Dartmouth is proud to be supporting this PE backed Industrials group in their search for an M&A Director to define and implement an ambitious M&A strategy to enable significant growth.
The Role
The M&A Director will support the group's executive leadership and work closely the sponsor on the identification, origination, pipeline management, execution and integration of acquisitions.
Key Responsibilities :
- Work autonomously day-to-day on M&A projects, under the leadership of the Group CEO and CFO.
- Support origination and business development activities, meet potential acquisition targets to promote the benefits of joining the Group
- Produce presentation documentation and updates for investors and executive leadership on M&A opportunities
- Oversee rigorous internal due diligence processes on target companies, liaising with external advisors as appropriate
- Manage the full process on opportunity execution; from deal evaluation, producing the investment case, through to commercial and legal negotiations
- Create and handover the 100-day integration plan of new businesses to the Group
- Provide input into overall Group strategic direction developing a good understanding of the sectors within which the Group operates
The Person
The ideal candidate will have significant M&A or Transaction Services experience, ideally gained within a Big 4 / Top 10 or boutique M&A advisory context.Ideally, the candidate will already be working for a private equity backed business, but candidates direct from advisory can still be consideredCombines professionalism and gravitas with the EQ to interact credibly with owners and management teams of SMEs / OMBsExperience of working on deals in the lower / mid-market, often with founder-led / owner-managed businessAbility to manage a pipeline of multiple transaction opportunities (from opportunity evaluation, through due diligence, deal negotiation, execution, and final integration strategy)Possess excellent technical skills including financial modelling and valuationsSome content knowledge around the sector would be useful, though not critical.Have great written and oral communications skills and be able to influence at all levels including C-suite and investors