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Director, Infrastructure Finance

Summary

Lead origination and execution of UK infrastructure finance deals, negotiating with sponsors and funding partners, and presenting credit proposals to committees.

Position Summary

To originate and execute a broad array of transactions, both in the primary and secondary markets across the UK Infrastructure sector and for leading small deal teams through to completion; to lead transaction negotiations with sponsors, external advisors and funding partners and to present credit proposals to underwriting and credit committees.

Job Responsibilities
  • Originate new business through relationships with counterparties in line with wider origination strategy of the AGUK Business.
  • Maintain / Seek out new relationships with project sponsors, bankers, advisers and investors.
  • Monitor market and proactively identify new opportunities through conferences, networking events and client relationships.
  • Decision making responsibilities on whether to pursue a new potential transaction, by understanding and considering guidelines set under our Risk Appetite Statement and Pricing models
  • Overall responsibility for progressing a transaction: both internally in terms of overseeing relevant memos, discussion forum and ultimately presentation to AGUK’s Credit Committee and externally negotiating transaction with external counterparties.
  • Expected to work closely with key internal deal stakeholders, Credit, Legal and Regulatory colleagues to ensure a transaction is progressed in line with Risk Appetite Framework and related guidelines.
  • Ensure handover of a transaction to the Surveillance team in accordance with the prescribed procedures.
  • Manage junior team day-to-day activities and their personal development plans.

Candidate Background & Qualifications
  • Strong work experience with a track record of closing deals in the UK project finance market and across a broad range of sectors
  • Strong client relationships across the UK market covering sponsors, financial advisors and other related stakeholders
  • Strong academic credentials
  • Excellent credit skills, strong technical and commercial acumen, with a deep understanding of debt structuring
  • First-rate communicator, able to negotiate and influence an internal and external audience to market, originate and bring deals to a successful conclusion in a timely manner
  • Strong experience of preparing and presenting credit papers to underwriting and credit committees
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  • (a) Are you or an Immediate Family Member (as described below), or have you or an Immediate Family Member in the past been, an employee, partner, principal, or staff member of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the firm's Independent Accountants, and worked on the audit team assigned to Assured Guaranty? If yes, please provide details below. choose one
  • (a) If the answer is "Yes," please provide details below: written answer
  • (b) Since January 1, 2020, have you or an Immediate Family Member had a direct or material indirect business relationship with PwC (including, for example, in your personal capacity using PwC for the preparation of tax returns)? choose one
  • (b) If the answer is "Yes," please provide details below: written answer
  • (c) FOR CANDIDATES APPLYING TO AN IAR or IFOR POSITION (as defined below): Since January 1, 2020, have you or an Immediate Family Member had a Close Personal Relationship with an employee, partner, or principal of PwC? choose one
  • (c) If the answer is "Yes," please provide details below: written answer
  • Are you related to or in a close personal relationship with anyone currently employed at Assured Guaranty? (An answer of “Yes” will not automatically disqualify you from the position for which you are applying.) choose one
  • If you answered "yes" to the question above, please provide the name(s) of such employee(s). If you answered "no", please list N/A.
  • (d) Thank you for submitting an application to Assured Guaranty. Please acknowledge our Job Applicant Privacy Notice, which is available at the link below. choose one

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