Corporate Finance Senior Associate - Energy & Renewables

at  Francis Clark LLP

IN A NUTSHELL

Join a top-tier team that’s shaping the future of UK renewables! Our Energy & Infrastructure Corporate Finance team is proud to be ranked as one of the top financial advisors by volume for UK renewables transactions. With over 30 successful deals in the past few years, we’re recognised as a leader in the field.
We’re excited to announce that we’re expanding our team and looking for a passionate person to join us. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone eager to advance their career in Corporate Finance, specialising in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) within the renewable energy sector.
As part of our team, you’ll dive into the dynamic world of Energy M&A, working on both buy-side and sell-side transactions, all within the highly topical and ever-evolving energy and infrastructure sector.
The Energy M&A team works on projects across the commercially viable renewable technologies, such as onshore wind, solar, anaerobic digestion and battery storage. Our clients range from smaller developers with single assets, to multi-national IPPs with significant portfolios. Our deep geographical knowledge spans the whole of the UK and could include a 100MW operational wind farm in Scotland, or a pre-construction solar PV portfolio in Hampshire. Our comprehensive financial advisory services are backed by seasoned corporate finance experts, top-tier tax advisors, and wealth management specialists.
Further information on recent deals/transactions can be reviewed here: Energy & Infrastructure Advisory - PKF Francis Clark Corporate Finance (pkf-fccf.co.uk).
This position is based at our Exeter office, with the potential for a hybrid work-from-home arrangement.

Your primary responsibility will be to support the Energy M&A team on a wide range of assignments for clients based across the UK.

• Assisting with M&A, valuation and advisory engagements to clients in the renewable energy sector, to include tasks such as:

• • playing an influential role in the initial pitch to prospective clients
• actively engaging investors and pursuing new market entrants through networking and cold calls
• analysing extensive data to create quality marketing particulars
• acting as a key member of the client team and proactively coordinating responses to questions and issues as they arise
• evaluating and clarifying initial bids to drive competitive tension and ensure profitable final offers
• providing financial and commercial advice to the client during the closing stages
• Creating and manipulating financial models in Excel, either to inform bids in a disposal process or as part of a valuation engagement.
• Undertaking market research to understand the impact of relevant industry news and recent regulatory announcements on current and prospective clients
• Working closely with Partners, Directors and other members of the Energy M&A team on a day-to-day basis
• Contributing to business development, through the preparation of proposal documents, and attendance at sector conferences and pitch meetings.