Location
Cologne, Germany; Hamburg, Germany; Berlin, Germany
About Us
At Zelestra, we’re on a global mission: to co-build innovative solutions with our clients that will make their decarbonization a reality.
It is an exciting and ambitious journey where your work makes a real difference. A place to embrace new challenges that will push you to the next level. An opportunity to collaborate and learn from the brightest minds, including our clients.
By taking ownership of everything we do, we get the results that truly matter. That is why we push ourselves further to achieve remarkable things together.
What We Do
With a portfolio of 20 GW of carbon-free projects across 13 countries, Zelestra is a vertically integrated company specializing in developing, constructing, commercializing, and operating large-scale renewable energy projects. Zelestra is made up of 800+ professionals globally. It is backed by EQT, one of the largest fund managers in the world, with $232B in assets under management.
Your Role
Reporting to the Head of M&A Germany & Northern Europe, you will play a crucial role in driving our growth strategy through strategic acquisitions, mergers, and partnerships within the renewable energy sector. Your responsibilities:
- Support the search of solar PV/wind platforms in Germany to complete an acquisition before 2025 as well as additional inorganic or partnership-based growth opportunities
- Develop sourcing strategies for opportunities, levering on existing contacts and expanding business network of developers, banks, etc.
- Ensure the quality and consistency of complex financial models and financial valuation of opportunities using different methods (DCF, multiples, etc.)
- Responsible for producing the investment recommendation presentations (investment memorandums) for internal investment committees and for investor fund investment committees
- Support the Head of M&A Germany and Northern Europe in defending the investment thesis before management and investment committees, including the board of directors
- Monitor and update the opportunity pipeline and required actions, as well as recommend and prioritize leads
- Prepare and negotiate non-binding and binding offers for the potential acquisition of opportunities
- Manage the complete due diligence process for opportunities, including selection, negotiation of proposals, and coordination of internal and external advisors (financial, legal, tax, commercial, etc.)
- Support the negotiation of transaction documentation (SPAs, Development Services Agreements, etc.) in coordination with internal teams and external advisors
Your Profile
We are looking for a new team member with strong analytical skills, industry knowledge and the ability to work collaboratively with multiple teams. Furthermore, you should bring the following:
- Bachelor´s degree or Master’s Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or related field.
- 3-7 years of experience in corporate development, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, or infrastructure funds in the energy sector, with extensive recent experience in the renewables sector (wind, solar PV, storage and P2X)
- Full expertise in all aspects involving an M&A buy-side and sell-side renewables transaction and project financing in Germany
- In-depth understanding of the electricity and renewables sector in Germany (market dynamics, regulation, development/permitting process, PPA schemes, off-taker universe, etc.)
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
- Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams under tight deadlines and complex processes
- Willingness to travel
- Extremely high proactivity, open personality and passionate about the development of renewable energies.
- Highly proficient in both spoken and written German and English.
What You Will Find At Zelestra
- Permanent contract
- Attractive remuneration with a performance-based bonus
- Training, team events, support on commuting cost and 30 holidays.
- Possibility to work remotely and still have the opportunity to meet at least once a month with all your colleagues from different departments
- Opportunity to take on responsibilities that have a direct impact on the business and the possibility to gain practical experience in diverse aspects of the company.
- A sense of fulfilment as you embrace new challenges, grow, learn, and evolve.
- Enjoying the best of both worlds: the resources and experience of an international company with 20 years of history and the opportunities of a small but fast-growing team in our German business unit.
- Working towards a common goal with passionate colleagues
Zelestra isn't just a workplace; it's a hub for collaborative innovation, where great minds come together to reshape the energy landscape.
Here’s your chance to co-build a carbon-free tomorrow. Will you take it? Send us your online application!
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