Investment Manager

Job Description

At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.

Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

About the department

The Core Infrastructure team is part of abrdn plc, which is one of the UK's largest financial services providers and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The team’s portfolio has over €2.5 billion assets under management, with the aim to increase that in the coming years. We typically seek to invest equity investments of between €50 million to €150 million per investments. Our key areas of focus are European small / mid-market opportunities across the energy, utilities, transport and digital sectors. We have an active and flexible investment approach and can act as a majority or large minority investor.

About the role

As the Investment Manager you will get the opportunity to work within a rapidly developing segment of the alternatives investment sector, and within abrdn’s Core infrastructure team we are well positioned to capitalise on our expertise and reputation in the market.

Within this role it will provide you with an excellent opportunity to join the infrastructure team and play a key role in helping to develop the strategy and further build the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Playing an active role in the monitoring and valuation of infrastructure investments alongside investment and company management teams
• Assist with the preparation and presentation of regular updates and reporting on development of portfolio investments
• Involvement in the preparation and provision of accurate and timely reporting, including asset valuations, to investors
• Carrying out portfolio data analysis and financial modelling
• Conducting relevant macroeconomic, industry, market and other research
• Providing fundraising support and responding to investor requests
• Lead due diligence processes, and preparation of investment recommendation papers for direct infrastructure.

About the candidate requirements

• Significant relevant experience in asset management, investment banking, corporate finance or consultancy with knowledge of the infrastructure sector
• Strong financial modelling experience
• Experienced in M&A or financing processes
• Highly analytical with experience of conducting financial analysis
• Self-motivated with demonstrated ability to work in a team
• Ability to develop a network of industry contacts
• A degree in a numerate subject such as economics, accounting, engineering or other such discipline
• A second (European) language is preferred but not essential

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. Therefore, if you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire and one of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment.  We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance.  We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.