Infrastructure Transactor

Who are we?

Sanlam Investment Group is uniquely equipped and positioned to deliver on its purpose of empowering generations to be financially confident, secure and prosperous. Through our vast in‑house expertise and strategic partner networks, we can access all asset classes across the globe, private and public, actively and passively managed, to develop investment solutions that are in our clients’ best interests and have a positive impact on society.

Backed by the Sanlam Group’s balance sheet, the Sanlam Investment Group has a true competitive advantage in its ability to invest alongside clients, particularly in private markets where impact investing drives the agenda.

The Sanlam Investment Group is one of the largest, most diversified financial services and investment firms in Southern Africa with assets under management and administration of more than R2 trillion. It is a B‑BBEE level 1 contributor and one of the largest black‑empowered asset managers on the African continent.

The purpose of Sanlam Alternative Investments (SAI) business is to help build the African continent and make a real sustainable difference in the emerging economies in which we operate in, aligning to the Sanlam Group’s mission of financial inclusion. The SAI business has a broad range of capabilities that include Private Equity, Specialised Finance, Property, Infrastructure and Partnerships. Sanlam is the biggest non‑banking financial institution on the continent, operating in Africa for over 100 years.

To assist in expanding the Project Finance and Infrastructure investment business, within South Africa and Africa, for SAI and Sanlam, including:

• Identify, assess and structure infrastructure investments for SAI, Sanlam Group and Sanlam third‑party clients; the investments could be in debt instruments and/or in equity instruments.
• Ongoing deal management and optimisation of the infrastructure portfolio.
• Provide a specialised infrastructure investments expertise function to the Sanlam Group.
• Assist in management of third‑party infrastructure investment funds.

• Identifying new opportunities, structure, negotiate terms and execute transactions.
• Development and building of new client relationships in order to originate new transactions.
• Preparing credit applications, investment proposals and credit updates and attend credit meeting to support deals.
• Compile written proposals to clients of funding proposals including making marketing presentations to clients and replying to client.
• Prepare term sheets to clients that form the basis of legal agreements to be drafted.
• Financial Analysis:
  Expertise in financial modelling of transactions and preparing cash‑flow projections.
• Market Insight and Economic Analysis:
  Strong understanding of economic indicators, market dynamics, and industry trends impacting the energy and infrastructure investment landscape.
• Ability to liaise with various internal departments (legal, credit risk, treasury, regulatory, exchange control, etc.) and external advisors (lawyers, Auditors, tax advisors, technical advisors, etc.) as is necessary to implement deals.
• Interacting with other financial institutions and syndication partners in implementing syndicate or club type transactions.
• Reviewing and commenting on various legal agreements and relevant transaction documents.
• Management of deals through the full transaction life cycle up to maturity.

• Ongoing interaction within the Debt team.
• Ongoing interaction with Sanlam Group, the Sanlam Investment cluster and other clusters – assisting in obtaining Group Buy‑in.
• Be a centre of expertise for Sanlam Group.

• Ongoing management of invested transactions.

• Have completed a CA (SA), CFA, relevant Honours or Master’s qualification.
• Have at least 2 – 5 years’ relevant experience in the South African market in an origination role.
• Have Infrastructure and Project Finance origination and deal structuring experience.
• Have…