Associate Director/Director - M&A

ICF is a 50-year-old, Nasdaq listed professional services firm with headquarters in Reston, Virginia, USA. ICF has been present in India for 20 years and steadily growing its portfolio of services in India and South Asia. ICF India office delivers advisory services to clients in private sector (project developers, investors, PE funds), government agencies, and international DFIs (World Bank, IFC, ADB, FCDO, USAID, GIZ, FCDO and others) in the field of energy, climate, transport, aviation and urban development. To expand our offerings in the M&A advisory business (buy side due diligence) ICF is looking to hire an Associate Director/ Director with experience of M&A advisory in the infrastructure sectors.

About the role

As an AD/ Director you will require strong leadership skills and business development acumen, underpinned by a track record in work-winning to date. You’ll also have excellent knowledge of deals in the energy and infrastructure sector; and initiatives and priorities of investors gained through a mix of business development and project delivery experience. Familiarity with the investment process of PE funds, VCs, pension funds, lenders, strategic investors is essential for this role, along with knowledge technical disciplines in the infrastructure sectors including energy, transport & logistics, digital infrastructure, urban infrastructure. You will:

• Lead a business development strategy to grow ICF’s business in M&A advisory (buy side) in infrastructure sectors.
• Work collaboratively with ICF practice leaders in the energy and infrastructure sectors to win and deliver M&A advisory (buy side) projects in the infrastructure sectors.
• Lead a small, high impact team of analysts, consultants and managers to build an M&A practice.

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Required experience:

• 10-15 years of post-education work experience of M&A advisory in infrastructure sectors.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Energy sector M&A advisory is required.
• Strong relationships with senior executives in infrastructure sector focused PE funds, pension funds, investors, lenders and strategic investors.
• Demonstrated track record of business development and winning investment due diligence projects from international and Indian investors in infrastructure sector (energy focus).
• Demonstrated track record of leading teams in concluding buy side transactions for infrastructure (energy focus).

Qualifications:

• Masters in Business Administration, Economics or Finance discipline
• Bachelors in Engineering, Commerce or Economics

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.New Delhi, India (II77)