Mergers and Acquisitions Associate

As part of our UK and European BESS investment team, you will support the origination, evaluation and execution of energy storage investment opportunities, with a particular focus on standalone and co-located BESS projects. Working closely with colleagues across Development, EPC, Finance, Legal, Tax and Strategy functions in both Europe and China, you will play a key role in transaction execution, due diligence, financial analysis and preparation of investment recommendations.

This role offers exposure to a broad range of energy storage investments across the UK and Europe, supporting transactions from origination through to closing and portfolio transition. The successful candidate will gain experience across complex cross-border transactions, sophisticated financial analysis and direct interaction with senior stakeholders, developers, lenders and advisers.

• Deal Origination & Screening
• Support the identification and screening of new BESS investment opportunities through developers, brokers, internal teams and direct market outreach.
• Conduct market and regulatory research on the UK and European energy storage sector, including power markets, ancillary services, capacity market mechanisms and emerging policy developments.
• Review project opportunities against the company’s investment strategy, target returns and risk parameters.
• Financial Analysis & Valuation
• Prepare initial investment summaries and recommendation materials for internal discussion.
• Perform valuation analysis, including discounted cash flow, comparable transaction and sensitivity analysis.
• Analyse project assumptions, revenue drivers, downside scenarios and investment risks.
• Support preparation of internal approval papers, investment committee materials and management presentations.
• Coordinate and support the due diligence process across technical, legal, financial, tax, ESG, land, permitting and grid work streams.
• Manage data room setup, document organisation and information requests.
• Coordinate with external advisers, including legal, technical, commercial and tax advisers.
• Maintain due diligence trackers, issue logs, transaction timetables and risk registers.
• Transaction Documentation & Negotiation Support
• Support the negotiation of transaction documentation, including SPA, SHA and ancillary agreements, in close coordination with Legal and senior transaction team members.
• Prepare mark‑ups, track redlines, maintain key commercial issue lists and coordinate internal comments.
• Support the review of key project agreements, including EPC, O&M, LTSA, land lease, grid connection and route-to-market agreements.
• Coordinate internal approval and document execution processes.
• Transaction Closing & Post-Completion
• Maintain transaction timelines and critical path trackers across multiple live transactions.
• Coordinate closing work streams, including conditions precedent, completion deliverables and funds‑flow requirements.
• Support transaction closing activities and ensure all required documentation is completed in a timely manner.
• Support post‑completion handover and transition activities with internal stakeholders and counter parties.
• Prepare regular transaction updates and risk reports for senior management.
• Cross‑Functional Coordination
• Work closely with Development teams to ensure land, permitting and grid requirements are adequately documented.
• Coordinate with EPC and technical teams to assess project readiness, commissioning status and construction‑related risks.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, Tax, ESG and Strategy teams throughout the transaction process.
• Facilitate communication and coordination between UK / European and China‑based teams.

• 5–8 years in renewable energy M&A, project finance, transaction…