Senior Associate – Private Equity, Infrastructure Intern

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Blackstone Infrastructure 

Blackstone Infrastructure is an active investor across energy, transportation, digital infrastructure and water and waste infrastructure sectors. We seek to apply a long-term buy-and-hold strategy to large-scale infrastructure assets with a focus on delivering stable, long-term capital appreciation together with a predictable annual cash flow yield. Our approach to infrastructure investing is one that focuses on responsible stewardship and stakeholder engagement to create value for our investors and the communities we serve.

Job Title: 2027 Summer Senior Associate – Private Equity, Infrastructure

Job Description: 

Summer Senior Associates are critical to both the flagship institutional fund Blackstone Infrastructure Partners (“BIP”) and the perpetual-life private wealth strategy (“BXINFRA”) deal teams. They evaluate new opportunities and work closely with existing portfolio companies and their executives. Summer Senior Associates play pivotal leadership roles in every step of the transaction, including due diligence, investment committee discussions, and negotiations, amongst others. Summer Senior Associates work directly with industry-leading executives and BIP’s Senior Advisors and Portfolio Operations teams to address a broad array of critical company issues. They are also responsible for managing Associates and Analysts and are expected to play a role in continuing to build the growing BIP franchise.

Responsibilities:

• Lead all aspects of deal execution, including identification and screening of opportunities, investment evaluation, financial analyses, deal structuring and acquisition financing, and legal documentation

• Perform extensive due diligence, including thesis development, leading discussions with management teams, coordinating with various advisors and other key stakeholders, and executing investment theses and business plans

• Prepare and discuss transaction evaluation materials with BIP’s Investment Committee, which includes the most senior members of Blackstone

• Manage a team of world-class junior investment professionals

• Work alongside portfolio company management teams, Blackstone’s Portfolio Operations team & Senior Advisors in managing current investments, including analyzing potential add-on investments, refinancing opportunities, and exit opportunities

• Contribute to culture, group-building, and strategic initiatives for a fast-growing investment platform at Blackstone

Qualifications: 

Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent, team-oriented, and have a history of demonstrated excellence. In addition to strong analytical and quantitative skills, the successful candidate should be intellectually curious, have sound business, investment and managerial judgement, strong communication skills, and a desire to work in a collaborative, dynamic, transparent, collegial team environment. A solid knowledge of business strategy, finance and accounting is desirable. Prior experience in private equity is preferred. Infrastructure investing experience is not a pre-requisite. 

To be considered for the 2027 Summer Senior Associate Program applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Currently enrolled as an MBA student 

• Anticipated graduation date: Spring 2028

• Be confident, intellectually curious, and self-aware with excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Have a strong analytical background

• Have a strong work ethic and genuine passion for excellence

• Have professional integrity

• Work well as a member of a fast-paced team

• Skill managing internal and external stakeholders towards deadlines

• Resume must include expected graduation month/year and be in PDF format.

If you do not meet these criteria, please see Blackstone’s Careers website for other opportunities that may be available, including other entry level positions

The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position.  Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.

Expected annual base salary range:

Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications and job location. For roles located outside of the US, please disregard the posted salary bands as these roles will follow a separate compensation process based on local market comparables.

Additional compensation: Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits offered in connection with the advertised role.

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Depending on the position, you may be required to obtain certain securities licenses if you are in a client facing role and/or if you are engaged in the following:

• Attending client meetings where you are discussing Blackstone products and/or and client questions;

• Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;

• Supervising or training securities licensed employees;

• Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products; and

• Advising on marketing plans prepared by a sales team or developing and/or contributing information for marketing materials.

Note: The above list is not the exhaustive list of activities requiring securities licenses and there may be roles that require review on a case-by-case basis.  Please speak with your Blackstone Recruiting contact with any questions.

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