Student assistant, M&A and asset finance

Job Description

Would you like to take up the opportunity to enter into a fast-evolving industry with the outlook of a high degree of personal development in a green Company in growth? We are looking for a motivated student to join our M&A Team at European Energy.

The Team

As our new Student, you will join our growing M&A and Asset Finance team at our Headquarters in Søborg, Copenhagen. The team currently has 38 committed colleagues and one student assistant, and together overall responsible for all of European Energy's divestment and financing processes on a project level.

We lead end-to-end M&A and Asset Financing processes, including financial modelling, investor relations, and negotiations with banks on construction and project financing. In addition, we oversee project execution, portfolio divestments, and strategic partnerships-managing transactions from origination through to closing. We focus on developing and maintaining long-term relationships while promoting a competitive process with external partners. At the same time, we support European Energy's internal structuring processes and the major investment decisions made throughout a project's lifecycle until completion. The department is part of the CCO organization, which consists of more than 69 professionals and has a holistic and strategic focus on European Energy's commercial activities.

How you will create impact

As a Student Assistant, you will play a key role across various tasks:

• Become an integrated part of a dedicated "deal team" for M&A or Asset Finance transactions and function as support to the entire group
• Development and maintenance of cash-flow models
• Supporting the preparation of investor and lender material (teaser, IM)
• Coordinating the preparation of Virtual Data Room
• Supporting the preparation of financial investment decision meeting material
• Supporting the preparation of the Internal Structuring documentation as Projects pass through the approval gates
• Ad hoc tasks

What we look for

You are a student in the last year of your Bachelor program or first year of your Master program within Finance, Economics or similar. To thrive in the role, we imagine you have the following competencies:

• You have a commercial mindset, general interest in corporate finance, strategic management, the energy transition and excel modelling
• You have full professional proficiency in English, oral and written
• You have advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 products, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• You are analytical and have a structured approach to your tasks
• A curious mindset with a large appetite to constantly learn and grow.
• You are proactive and solution-oriented with a drive to create results.
• Have a positive and can-do attitude when faced with new challenges.

What we offer

• You will get the possibility to apply your academic knowledge to real projects.
• Steep learning curve through problem-solving, end-to-end ownership of your work and opportunity to build a very strong problem-solving toolkit.
• The opportunity to present your work to team leadership and contribute meaningfully
• Exposure to highly skilled colleagues with top-tier advisory, consulting, and finance backgrounds
• Great level of flexibility to build a good balance between studies and exams.
• Opportunity to be part of our Next Generation Student Network, where our +100 students, interns, and trainees across the company meet for social and academic events.
• You will be part of a truly international environment. With more than 43 nationalities represented in our HQ office you will hear a lot of different languages when you walk down the hallway.
• You will have many opportunities to engage socially across the departments. We have a monthly Friday event, free gym in the basement, squash court, as well as sport events such as running club, football club, and mountain bike

European Energy at a glance - The Power of Tomorrow, Today

European Energy is a Danish privately owned company founded in 2004 with headquarter in Copenhagen. We operate all the way from development, design, financing, construction, operation and selling of wind- and solar farms on land as well as offshore globally. As part of this, we are also very active in M&A activities across the full value chain. Further, we work with development of future energy solutions, e.g. Power-to-X. We have a solid collaboration with local stakeholders and want to involve all parts in the process.

We are now more than 950 employees with 47 nationalities represented in 23 countries, and we are growing rapidly in both Copenhagen and across our global offices. We all work for our common goal to be the most innovative partner within the green transition and to create The Power of Tomorrow, Today.

Our working environment is built on mutual respect for the varied strengths and talents of our employees, with a flat hierarchy and entrepreneurial thinking at its foundation. Our employees value our flexible working culture, permitting better reconciliation of work and personal life. We are a team, whether it is in the workplace, on our company trips or during our weekly company training sessions. At European Energy, you will not only gain great colleagues, but also new friends from every corner of the globe.

Background check

As a last step of the hiring process, a background check will be conducted on the final candidate. This is for safeguarding our operations and ensuring compliance with EU regulations for critical infrastructure. The check can include verification of identity, employment history, and criminal record.

Hours

15-20 hours per week with great flexibility during exam periods and vacation

More information: You are welcome to contact Talent Acquisition, Lykke Haven Nielsen, [email protected] in case you have any questions about the position

Direct Manager (s): Rasmus Sørensen, Director; Karina Clausen, Director; and Kjetil Jørgensen, Director.

Workplace: Søborg, Copenhagen

Apply: Please submit your CV, copy of your grade transcript and motivational letter by using the "Apply for position" button.