Associate, Infrastructure, Los Angeles

About Northleaf Capital Partners

Northleaf is a global private markets investment firm focused on mid-market companies and assets. With US $30 billion in capital commitments raised to date, Northleaf has an established, long-term track record as an investor in private equity, private credit and infrastructure globally.

Northleaf’s 280+ person team, located in Toronto, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Menlo Park, Montreal, New York, Seoul and Tokyo, is focused exclusively on sourcing, evaluating and managing private markets investments. Northleaf manages closed and open-end funds across a range of global private markets strategies and a series of separately managed accounts with customized investment strategies tailored to meet the specific needs of leading institutional investors and family offices.

As part of its ambitious growth strategy, Northleaf is also developing specific private markets products and investment solutions for insurance and wealth management clients.

The purpose of the role is to assist the infrastructure team in (i) identifying attractive investment opportunities that offer compelling returns while satisfying fund restrictions and selection criteria, (ii) performing due diligence on such opportunities to increase the probability of a success while minimizing risk, and (iii) creating value and improving returns for investors by identifying, implementing and managing growth and derisking initiatives across the portfolio.

• Financial Modeling:
  Developing and/or reviewing existing dynamic excel-based financial models that are highly complex and forecast the long-term cash flows of potential investments. This will include reviewing the relevant legal documentation to ensure the financial model reflects the commercial arrangements of a transaction and running a broad suite of sensitivities to assist in determining the relative risk profile of an investment;
• Due Diligence:
  Reviewing and preparing summaries of market information, demand drivers, economic data, regulatory regimes, financial statements, legal documentation and other pertinent information to identify the key value drivers and risk factors of an investment;
• Research:
  Undertaking a range of industry and project specific research initiatives to support the infrastructure platform and monitoring of industry news releases;
• Asset Management:
  Assisting in overseeing existing investments to drive performance consistent with the current business plans and leading the development of internal valuations.

Day to day, your role may include:

• Developing and reviewing financial models for investment opportunities that are fully dynamic and capable of running extensive scenario analysis
• Undertaking quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Leading the preparation of due diligence materials and investment committee presentations
• streams and liaising with external due diligence advisors
• Monitoring and valuing investments through liaising with project general managers, reviewing project reporting and updating asset management models
• Contributing directly to Northleaf Capital Partners’ ongoing business development and fundraising efforts, conducting research and analysis to support presentations to existing consultants
• Assisting in overseeing existing investments to drive performance consistent with the current business plans
• Leading the development of internal valuations

• Education:
  
  a Business, Economics or Financial degree is preferred.
• Experience:
  
  3-4 years of experience with a top-tier investment banking, infrastructure, private equity, financial services, or management consulting firm. Significant experience in financial modelling.
• Specific skills:
  Advanced financial modelling, infrastructure finance, programming, accounting, financial analysis, presentation preparation, presentation delivery, negotiation, legal, project management

• 520 Newport Centre Drive Suite, Newport Beach, California. Some international travel, notably to Northleaf’s head office in Toronto, will be required.

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