Investment Director, Principal, Abu Dhabi
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About the Role
A mid-cap infrastructure investor seeks an experienced Principal for European Infrastructure investments. The role leads the full investment lifecycle from origination to asset management, focusing on core-plus and value-add strategies across digital, power, renewable, and transport sectors.
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Responsibilities
- Lead origination, evaluation, structuring, negotiation, and execution of European infrastructure investments.
- Source opportunities across digital infrastructure, conventional power, renewable energy, transportation, and adjacent sectors.
- Drive deal flow through relationships with sponsors, corporates, fund managers, advisers, and management teams.
- Lead Investment Committee discussions and present investment recommendations to senior management.
- Manage due diligence, valuation, structuring, documentation, and closing processes end to end.
- Monitor portfolio investments and support value creation and asset management initiatives.
- Contribute to portfolio construction, capital allocation, and broader Real Assets strategy.
- Mentor junior investment professionals and support the continued development of the European infrastructure platform.
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant investment experience
- Buy side direct infrastructure investing experience is essential
- Proven experience across core plus and value add infrastructure strategies, including greenfield and brownfield assets
- Recent, verifiable track record of originating, leading, and closing European infrastructure transactions
- Deep knowledge of European infrastructure markets and investment dynamics
- Advanced financial modelling, valuation, and investment analysis skills
- Strong commercial judgement and sound investment decision making capability
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills
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Role Overview
- The mid cap infrastructure investor is seeking an experienced Principal, European Infrastructure to join its Real Assets department.
- The role carries lead responsibility across the full investment lifecycle — from origination through execution and ongoing asset management.
- Covers minority direct investments, co investments, and other private infrastructure opportunities across large cap and mid cap assets, greenfield and brownfield, within core plus and value add strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead origination, evaluation, structuring, negotiation and execution of European infrastructure investments.
- Source opportunities across digital infrastructure, conventional power, renewable energy, transportation and adjacent sectors.
- Drive deal flow through relationships with sponsors, corporates, fund managers, advisers and management teams.
- Lead Investment Committee discussions and present investment recommendations to senior management.
- Manage due diligence, valuation, structuring, documentation and closing processes end to end.
- Monitor portfolio investments and support value creation and asset management initiatives.
- Contribute to portfolio construction, capital allocation and broader Real Assets strategy.
- Mentor junior investment professionals and support the continued development of the European infrastructure platform.
Skills & Experience
- 10+ years of relevant investment experience.
- Demonstrable buy side direct infrastructure investing experience is essential.
- Proven experience across core plus and value add infrastructure strategies, including both greenfield and brownfield assets.
- A recent, verifiable track record of originating, leading and closing European infrastructure transactions is mandatory.
- Deep knowledge of European infrastructure markets and investment dynamics.
- Experience leading complex transaction processes from origination through to ongoing asset management.
- Advanced financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis skills.
- Strong commercial judgement and sound investment decision making capability.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and leadership skills.
What the Role Offers
- Direct access to senior leadership and investment decision makers.
- Exposure to high profile infrastructure transactions across Europe at both large cap and mid cap scale.
- Access to a global network of partners, advisers, industry experts and co investors.
- Meaningful influence over investment strategy, portfolio construction and capital allocation.
- A technology enabled investment platform with active investment in data, analytics and AI driven tools.
About Senna
- Senna is a careers platform focused on career guidance, planning, and stronger positioning for private equity and finance candidates.
- The platform helps professionals refine their profile, strengthen their CV and resume, and present their experience more clearly.
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