Infrastructure Analyst, Morgan Stanley

Job Title	Infrastructure Analyst
Employer	Morgan Stanley
Job Type	Full Time
Location	London, UK
Industry	Private Equity
Experience	0-3 Years
Languages	English Italian Spanish
Deadline	Saturday 1st November 2014

Department Profile
MSI is a global leader in private equity infrastructure investing, with teams in London, New York, Hong Kong, Mumbai and Melbourne.  MSI has invested over $4 Bn through MSIP I, its first fund.  MSI targets investments primarily in the energy & utilities and transportation sectors.
An Analyst/Junior Associate opportunity at Morgan Stanley Infrastructure (MSI), a global manager of infrastructure private equity funds, has arisen.  The team is recruiting for its London office.

The candidate can expect to assist in the execution of new investment opportunities, managing existing portfolio companies and raising additional funds.

Qualifications
Responsibilities will include:
• Primary responsibility for financial modeling and valuation.
• Preparing investment appraisal presentations.
• Assist in conducting asset due diligence.
• Executing background analyses for investment theses.
• Assisting in identifying, hiring and managing external advisors.
• Assist other team members to measure and monitor the performance of portfolio companies, as well as help to implement operational changes.
• Identify and execute new transactions.
• Assisting to prepare materials for meetings with potential investors.
Skills Required
• The ideal candidate may have a background within Investment Banking / Strategy Consulting / Corporate Finance.
• Strong financial modeling skills.
• Motivation to work on the buyside.
• Be proactive, with ability to take on a high degree of responsibility and to execute critical work streams with limited supervision.
• Possess outstanding interpersonal skills and a strong team ethic that will enable the candidate to build and maintain a broad network within the global MSI team as well as with advisors and partners.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• European language (in particular Italian / Spanish) is a strong preference.
• All-round M&A experience (origination, execution, due diligence, financing) is a bonus.
• Sector experience (Energy & Utilities, Transportation) is beneficial.
• Degree educated (or equivalent).

About Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. Founded in 1935, the Firm has over 60,000 employees in more than 1,300 offices in 42 countries, serving clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals.

EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) continues to be one of the firm’s largest and fastest-growing markets. Over the last 15 years the number of employees there has almost quadrupled and the number of countries where we operate has grown from eight to 18.

Since its foundation, Morgan Stanley has been at the forefront of innovations which helped to shape the course of modern finance. From historic underwritings for General Motors, IBM and the World Bank in the 1950s, to the Apple IPO in the 1980’s and Google in the new millennium, the firm has understood important trends and developed new markets.

Today those include premier positions working with hedge funds (as a leader in prime brokerage), leadership positions in emerging markets, such as Russia, China, and the Middle East, and their acclaimed approach to commodities investing, including their presence in the physical commodities markets through oil tanker and power plant ownership.

Features and Rankings

Features

> Global Investment Bank with a with a a powerful brand name

>Consistently leading positions in Investment Banking across all geographies

> Together with Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley is considered as one of the top “Bulge Bracket” bank.

Rankings 2010

Global M&A: #1

European M&A: #2

US M&A: #1

Asia-Pacific M&A: #1