M&A Associate (Food & Beverages focus)

The mid-senior associate pool gain significant exposure and increased responsibility in a successful team and a genuinely collegiate and dynamic team environment.

Role description:

• Typical work includes a mix of execution and client coverage including: financial analysis, financial due diligence, process management and client deal team interaction

• Required to co-ordinate and work with all other product, geography and industry teams, including: M&A, Leverage Finance, Debt Capital Markets and Equity Capital Markets
• Opportunity to work on a range of transaction types including: sell-side M&A, buy-side M&A, equity raising and leveraged buyouts
• Involvement in broad range of deals, for example: sell-side, buy-side, financings, PE funds and SWFs.

Desired profile, qualifications and knowledge required:

• A proven background in Corporate Finance from either a bank/ boutique advisory firm or the Corporate Finance, Modelling and Valuation, Transaction Services groups of a large accounting firm.
• Previous experience in Consumer Retail sector is desired, but not a pre-requisite.
• Excellent financial modelling experience (operating models, merger models, LBO, etc )
• Experience in buy-side and sell-side M&A
• Project management: ability to manage teams to deliver to client needs
• Strong communications skills: ability to interact confidently with banking professionals and clients
• Outstanding analytical skills, including ability to perform data analysis
• Team work: experience of working in a project based environment with tight deadlines
• Strong academic record