Director of Mergers & Acquisitions

Location: London, United Kingdom

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a rapidly growing acquisition-led investment platform that is building a diversified portfolio of high-quality businesses across multiple industries. Backed by an ambitious long-term growth strategy, the business is actively pursuing acquisitions across a range of sectors, creating a unique environment for an experienced M&A professional who wants to play a central role in shaping the future of a dynamic and expanding group. This is not a traditional corporate role. The successful candidate will work directly with the CEO and senior leadership team, driving acquisition activity from initial identification through to completion. The platform has established infrastructure, resources, and strategic support in place, allowing the Director of M&A to focus on sourcing opportunities, building relationships, and executing transactions. The organisation has already demonstrated strong momentum through successful acquisitions and continues to invest aggressively in growth through a multi-industry buy-and-build strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Acquisition Origination
• Develop and execute acquisition sourcing strategies across multiple sectors.
• Build relationships with founders, shareholders, business owners, brokers, accountants, and corporate finance advisers.
• Generate proprietary deal flow through networking, direct outreach, and market engagement.
• Create and manage a robust acquisition pipeline.
• Transaction Execution
• Evaluate acquisition opportunities and prepare investment recommendations.
• Lead negotiations and transaction structuring discussions.
• Manage Heads of Terms and Letter of Intent processes.
• Coordinate legal, financial, commercial, and operational due diligence.
• Work closely with external advisors throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Drive acquisitions through to successful completion.
• Strategic Development
• Partner directly with the CEO on acquisition strategy and growth initiatives.
• Identify emerging opportunities across existing and new industry sectors.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the platforms buy-and-build strategy.
• Present opportunities and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Post-Acquisition Support
• Support integration planning and transition activities.
• Maintain strong relationships with acquired management teams.
• Assist in delivering long-term value creation initiatives across the portfolio.

Candidate Profile

• Essential
• Minimum 7 years experience in M&A, Corporate Development, Private Equity, Corporate Finance, Search Funds, or Buy-and-Build environments.
• Proven track record of converting acquisition opportunities into completed transactions.
• Experience sourcing opportunities directly from founders and business owners.
• Strong commercial, financial, and strategic analysis capabilities.
• Exceptional negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple live transactions simultaneously.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong bias towards execution and results.
• Highly Desirable
• Experience within lower-mid-market transactions.
• Existing network of brokers, accountants, and M&A advisers.
• Buy-and-build acquisition experience.
• Experience operating across multiple sectors and business models.

What Makes This Opportunity Different

• Direct access to and collaboration with the CEO.
• Significant influence over acquisition strategy and growth direction.
• Exposure to a diverse portfolio spanning multiple industries.
• Opportunity to help build a substantial acquisition platform from the ground up.
• Strong pipeline of acquisition opportunities and long-term growth ambitions.
• Access to internal resources and support functions dedicated to deal generation and execution.
• Opportunity to create lasting value through a genuinely entrepreneurial investment environment.

Compensation

• Competitive Executive-Level Base Salary
• Performance-Based Bonus Structure
• Deal Completion Incentives
• Long-Term Wealth Creation Opportunity
• Hybrid London Working Environment

This role is ideally suited to an ambitious M&A professional who is excited by the challenge of helping build a multi-industry acquisition platform and wants to play a pivotal role in a business with significant growth aspirations and a clear long-term vision.