bn managed or advised, Ardian Infrastructure funds invest in a comprehensive range of infrastructure assets, key to the populations, focusing in particular on energy, transport and telecommunications. Based in Paris, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Luxembourg, New York and Santiago de Chile the team has built trusting relationships and developed a deep understanding of how digitalization and climate change are transforming their sector. In that regard, the 70 investment professionals are committed to reducing the environmental impact of their infrastructure investments in line with global climate change agreements. As part of their commitment, the team is developing a major renewable energy portfolio and introducing energy efficiency policies in all portfolio companies.
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