Associate M&A (Latam)

ContourGlobal is an established Independent Power Producer developing, acquiring, and operating electricity generation assets worldwide. The company currently manages more than 6.2 GW of installed capacity across different generation technologies in 18 countries across Europe, Africa, Asia, North and South America. With a current share of renewables capacity of 27%, the company has committed to speed up the decarbonization of its portfolio with a sustainable transition of its thermal fleet, the repowering of existing renewable assets and the organic development of new renewable projects. ContourGlobal, a KKR company since 2022, has a track record of almost 20 years of experience in partnering with communities, institutions, and customers that benefit from its power supply through long-term contracts or innovative PPAs, coupled with energy management solutions.
 

Reporting directly to Vice president M&A, the Associate M&A will support the Team in the activities related to acquisitions in Latin America within the “Group” meaning all companies directly or indirectly controlled by ContourGlobal Limited. 

Key Responsibilities

• You will support the transaction work streams, including process documentation, due diligence, and creation of investment memorandums. This includes also assessing qualitative criteria of potential transactions and implementing those meaningfully in the analysis.  
• You will be responsible for the preparation of the investment analysis for M&A initiatives. You will be required to analyse complex businesses in a way that is rigorous, clear, intuitive and flexible  
• You will support equity investment decisions and as such, you will have to preform financial analyses that create various scenarios   
• You will be required to prepare compelling presentations that lay out clear investment thesis on why a project provides an attractive risk-adjusted return 
• You will be required to work across the company to determine the appropriate valuation assumptions and inputs, and rigorously challenge and debate assumptions with colleagues 

Commit to Lead with Our Values

• Commit to CG values as expressed in the Essential Information. Model the values in any interaction internally and externally.
• Put Health and Safety First.
• Embrace Timely Transparency.
• Model the 3Cs – Communication, Collaboration and Coordination.
• Embrace Failure analysis and continuous improvement including Five Whys.
• Seek out ways to incorporate technology and Artificial Intelligence into the company’s legal practice.

 
Qualification & Skills

• An experienced analyst or associate with world-class valuation and quantitative abilities 
• Skilled at providing investment analysis quickly and with clarity 
• Skilled at preparing compelling materials describing a transaction and value drivers and then presenting with clarity to the executives at ContourGlobal in high-pressure situations 
• Eager to work in a lean and flat organization and have the interpersonal skills to manage horizontally within the company and on transaction teams 
• Deeply interested and intellectually curios of energy and financial markets 
• Enthusiastic about contributing to a fast growing and dynamic organization 
• Flexible to travel when required for a transaction 
• 3-4 years of experience at a financial institution or strategic company working as a financial analyst or associate in energy or infrastructure investments 
• Fluent in English and Spanish. Any additional language is a plus 
• Willingness and interest to travel 
• Excellent academic qualifications preferably with an undergraduate degree in finance