Job Description

GIC Private Equity (PE)

GIC is a global investment firm and has one of the largest and broadest private equity programmes amongst all institutions. GIC PE invests across the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific in a range of sectors including Healthcare, Consumer, Financial services, Technology, Industrials, Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure. Besides investing through private equity fund managers, GIC PE also invests across the capital structure in equity, senior and junior debt, in secondary PE deals, restructuring & opportunistic credit and special situations. We currently have over 100 active relationships with fund managers and have invested directly in more than 1000 companies globally across multiple sectors.

The Global Investments, Strategy and Risk (GISR) group is based in Singapore and plays a key role in supporting the Chief Investment Officers (CIO) and senior management for both Private Equity and Infrastructure groups in evaluating investments, developing investment strategy, and defining the role of PE and Infrastructure within the broader GIC portfolio. The GISR team is comprised of a diverse range of nationalities and backgrounds, including individuals with prior experience in investment banking, consulting, operations and private equity investing.

We are looking for an AVP to join the team in a PE role focused on Sustainable Energy. The individual will be part of GISR but will also work closely with the Sustainable Solutions Group (SSG), a dedicated team for global investments focused on the environment, energy and climate transition. The candidate will support senior colleagues in deal evaluation as well as on strategy and risk projects.

The role will involve:

• Deal evaluation - work with deal teams across multiple geographies to support diligence, underwriting and develop an independent assessment of each investment for the CIO and the Investment Advisory Committee
• Focus on Sustainable energy - Review secondary research, monitor the industry on a global a basis against internal thesis and viewpoints. Key themes include, but not limited to, Electrification, Energy & Resource Efficiency, Decarbonisation Solutions and Sustainable production
• Strategy and risk - support GISR's work in portfolio construction, sector strategy, performance management & measurement

• Passion for trends around Decarbonisation, energy and climate transition
• 5-7 years of private equity, investment banking or consulting experience
• Positive work attitude, high energy candidates with drive, initiative and intellectual curiosity
• Ability to work effectively with different stakeholders and demonstrate maturity and integrity to interact confidently with senior colleagues
• Well-developed skills in financial modelling, valuation, research and deal assessment
• Good presentation and writing skills