M&A Associate
Pubblicato il 11-10-2026 - Coralsun in Milano
Hybrid working model, with regular presence in Milan and close interaction with the Sky Distributed Energy team and our local platform businesses in Italy and Portugal.
The role will require regular travel, particularly within Italy and to Portugal, as well as occasional travel to other European markets.
Company Context
Sky Distributed Energy is a pan-European distributed energy business backed by Sky, a renewable energy fund managed by Octopus Energy Generation.
We develop, finance, own and operate decentralised energy assets across Europe, working through local operating platforms including Coralsun in Italy and SparkWave Energy in Portugal and Spain. Our activities span behind-the-meter solar, small-scale distributed generation, battery storage and other energy-transition solutions for commercial and industrial customers.
As the business grows, acquisitions of third-party projects and portfolios are becoming an increasingly important complement to our internally developed pipeline. These opportunities range from individual or portfolios of Ready-to-Build (“RtB”)
projects through to operating renewable-energy assets, including behind-the-meter projects, Portuguese UPP portfolios and portfolios of Italian FER X projects.
To support this strategy, we are looking for a M&A; Associate – Southern Europe who can help originate, assess and execute these transactions alongside our local platforms and the wider Sky Distributed Energy investment team.
Role Purpose
The M&A; Associate will be a core member of Sky Distributed Energy’s investment capability in Southern Europe, with an initial focus on Italy and Portugal.
The role will work closely with the Head of Investments and the management teams of Coralsun and SparkWave to execute acquisitions of renewable-energy projects and portfolios from initial screening through due diligence, investment approval, negotiation and closing.
This is a hands‑on transaction role. The Associate will be expected to own the financial