Associate Director- Real Estate Investments
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About the Role
A leading investment and real estate platform in Abu Dhabi seeks an Associate Director to lead post-acquisition management of complex real estate transactions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the structuring and execution of real estate investments, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships
- Support negotiations with institutional investors, developers, operators, and financial partners
- Develop commercial and financial structures for acquisitions, partnerships, and investment vehicles
- Manage post acquisition activities, ensuring successful implementation of transaction terms and governance frameworks
- Work closely with legal, finance, asset management, and development teams to deliver complex transactions
- Review transaction documentation, shareholder agreements, JV agreements, and investment structures
- Evaluate investment opportunities, conduct commercial due diligence, and identify transaction risks
- Monitor existing partnerships and recommend value creation initiatives throughout the investment lifecycle
- Prepare investment papers and presentations for senior management and investment committees
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Real Estate, Economics, Law, or related discipline
- 12+ years of experience in real estate investments, private equity real estate, investment management, or corporate development
- Demonstrated experience structuring complex real estate transactions and joint ventures
- Strong understanding of investment structuring, SPVs, shareholder agreements, and partnership models
- Experience managing investments beyond acquisition, including governance, restructuring, and value creation initiatives
- Excellent financial modelling and commercial analysis skills
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation capabilities
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Role Overview
- A leading investment and real estate platform is looking to appoint an Associate Director to support the execution and ongoing management of complex real estate transactions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
- This is an excellent opportunity to join a high performing investment team responsible for structuring, executing, and managing large scale real estate investments across a diversified portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the structuring and execution of real estate investments, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
- Support negotiations with institutional investors, developers, operators, and financial partners.
- Develop commercial and financial structures for acquisitions, partnerships, and investment vehicles.
- Manage post acquisition activities, ensuring successful implementation of transaction terms and governance frameworks.
- Work closely with legal, finance, asset management, and development teams to deliver complex transactions.
- Review transaction documentation, shareholder agreements, JV agreements, and investment structures.
- Evaluate investment opportunities, conduct commercial due diligence, and identify transaction risks.
- Monitor existing partnerships and recommend value creation initiatives throughout the investment lifecycle.
- Prepare investment papers and presentations for senior management and investment committees.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Real Estate, Economics, Law, or a related discipline.
- 12+ years of experience within real estate investments, private equity real estate, investment management, or corporate development.
- Demonstrated experience structuring complex real estate transactions and joint ventures.
- Strong understanding of investment structuring, SPVs, shareholder agreements, and partnership models.
- Experience managing investments beyond acquisition, including governance, restructuring, and value creation initiatives.
- Excellent financial modelling and commercial analysis skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation capabilities.
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