M&A Associate

Job description

Location

UK& Europe Commitment: Full-time Role Overview: As part of our UK and European BESS investment team, you will support the origination, evaluation and execution of energy storage investment opportunities, with a particular focus on standalone and co-located BESS projects. Working closely with colleagues across Development, EPC, Finance, Legal, Tax and Strategy functions in both Europe and China, you will play a key role in transaction execution, due diligence, financial analysis and preparation of investment recommendations.

This role offers exposure to a broad range of energy storage investments across the UK and Europe, supporting transactions from origination through to closing and portfolio transition. The successful candidate will gain experience across complex cross-border transactions, sophisticated financial analysis and direct interaction with senior stakeholders, developers, lenders and advisers. The position is well suited to candidates from infrastructure investment, renewable energy private equity, project finance or transaction advisory backgrounds who are seeking broader transaction exposure and increased responsibility within a growing platform.The role provides significant exposure to standalone and co-located BESS projects, including acquisition opportunities, development-stage investments and strategic partnerships across multiple European markets.

The position is execution-driven, with primary responsibility for supporting the negotiation of the SPA and all transaction agreements, and managing:

• Identification and management of project opportunities through brokers,internal sales team and direct developers engagement.
• Full due diligence execution including FDI assessment and taxes assessments, and presenting investment recommendation to the investment Committee.
• Cross-functional coordination across EPC, Development, Finance, Legal and Strategy
• Transaction closing and post-completion transaction arrangements.

Key Responsibilities

• Deal Origination & Screening
• Support the identification and screening of new BESS investment opportunities through developers, brokers, internal teams and direct market outreach.
• Conduct market and regulatory research on the UK and European energy storage sector, including power markets, ancillary services, capacity market mechanisms and emerging policy developments.
• Review project opportunities against the company’s investment strategy, target returns and risk parameters.
• Financial Analysis & Valuation
• Prepare initial investment summaries and recommendation materials for internal discussion.
• Perform valuation analysis, including discounted cash flow, comparable transaction and sensitivity analysis.
• Analyse project assumptions, revenue drivers, downside scenarios and investment risks.
• Support preparation of internal approval papers, investment committee materials and management presentations.
• Due Diligence & Transaction Execution
• Coordinate and support the due diligence process across technical, legal, financial, tax, ESG, land, permitting and grid workstreams.
• Manage data room setup, document organisation and information requests.
• Coordinate with external advisers, including legal, technical, commercial and tax advisers.
• Maintain due diligence trackers, issue logs, transaction timetables and risk registers.
• Transaction Documentation & Negotiation Support
• Support the negotiation of transaction documentation, including SPA, SHA and ancillary agreements, in close coordination with Legal and senior transaction team members.
• Prepare mark-ups, track redlines, maintain key commercial issue lists and coordinate internal comments.
• Support the review of key project agreements, including EPC, O&M, LTSA, land lease, grid connection and route-to-market agreements.
• Coordinate internal approval and document execution processes.
• Transaction Closing & Post-Completion
• Maintain transaction timelines and critical path trackers across multiple live transactions.
• Coordinate closing workstreams, including conditions precedent, completion deliverables and funds-flow requirements.
• Support transaction closing activities and ensure all required documentation is completed in a timely manner.
• Support post-completion handover and transition activities with internal stakeholders and counterparties.
• Prepare regular transaction updates and risk reports for senior management.
• Cross-Functional Coordination
• Work closely with Development teams to ensure land, permitting and grid requirements are adequately documented.
• Coordinate with EPC and technical teams to assess project readiness, commissioning status and construction-related risks.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, Tax, ESG and Strategy teams throughout the transaction process.
• Facilitate communication and coordination between UK / European and China-based teams. Candidate Profile

Experiences

• 5–8 years in renewable energy M&A, project finance, transaction advisory , infrastructure investment or related field.
• Experience supporting transactions involving revewable energy or infrastructure assets, ideally including BESS, solar or wind.
• Experience participating in SPA and transaction documentation processes.
• Familiarity with due diligence coordination and transaction execution across multiple workstreams.
• Understanding of UK and European regulatory frameworks applicable to standalone and co-located BESS projects.
• Technical Skills
• Strong financial modelling and valuation skills, with advanced Excel capability.
• Solid understanding of project finance and cash flow-based valuation methodologies.
• Familiarity with BESS revenue streams, including ancillary services, capacity market, merchant exposure, tolling structures and optimisation agreements.
• Strong negotiation skills, especially on SPA and CP management.
• Understanding of key project contracts, including EPC, O&M, land lease and grid connection agreements.
• Strong analytical, organizational and project management skills.
• High attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in parallel.
• High execution discipline and ability to run multiple transactions in parallel.
• Excellent cross-functional coordination and stakeholder management.

Leadership & Commerical Attributes

• ○ Demonstrable experience in leading deal and asset management teams, with a strong commercial mindset. ○ Sound knowledge of the full investment life cycle, from origination and acquisi-tion through to asset management and exit. ○ Breadth of knowledge across private equity, infrastructure and energy markets, particularly across mainland Europe. ○ Commercially focused, with demonstrable investment acumen and excellent re-lationship-building skills. ○ Innovative and analytical approach, with a strong alignment to corporate strate-gy

Communication

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, coupled with the confidence to explain technical details clearly to non-technical audiences

Education & Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance, Business, Engineering or a related discipline.CFA, ACA, ACCA or other relevant professional qualification would be advantageous.

Language

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.Additional European language skills would be an advantage.

Mobility

• Willingness to travel regularly between China and the UK / Europe.