Corporate Development and M&A Associate

About DTEK Group

DTEK Group is the largest private investor in Ukraine’s energy sector, employing over 55,000 people. Our businesses span the full energy value chain - from wind, solar, and thermal power generation to electricity distribution and supply; natural gas and coal production; energy trading on Ukrainian and international markets; and energy solutions for households and businesses.

Over the past 20 years, DTEK has evolved from a Ukrainian energy champion into a pan-European clean energy company. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, DTEK teams have restored power to more than 17 million consumers in regions affected by hostilities.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Corporate Development and M&A Associate with solid sell- and buy-side transaction experience and strong commercial acumen to join and strengthen the Group’s corporate development and M&A function, focused on energy and infrastructure.

The role offers the opportunity to gain experience across the entire investment and transaction life cycle, from origination and strategic assessment through to execution and post-transaction activities. The role will provide exposure to senior management and will include working with cross-functional teams, including investment and project development, finance and accounting, legal, corporate and project finance, and others. Associates will have the opportunity to lead workstreams with guidance from senior team members as required and independently source and verify information from subsidiaries.

The position provides broad exposure to structuring investment theses and developing buy-side and sell-side business cases across multiple subsidiaries with varying operating models. Other tasks include conducting research across power and energy markets; preparing briefing materials for top management; taking responsibility for corporate presentations; creating and overseeing financial models; overseeing the Due Diligence process; participating in the negotiation of transaction documents; and other activities related to building and maintaining an active group of corporate and strategic stakeholders for the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Support sell-side, buy-side, and investment processes for strategic projects.

This includes:

1. screen investors and opportunities;
2. provide guidance to subsidiaries on business plans and financial modelling for asset and corporate M&A transactions;
3. review and prepare information packages (teaser, IM, and financial models);
4. coordinate external advisers on due diligence workstreams and manage the overall due diligence process;
5. support legal and tax structuring with the respective in-house and external teams;
6. provide input into transaction documentation drafting and participate in commercial negotiations;
7. prepare internal decision-making and negotiation-support documents (memos, financial analysis, committee presentations, progress reports, and board presentations); and
8. manage transaction completion steps.

• Prepare, maintain, and regularly update corporate presentations for various stakeholder groups.
• Conduct research into sectors, countries, peer groups, and companies and prepare briefing packages for top management to support decision-making processes.
• Support senior team members with business development activities, including conference preparation, presentations, and the preparation of meeting briefs and memos.

Candidate Profile

• Proven hands-on experience in corporate and asset M&A transactions (essential), with experience in energy and infrastructure highly desirable.
• 3–5+ years of experience in investment banking, corporate M&A, investment management, or Big 4 corporate finance/deals teams.
• Ability to consistently deliver results in a fast-paced, non-linear work environment, with tight deadlines and relatively little oversight.
• Strong financial modelling skills, with some exposure to the energy, utilities, and power sector and/or project finance modelling.
• Solid understanding of deal structures and key legal aspects of M&A.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, and to quickly change priorities based on management requirements.
• Willingness to travel if required.
• Native Ukrainian and Fluent English.
• Fluent in using market intelligence and AI tools.

We offer

• Competitive salary and transparent terms of cooperation.
• Opportunity to work on interesting and challenging tasks that promote professional growth.
• Development support: access to DTEK Academy training programmes and other educational initiatives.
• Modern office in the heart of London.
• A flexible work format that combines office and remote working.

Join us and be part of a dynamic and evolving energy company at the forefront of the industry.