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A newly established, private-equity-backed upstream energy platform is seeking an Associate to join its lean and highly experienced London-based team.
The company has significant capital available to acquire and build a substantial international upstream oil and gas portfolio. It is actively evaluating opportunities across multiple jurisdictions.
This is not a conventional corporate-development role within an established operator. The successful candidate will work directly with the senior leadership team at an early stage in the platform’s development, helping to identify, evaluate, finance and execute acquisitions—and then shape the portfolio as the business grows.
The position offers unusually broad principal-side exposure, genuine involvement in investment decisions and the opportunity to help build an upstream company from the ground up.
The Role
The successful candidate will support the evaluation and execution of upstream acquisitions and other strategic transactions. Responsibilities will include:
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- Screening acquisition opportunities and assessing strategic fit
- Building and reviewing valuation, acquisition and transaction models
- Analysing upstream asset economics, reserves, production profiles and development plans
- Coordinating commercial, financial, technical and legal due diligence
- Supporting transaction structuring, financing and negotiation
- Preparing investment papers and recommendations for senior management
- Working closely with advisers, financing providers, counterparties and technical specialists
- Supporting transactions from initial assessment through to execution and completion
The Candidate
Candidates should have approximately 3–7 years’ relevant experience, gained in one or more of the following:
- Energy or natural-resources investment banking
- Upstream corporate development or M&A
- Principal-side energy investment
- Transaction advisory, valuation or upstream financing
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Applicants should demonstrate:
- Strong financial-modelling and valuation skills
- A sound understanding of upstream oil and gas economics
- Experience working on live transactions
- The ability to analyse acquisitions commercially as well as financially
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- A practical, entrepreneurial approach suited to a lean and hands-on team
The position is particularly suited to someone seeking broader responsibility and more direct involvement in investment decisions and transaction execution.
Candidates whose experience is primarily in commercial operations, general banking, relationship management or non-transactional business development are unlikely to be suitable.
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