Investment Associate - Digital Infrastructure

Company Description

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our global asset management business provides our clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, working internationally across public and private markets.

Who we are

We are one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets.

Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy. The business aims to work synergistically with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers, and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Our investment philosophy and processes are focused on creating value over the long term. We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change.

Job Description

We’re looking for an Investment Associate to join Legal & General Asset Management’s Digital Infrastructure team. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a growing private equity strategy focused on sectors including data centres, fibre, wireless infrastructure and digital services across the UK, Europe and North America.

You’ll be joining a collaborative and high-performing team, supporting investments from origination through to execution and ongoing portfolio management, while gaining exposure to both balance sheet and third-party capital deployment.

What you’ll be doing:

Supporting deal sourcing and screening activities across digital infrastructure sectors

Conducting sector research and market analysis to identify investment opportunities

Building and maintaining detailed financial models, including DCF and LBO analysis

Supporting all stages of transaction execution, including due diligence and valuation

Managing external advisors and reviewing outputs to inform investment decisions

Preparing investment papers and presenting insights to internal stakeholders and committees

Monitoring portfolio company performance, including reviewing reporting and supporting board-related activities

Contributing to wider strategy development, fundraising initiatives and corporate development activity

What we are looking for:

ACA or CFA qualification (or working towards)

Experience in a relevant transactional environment such as investment banking, private equity, corporate finance or a Big 4 firm

Strong financial modelling skills, including experience building DCF and/or LBO models

Good understanding of financial statements, capital structures and valuation techniques

Strong analytical thinking with the ability to translate insights into clear recommendations

Confident communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging a range of stakeholders

Interest in digital infrastructure and private markets, with a commercially aware mindset

Fluency in a European language (such as German, French, Spanish or Italian) beneficial

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)

At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday

Competitive family leave

Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)

There are many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online

We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.