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Antin Infrastructure Partners - Opinions?
What's your take on Antin Infrastructure Partners (30Bn+ AUM) ? Interested in London/NYC office. What about PE funds in general? Heard carry is slightly lower and takes slightly longer to mature. Interested in your thoughts.
GIP Analyst:
I’m an incoming Summer Analyst @ GIP for their investments team. I’ll be there this summer. I’ve been learning, reading up, and analyzing their PortCos in preparation. Any advice on performing well or any insight into what the firm is like or how it’s viewed. I’m just trying to get a...
How to think like an Infra Investor?
Hi All, I'm in a process with an infra fund and had a chat with two VPs in the team post modelling test. I've been put through to the next round but its clear that I misunderstood a bit how to think like an infra investor Intuitively, why are hard assets like e.g. the helicopter for a helicopter...
Is MBA the only solution for me to get into Infra PE?
Hi there, I am new to the forum. Interested in infra PE, I read many good sharings and learned a lot. So I hope to get some advice from you guys regarding the next step career in infra PE. Below are some facts about me that might be helpful - Education Background: Graduated from college in 2018...
Infra PE – what firms take Junior SA
Hi, I was just curious to see which Infra PE firms offer summer analyst positions for juniors
FK MF
Hi, I am an analyst (infra team) in one of the biggest European banks (think Barclays, HSBC, BNP, Societe Generale). I have been working for 1 year and looking to move into PE in >1 year. The most important things for me are culture and wlb (targeting 65-week hours on average) and being in a good...
Stuck in Power and Energy PE? (Repost)
Currently in a MM industry-specific boutique firm in the power and energy space. Are my PE exits going to be limited to only infra/power/energy PE firms? I've also heard though that because this modeling is some of the hardest it's a desirable skill to be good at and that you could go to any...
Infra PE from Global Macro HF - Nontraditional Background
I’m trying to reason through the difficulty and likelihood of lateraling from a generalist research / junior PM seat at a startup global macro HF into infra PE. I have a nontraditional background.. Undergraduate Mech Eng / Math from Top 10 target school. Career started out in credit/MBS trading at...
Breaking into Infra PE
Hello! I am hoping to break into Infra PE in the near term (2 - 3 years) and wanted to seek for some advice. Background : Top tier non-target with an engineering degree. Broke into BB IB product group, and pivoted into a small late-stage venture fund (climate-focused) after 1 year of banking. I know...
Is Ancala a respectable firm to work at?
I work at an infra modelling shop. A recruiter reached out to me to apply for an analyst role at Ancala Partners. Is it a reputable company that's worth applying to?
Which infrastructure career path to pursue?
I’m London-based with 2+ years of experience at a boutique infrastructure consulting firm. I mainly build and audit financial models for PPP, PFI, project finance deals and portfolio valuation across power, utilities, transport, social infra, etc. While I am sometimes involved in advisory work,...
Infrastructure Investor
Does anyone have an Infrastructure Investor log in which they might be able to share? Have an important interview with an infra fund coming up. Thanks.
Is Infrastructure Private Equity a better Work/Life balance?
I've always wanted to make the move over to private equity but I've been doing a lot of research and it seems that infra PE has a better Work/Life balance than traditional PE. Would love to hear the communities thoughts and opinions on this. Obviously, Infra PE at Apollo probably is the same as...
GIP Analyst 2024 Final Round (thoughts on this vs IB?)
for those who have finished hr screen + associates and VP rounds etc... curious on how final round was. I saw some people say they already had final rounds as early as late Aug. A lot of stuff can be misleading on this forum but have another offer for energy IB exploding so anticipate I could get...
Help Shape the Future of Renewable Investment and Infrastructure Investment Data Management - Take Our 5-Min Survey!
Hello, WSO Community! Are you tired of navigating the labyrinth of data management in renewable investment fund management? Do you find yourself stuck in 'spreadsheet hell,' manually generating reports and grappling with disjointed operational data? If so, we'd love to hear from you. We're...
AM Analyst Role at MM Infra PE vs. IB/M&A Analyst at Infra Boutique?
Hi all, first time posting here. I'm an IB analyst at a small infrastructure M&A advisory and recently got an offer from an UMM infra fund for an asset management analyst role. New employer is willing to match my salary (including bonus). Have heard that AM roles' packages become comparable to...
Internship Dilemma: LMM IB vs MF Infra PE
Hi all, I recently received 2 internship offers in the last week, one from a local LMM IB bank and one from a MF Infra PE firm, and am in a bit of a dilemma of which to accept. For some context I am a rising junior and this would be a 5-months off-cycle internship. My ultimate goal is to get into...
Pathway to Infrastructure Investments
Hi, Currently at Big 4 doing financial and commercial advisory within infrastructure. Have been approached a by a large global financial institution to do an interview for its project finance arm. However, the role isn't within their origination team but with their portfolio management team, which...
IFM Investors?
Anyone have insight into the interviews and case studies at IFM? Trying to get a sense what to expect. Also curious about other infra PE shops.
PE INFRASTRUCTURE AT CANADIAN PENSION FUNDS (CDPQ)
Hello guys! Can someone please share their toughts on working in Infra PE at CDPQ (or similar) in Europe. Exit opps at analyst level (general PE)? Comp? etc..Why yes and why not. PLEASE
Private Equity Infrastructure - THE DISCUSSION
Hello guys, I hold an offer for PE Infra at a canadian pension fund for off-cycle internship. What are PE Infra exit opps from there? Are skills you develop there interesting for PE general? Toughts on the firm / position? not much on here...
NY Renewables/Infrastructure Shops
I am currently an intern at a MM renewables private equity. I really fell in love with this sector and found it super interesting. What are some of the biggest and most renowned MM players in the renewables or infrastructure sector? I know there are Macquarie, KKR, Carlyle, maybe Blackstone, and...
Getting smarter in structured equity and credit
Hi all, Currently in banking but will be starting a new PE role this Summer. The firm I will be joining invests across the capital stack and does a lot of structured equity and credit investments. I want to spend the next couple of months getting smarter in this space and was wondering if any of you...
Path to Infrastructure PE?
Hey guys, I'll be interning at a Big 4 in their Infrastructure advisory group this summer. So far I've been networking with people in areas I find interesting (project finance, P3, and transportation projects). I graduate this December and wanted to know if this path could lead to Infra PE? For...
Lateral - take infra now or hold out for buyout later?
UMM buyout ASO 2 / ASO 3 here who's deep in the lateral market / def not going to b-school. Good reviews, etc. but home firm has pretty strict MBA culture so I'll be getting pushed out end of this summer, firm really supportive of lateral process so far. Pretty dry market, but recently started to...
Culture/Comp for Infrastructure PE
I've become pretty interested in the Infrastructure PE space and was wondering on culture and comp for enty-level (some of these firms have analysts and some don't) at these firms. Particularly, places like Riverstone, GIP, Stonepeak, NGP, as well as MF Infra arms like KKR have caught my eye. I'm a...
Infra Podcasts?
Inspired by the other industry podcasts thread, are you monkeys aware of any podcasts covering the infra space? Here's a few I've found, looking to listen to some more: Crossroads: The Infrastructure Podcast by Inframation (owned by Acuris) The Leading Edge of Infrastructure by S&P Talking...
I Squared Capital PE SA vs Top BB/EB Junior IB SA
Hi, I was wondering if it would be better to take a Junior Summer Internship at I Squared Capital, the infrastructure PE firm, or opt for a BB or EB Junior IB SA. I am aiming for PE as a long-term career and if I took the I Squared SA, I would try to get the return offer for a full-time analyst...
Infrastructure PE - Risk Mitigation Strategies
Hey all, As someone who's only had experience with corporate PE, I'm trying to understand which strategies are used to mitigate risk in Infra PE transactions, especially after a transaction has closed e.g. are earnouts/milestones used, do previous owners get asked to keep a certain equity interest,...
Secondaries advisory vs Infrastructure investing
Hey everyone, For a bit of context I have just finished up my first 2 years in IBD doing M&A at a MM generalist firm and have recently received two offers: + To join a secondary advisory group at a boutique (think Evercore/Jefferies/PJT) + To join a European-based infrastructure investor (AUM < 5bn)...
Infrastructure: Straight into Buyside or stay in Investment Banking?
Recent grad here. I was extended two different offers (both in NY), one at a small PE shop focusing on renewable energy (~5 employees on Investment Team), something like $400m AUM with $1bn deployed cap, and the other was a DCM IG offer at a major Japanese balance-sheet-heavy bank (think Mizuho,...
PE PortCo Opportunity - Feedback Requested
Hi all, I'm relatively new to WSO but have been looking for information about PE firms and PortCos because I've recently been asked to join a couple. I have a healthy career currently and was not looking for a change but these opportunities are making me think otherwise. Background: I'm early 30s,...
EIG Partners 2022
For those of you currently working in the industry, what's the current outlook for EIG in 2022? Seems like they are making a big push towards renewables and have made a few notable acquisitions in recent years. Any insight into reputation relative to other energy / infrastructure funds, compensation...
Infrastructure PE case studies
Hi everyone, I am starting to prepare for some interviews, and I am interested in Infrastructure Private Equity case studies. best source for these? Huge thanks in advance.
Relative Value in Infrastructure: Private Equity and Private Credit
Hi all, anyone here working in infra on the equity side who can share how they determine the relative value generated by their investments? I come from a private credit background, and a so our investment memorandums demonstrate how the yield and MOIC on our investments generate a higher return...
Advice on moving into Infra PE from Infra banking/credit at the VP level
Hey all, wanted to get your thoughts on my situation. Currently a VP at a bank where we invest in infra private credit in core+ and value add infra for our balance sheet. Prior to my current role, my previous experience has been mostly in project finance and financial advisory within the space....
Infra PE Exits?
Hey guys, given the resurgent popularity of the infrastructure private equity asset class here, I've seen numerous threads on breaking into the space from various backgrounds (infra / energy IB, project finance, developers), but haven't seen much discussion around exits from the space at the...
Infra News Sources to have In-house?
Hello all, I recently joined an infra debt house that is relatively new and is very unique. I'm the most junior member on the credit team, which is relatively small overall. One thing that really sucks is because of how new the firm is we don't have any paid or free infra news subscriptions. Are...
Stonepeak/GIP vs KKR/Apollo/Carlyle Infra?
Curious if anyone had information about any of the groups mentioned above in terms of strategy, comp, prestige, culture, WLB, etc. Which one would you take if you had offers from all? I know some of them are fairly different in size so don't necessarily play in the same space, but unsure about...
HYPE HYPE HYPE
Just locked down a summer VP role at a middle-market infrastructure/renewables fund (most recent fund ~2B) and couldn't be more excited. Especially sweet because I came into my MBA program from a consulting/nonprofit background intent on making a pivot to energy/climate/infra investing and have been...
Break into Infra PE : Modelling (Advisory) vs PF (Lending)
Hi everyone, Hope you are all good ! Everything is said in the title. My goal within 2-3 years is to transfer to a PE Infra fund, and I currently need to choose between Advisory (think Big Four specific division) or Major European Banks in PF. I am literally stuck ... I voluntarily excluded Infra...
Infra/Renewables PE in Chicago
Hi All, I currently work in the renewables space at a large developer in project finance. I'd like to move to the PE side in a few years. I'm frequently contacted by external recruiters for PE associate roles in NYC, but have yet to see a Chicago one. Are there any infra/renewables PE shops in...
Power & Utilities at EBs
For seasoned bankers / investors currently covering P&U / broader infrastructure verticals, which EBs (if any) are competitive in the space given 0 lending capabilities and non-existent balance sheets? I'm specifically referring to independents like EVR / PJT / CVP / MOE / LAZ / PWP. Would you still...
Brookfield Toronto
There seems to be a lot of mixed reviews on Brookfield in terms of culture and compensation. While I know Brookfield as a platform is great with a ton of capital and strong deal pipeline, it would be great if someone with first or second-hand experience working there could chime in on the above. I'm...
J.P. Morgan Infra Investment Group
Infra folks, can anyone comment on JPM Asset Management's Infrastructure Investment Group? How do they compare in terms of comp, hours, culture and general strategy vs. blue-chip Infra Funds (Stonepeak, GIP, MFs, ISQ), Pensions/SWFs (CPP, OMERS, GIC, etc.), other BB Infra PE arms (GSIP, MSIP)?...
GIP Modelling Test
Hi all, Could someone please shed some light on the key features of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) modelling test? I am based in London, but I suspect it'll be very similar to the one in NYC. Alternatively, any thoughts on other infra fund modelling test and how to best prepare for those will...
(Infra PE) Brookfield vs EQT/Stonepeak/ISQ/ECP
Hi all, Does anyone know how infra PE like ISQ/Stonepeak/ECP compare to Brookfield in terms of 1) salary, 2) reputation, and 3) growth potential? I know all of these players are top-notch in the infra space, but considering that Brookfield is a Canadian company as opposed to other firms that are...
Macquarie Capital vs MM Infra PE which one should I choose?
Hi, I would like to seek advice whether I should choose Macquarie Capital (principal investing role) or one of MM Infra PE (Total AUM ~$20-30bn) out of undergrad position. Just to be clear, I don't have offers at any of these places yet. But if I were to choose one of these choices, which career...
DCM to Real Assets PE?
Received an interview request for a DCM from a non-US bank (Europe) that does a fair amount of DCM activity, team seems to cover a lot but could also include project finance and commodity finance lending too. For someone that's ultimately looking at infrastructure PE, would this be a good role to...
Value of MBA for infra pe fund?
Going to a top IB power group. Can someone in the power/infra pe space comment on the value of an MBA for career progression. Much appreciated.
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