Overview

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This is your opportunity to join Deloitte’s market-leading Deal Origination business, a new, fast growing platform widely recognized by our clients for original insight and deep sector and business expertise. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to help grow our Climate and Sustainability & Impact Investing sector practice.

 

Joining our team would provide a driven, self-starter individual with the opportunity to be involved in high profile transactions within a very commercial, client focused environment, and make a real impact in shaping the future of our business.

If are passionate about the Energy Transition and enjoy being a Climate and Sustainability / Impact Investing sector expert, developing views on sector dynamics and M&A scenarios and advising major corporate and private equity clients on strategic options to drive organic and inorganic growth, this is the role for you. You will play a key part in sourcing, screening and presenting potential investment opportunities to private equity investors, as well as developing deep client and industry relationships.

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Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

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Our team provides clients with tailored coverage of the near- and long-term deal pipeline, alongside proprietary analysis of specific opportunities. Typically, this involves deep commercial, financial and operational analysis of potential target businesses to help inform clients’ understanding prior to the diligence stage.

 

Key responsibilities

  • Maintain and enhance sector expertise to support client engagement and idea generation;
  • Source potential investment opportunities and maintain an up-to-date view of the market environment;
  • Build strong relationships with clients and support them across the entire M&A cycle, from deal execution, to integration to transformation, working alongside Financial Advisory professionals in Deloitte M&A, FDD, Tax and Consulting;
  • Lead the preparation of marketing materials for corporate and private equity clients, including developing perspectives on:
    • Understanding of business operations and its drivers;
    • Analysis of historical financial performance;
    • Market analysis including mapping competitors and market landscapes to understand competitive positioning, market drivers etc.;
    • Forming a view of the potential investment thesis, including topline growth and margin expansion opportunities; and
    • Financial modelling (LBO, DCF) and comparables analysis to inform view on potential valuation;
  • Grow a network of contacts internally and externally to generate new transaction engagements for the firm and grow the Deloitte brand in the Climate and Sustainability / Impact Investing ecosystem;

As an Assistant Director, you will also be a core senior member of the team and will have leadership responsibilities including:

  • Mentor junior colleagues, helping them build technical as well as soft skills and coaching them to achieve their career aspirations.
  • Contribute to the overall leadership of the team, champion integrity, diversity and integrity

Connect to your skills and professional experience

We are looking for someone who is passionate and knowledgeable about Energy Transition / Impact Investing to drive coverage of investment opportunities and client relationships in the sector.

Essential:

  • Highly motivated self-starter with ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Knowledge or experience of the Climate & Sustainability and Impact Investing sectors (including experience in Energy Transition)
  • Understanding of private equity clients and private equity deal-making
  • Great people person who is comfortable with client exposure from the outset, with the ability to build relationships and develop your own network
  • Excellent numerical aptitude and analytical skills, with an ability or interest in appraising businesses from a financial, commercial and deal investment perspective
  • Experience of operating with senior level stakeholders, and in building and managing client relationships
  • Exceptional academic background

Desirable:

  • An ACA or CFA qualification or equivalent experience
  • Experience of working within M&A or Corporate Development / Strategy (e.g. via Big 4, Strategy Consulting, Boutique Advisory, corporate client, investment bank), ideally within Energy / Industrials / Climate and Sustainability / Impact Investing sectors
  • Demonstrated commitment to energy transition/sustainability / impact through courses / qualifications e.g. CFA ESG, Cambridge CISL certifications etc.;
  • Valuation & Modelling experience