Asset Management - Klima - Intern

ALANTRA is a global investment banking, asset management and portfolio advisory firm focusing on the mid-market with offices in 22 countries across Europe, the US, Latin America and Asia. With over 500 professionals, the firm is publicly listed since 2015 with a €600Mn market capitalization as of February 2020.

Its Investment Banking division employs over 250 professionals, providing independent advice on M&A, debt advisory, financial restructuring, and capital markets transactions. In Asset Management, Alantra offers its clients unique access to a wide range of investment strategies (direct investments, fund of funds, co-investments and secondaries) in six highly specialized asset management classes (private equity, active funds, private debt, infrastructure, real estate and venture capital) as well as private wealth management services. Alantra’s portfolio advisory team is the leading portfolio advisory unit in Europe, with over 150 seasoned professionals across the UK, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Greece dedicated to transaction execution, structuring, pricing, modelling and data enhancement in relation to credit portfolios and banking platform.

For more information, visit www.alantra.com

Job Description:

Do you enjoy working in an entrepreneurial, challenging and fast-paced environment, eager to learn about venture investments, innovative companies and energy transition technologies?

Alantra Enagas Energy Transition and its 210M€ Klima fund overview:

The Klima Energy Transition Fund, seeded, among other investors, by Enagas, the Spanish gas grid operator, is focussing on backing experienced and agile management teams to accelerate the deployment of innovative solutions, aiming at solving the energy transition equation. The fund takes minority stakes in late stage ventures and early growth companies in the following sectors: (1) low carbon solutions (hydrogen, biogas, power to gas, …), (2) mobility (EVs but also heavy duty and maritime), (3) energy storage (batteries, alternative technologies, developers, …), (4) smart grid (sensors and data, flexibility, …) , (5) incremental technologies for renewable power generation (sensors, software, drones, offshore wind,…), (6) power markets (PPA platforms, add-ons to ETRM, green traders, market places …), with two transversal topics: digital solutions and energy efficiency. The fund of 210M€ invest mainly across Europe but also in North America, tickets of 6 to 10 M€ per company and usually is represented at board level.

The team of 7 who is managing the fund is based in Madrid, London, Paris and Bonn, all coming from the direct investment industry and 5 of them spending a number of years helping start-ups and SMEs in the energy field to grow faster. Knowledge sharing and collective thinking and decision making are key drivers of the team’s dynamics.

For more information: https://www.alantra.com/what-we-do/alternative-asset-management/energy-transition/

Role Description:

Currently we are looking for a full-time intern that will join us for a period of 6 months, starting in January 2023. As an intern, you will be part of a small team and your day-to-day tasks will be quite diverse and include taking a proactive role in:

• Sourcing of investment opportunities and deal flow management
• Support to the investment team on market research, competitor analysis and benchmarking, exit analysis and scenarios, on the due diligence phase, the execution of investment opportunities and the follow-on of portfolio companies
• Support on market research: deep dives in the subsectors of the energy transition and venture topics

Requirements:

Role Requirements:

• Being autonomous and proactive
• Genuine interest for energy transition technologies
• Relevant academic background in engineering or finance
• Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to contribute with your own ideas
• Previous internship/work experience
• Impeccable communication and presentation skills (verbal and written)
• Full proficiency in English (spoken and written), other languages (including Spanish) are a plus but not a requirement

Application Details:

• Location: Madrid, Spain
• Start date: January 9th 2023
• Duration: 6 months