Investment Associate

Emirates Investment Authority

Drive / optimize value creation in portfolio companies

• Support portfolio company value creation opportunities through consistently refreshed shareholder opinions / Value Creation Plans
• Provide support to the Investment manager who acts as the key interface in relationship with portfolio companies (Board / Exec team) to drive value creation plans to execution
• Support the identification and analysis of portfolio company synergies and their implementation
• Monitor asset performance and mitigate potential issues
• Perform analysis and reporting that supports regular performance review of portfolio companies
• Review and report upon companies are on track vs. plan on key topics
• Flag any potential issues to the investment manager
• Provide data and requests for reports and analysis that underpin decisions on implications of hold / sell for asset

Sector strategies & detailed sector screens

• Gather data and research that supports the development of sector strategies / EIA point of view on sector and on latest relevant trends / investable themes
• Gather data and research that supports the development of detailed sector screens to identify most attractive opportunities for investment

Deal origination for new strategic investments (in coordination with M&A)

• Begin to forge connections that engage with sector ecosystem and allow further building strong network with relevant stakeholders
• Conduct reports and analysis as requested to enable deal teams to execute on deal transactions in collaboration with M&A team; heavily contribute on all sector specific / commercial topics (e.g., commercial diligence)

Reporting - Perform inter-company comparison with other sector/industry competitor in terms of costs, sales, profit, ratios, etc