Title: Regional Investment Director, Offshore Wind - APAC

Location: Singapore

About NextWave
NextWave Partners is the Recruitment Partner of choice within the Clean Energy, Sustainable Infrastructure, ESG, Impact Investment, Climate-Tech & Technology sectors. We are committed to supporting industries battling climate change towards a net-zero future and a sustainable economy.

About the Role

NextWave are working with a leading global investor who are looking to establish a large offshore wind presence in Asia. As a result of this growth, they are looking to hire a Regional Investment Director to lead the origination and execution of offshore wind investments in the APAC region..

Responsibilities

• Conducting market and competition analysis and establishing strategy for the deployment of capital in offshore wind investments in Asia.
• Managing the origination and execution of Offshore Wind investments (acquisitions, mergers, project finance and divestitures) in projects, joint ventures and development platforms, leading a small internal team, and external advisors.
• Overseeing the production of financial models for offshore wind projects/assets.
• Networking and managing relationships with co-investors across Asia - investments may range from minority stakes alongside local investors to 100% owned deals.
• Managing working relationships with external advisors (developers, lawyers, technical advisors, debt providers, EPC contractors, etc)
• Attracting third party debt funding and leading negotiation of key economic aspects of investments with counterparties (lending banks, EPC, developers etc.).
• Overseeing the operations of development platforms acquired or established by the business.
• Acting as Board Member or Director of investee companies, monitoring and reviewing of the investments in the portfolio
• Working closely with the global leadership team to help set out plans for the Asia Pacific development teams
• Liaise with necessary Advisors appointed in target markets to stay on top of pipeline and government policy
• Travelling throughout the region growing the company's brand and reputation in offshore wind
• Consistently evaluating new investment opportunities, producing deal screening reports, considering returns in the context of identified risks, how these can be managed and other mitigating factors
• Preparing investment papers detailing new opportunities to the Investment Committee
• Assisting with the preparation of transaction contracts- reviewing and assisting negotiations of contractual terms

Requirements

• 12+ years' experience investing in energy projects in the APAC region
• Corporate finance transaction experience (from origination to execution) in the energy sector
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Prior experience successfully leading an offshore wind transaction from end-to-end
• Extensive knowledge of the offshore wind market in APAC
• Strong relationships with regional and local stakeholders in the relevant countries
• Previous experience executing platform strategies in the region
• Willingness for extensive regional travel

Application
If you are interested in this position, please apply directly on the platform with your latest CV. We will review your application and revert back promptly.

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Our commitment
Diversity is a core value at NextWave Partners, and we are proud to be partnering with equal opportunities employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

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