Associate / Senior Associate - Capital Formation, Go-to-Market Team

Do you want to join a global leader in renewable energy infrastructure investments? Then Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is the right place for you. We are currently looking for an Associate /Senior Associate to join our Go-To-Market Team in CIP based in our headquarters in Copenhagen.

The team

The Go-To-Market Team is part of the broader Investor Relations & Business Development (IR & BD) Team in CIP, which today is approximately 80 employees with diverse background across more than 15 nationalities.

The IR & BD Team covers all interactions with investors and business development activities from product ideation, fund development, to fundraising and investor engagement. You will become part of an international and diverse team that is composed of professionals from different backgrounds, including investment banking, management consulting and law. The IR & BD team is based out of 7 offices across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.

The primary responsibility of Go-to-Market Team is to lead the launch of new funds and support fundraising activities, including but not limited to:

• Developing comprehensive commercial materials to introduce new funds to the market, such as analyzing market outlook and opportunities, formulating investment strategies and articulating value creation approach, closely collaborating with investment teams and; and
• Working closely with the broader Investor Relations Team to lead content development for key investor meetings and events by creating impactful presentations and addressing specific investor requests.

The role

In this position you will be exposed to a variety of day-to-day tasks and projects with different teams across the firm, ranging from investment teams and investment management to finance, legal, ESG and others. This provides you with a valuable opportunity to engage with stakeholders across the global CIP platform to continuously improve our product offering to investors.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct market research to assess investment opportunities for the fund’s key focus areas, develop the investment strategy and articulate value creation approach of a new fund in close collaboration with the relevant investment team
• Establish a solid positioning of CIP and the fund for prospective investors by developing investor material such as the pitch book, Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) and other commercial documents
• Project manage all relevant workstreams in preparing a fund for fundraising, requiring close collaboration with multiple teams in CIP (e.g. ESG, Finance, Legal, Compliance, etc.)
• During the fund-raising period, in partnership with the Investor Relations distribution team and investment teams to create commercial materials (incl. presentations) for investor meetings and events (e.g., regional roadshows), addressing specific investor requests and questions

You:

You have a relevant Master’s degree and come with relevant experience from a fund manager, private equity firms, institutional investor advisors and placement agents, investment banks, or strategy/financing/business development role in a corporation.

Key qualifications and experiences include:

• Minimum 1-3 years’ experience desired for the Associate / Sr. Associate. Experience working with infrastructure fund managers, private equity firms, institutional investor advisors, and placement agents is beneficial
• Advanced communication and problem-solving skills are essential, including the ability to create compelling investor-facing presentations, address investors’ requests, and effectively communicate complex problems effectively with multi-stakeholders
• The candidate should possess structured and logical thinking to conduct research and analysis related to macro-economics, the energy and private market, and fund performance
• Being a team player with good interpersonal skills to coordinate processes, mobilize resources with multiple stakeholders, and resilience to manage task efficiently with tight deadlines
• Self-driven with a deep curiosity and motivation to learn and explore new ideas
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel is essential

The process
Please apply online as soon as possible as applications will be processed on an ongoing basis. For questions related to the role, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@cip.com. We do not include CV's and Cover Letters sent by email.

As we continue to improve our candidate experience, diversity and avoid unconscious bias, please avoid having a photo in your CV. We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality for all applicants.

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations and ownership.

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Building value that matters
Founded in 2012, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S (CIP) today is the world’s largest dedicated fund manager within greenfield renewable energy investments and a global leader in offshore wind. To date, CIP has developed and constructed more than +50 greenfield renewable projects around the world. CIP is developing a greenfield project portfolio of ~160GW totally, and ~16 GW is in operation or under construction. CIP manages 12 funds and has to date raised approximately EUR ~32 billion for investments in energy and associated infrastructure from more than 180 international institutional investors.

CIP has a multinational team of ~500 full time employees with extensive experience and knowledge within the fields of renewable energy project development and regulated infrastructure. In addition, CIP has a broad range of competencies within corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, engineering, construction, project development, and project management. CIP has built a prominent investment team capable of originating proprietary investment opportunities and executing projects and investments based on the team’s industrial background, large industrial network, and extensive experience in structuring, executing, and managing investments within energy infrastructure. Headquartered in Copenhagen, CIP also operates from key locations across the globe, including offices in Hamburg, Munich, London, Utrecht, New York, Tokyo, Melbourne, Luxembourg, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul and Singapore. In addition, CIP has 17 local project offices globally.

For more information, visit www.cip.com.

Location: Copenhagen