Private Equity Associate – Infrastructure (US/UK)

Posted 17 Sep 2026

$100–120/hr

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Work

Remote · Contract · United States or United Kingdom (remote)

Experience

2–4 years

Eligibility

USA, GBR

Field

Finance & accounting

Skills

Financial ModelingMicrosoft ExcelPrivate EquityInvestment BankingMergers and Acquisitions (M&A)Infrastructure FinanceDigital InfrastructureData CentersFiber OpticsTelecommunications TowersPower and UtilitiesReal EstateTechnology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)English

About this role

Mercor is hiring experienced private equity associates to build a financial model from a synthetic deal document pack, then peer-review models built by two other contractors on the same transaction.

What you'll do

  • Build a working financial model of an assigned infrastructure transaction from a synthetic deal document pack
  • Deliver an editable Excel workbook with live formulas, source references, and stated assumptions
  • Peer-review two anonymized models from other contractors against a fixed set of criteria, with a short written rationale for each and a completed review scorecard

Requirements

  • 2–4 years total experience: ~2 years investment banking (infrastructure, power & utilities, or real estate / TMT M&A) followed by 1–2 years in infrastructure private equity
  • Currently or recently an Associate at an infrastructure-focused PE fund, or the infrastructure arm of a multi-strategy manager
  • Exposure to digital infrastructure — data centres, fibre, or towers
  • Able to build a financial model from source documents, without a template
  • Fluent English

Logistics

  • Effort: ~20–25 hours over 1.5–2 weeks

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