M&A Manager in Birmingham

Your goal is to be ready for the next step as an M&A dealmaker in the SME market. You already have a few years’ experience as an M&A professional and the ambition to become an independent dealmaker within the next three years. This entrepreneurial drive is part of Marktlink’s DNA. At Marktlink, you will not just be a link in the chain, but doing business independently from day one. You will be responsible for a significant part of the transaction process and involved from A to Z. You have sufficient financial skills, but also a commercial mindset and a genuine interest in entrepreneurs, the clients of Marktlink.

Your responsibilities include:

• Performing company and market analyses;
• Preparing valuations and bid books;
• Meeting potential buyers and sellers;
• Approaching new buyers and sellers;
• Expanding and maintaining the (Marktlink) network;
• Preparing financing applications and solving financing issues;
• Providing broad support to the manager during the projects.

Your profile includes being sharp, accurate, result-oriented, thinking on your feet, and liking to get things done. We expect you to deliver the following experience and competencies:

• Master’s degree in Finance or a higher professional education degree combined with a finance-oriented Masters;
• A minimum of three years and a maximum of five years’ work experience as M&A analyst, associate or consultant;
• A social and entrepreneurial person with practical and strategic insight as well as tactical and commercial insight;
• Analytically strong, punctual, and target-driven;
• Demonstrable affinity with SME companies is an advantage;
• An eye for personal relationships and excellent communication skills are a must.

Please note: For this role we don't provide visa sponsorship or relocation assistance.

At Marktlink, we’re not just dealmakers, we’re future-shapers. With a strong focus on tech, data, and AI, we’re redefining the world of M&A. Here’s what you can expect when you join our fast-growing, entrepreneurial team:

• Opportunity to shape the future of a leading European M&A firm;
• Unlimited holidays - with a unique blend of freedom and responsibility;
• Competitive salary and annual bonus;
• Opportunity to participate in our funds under favorable conditions;
• HP laptop and iPhone;
• Responsibility from day one, with flexible working hours and entrepreneurial colleagues;
• Tailor-made training and personal development, because growth never stops;
• Annual paid ski trip and the Marktlink Gala.

A positive result of the pre-employment screening is a necessary condition for offering an employment contract.