Mergers and Acquisitions Associate (2-6 years)

Carter Wahlberg; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Carter Wahlberg in Frankfurt is seeking an Associate to join a growing M&A advisory team. You will work on live sell-side and buy-side transactions from day one, from data room to client meetings, gaining end-to-end deal experience.

You will build financial models, prepare pitch materials, run due diligence, mentor Analysts, and contribute insights in discussions with senior bankers across sectors in the DACH region.

Qualifikationen

• 2–6 years of experience in M&A, investment banking, corporate finance or private equity.
• Strong technical foundations in financial modelling, valuation and transaction analysis.
• DCM experience is a plus.
• Fluent in English and German (native or C2)

Aufgaben

• Build and own the financial models that drive transactions (valuations, returns analysis, scenario work).
• Prepare materials that move deals forward (pitch decks, teasers, information memoranda, board presentations).
• Run due diligence workstreams, manage the data room, and distill findings into recommendations.
• Support and guide Analysts on deal teams, reviewing their work and building skills.
• Sit in client and investor meetings from the start and contribute insights.
• Conduct market and industry research to identify targets and cross-border opportunities.
• Support end-to-end deal execution on sell-side and buy-side mandates with VPs/Directors

Kenntnisse

M&A experience

Financial modelling

Valuation

Transaction analysis

DCM experience

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's in Finance/Economics/Business

Jobbeschreibung

Join a growing M&A advisory team where Associates work on live deals from day one, not just pitch decks. Our client is a well-regarded advisory firm executing sell-side and buy-side transactions in the DACH region as well as cross-border ones, with strong deal flow in TMT, technology, infrastructure, energy, industrials, consumer and business services, and aerospace & defence.

This is a seat with genuine deal exposure: you'll be in the data room, in the model and in front of clients, working directly with senior bankers who close.

Associates here run their own workstreams, present to clients and see transactions through from first pitch to signing - the kind of end-to-end deal experience that takes years longer to get at a large bank.

What you'll do

• Build and own the financial models that drive transactions: valuations (DCF, trading and transaction comps), returns analysis and scenario work
• Prepare the materials that move deals forward: pitch decks, teasers, information memoranda and board presentations
• Run due diligence workstreams, managing the data room, coordinating information flow and distilling findings into clear recommendations
• Support and guide Analysts on your deal teams, reviewing their work and helping build their technical skills
• Sit in client and investor meetings from the start, contributing insights rather than just taking notes
• Conduct market and industry research to identify acquisition targets, buyers and cross-border deal opportunities
• Support deal execution end-to-end across sell-side and buy-side mandates, working closely with VPs and Directors

What you'll need

• 2-6 years of experience in M&A, investment banking, corporate finance or private equity, ideally with multiple closed deals on your CV
• Strong technical foundations: financial modelling, valuation and transaction analysis you can defend in front of a client. DCM experience is a plus.
• Sector exposure to TMT, technology, infrastructure, energy, industrials, consumer and business services, and aerospace & defence is a plus, not a prerequisite
• Fluent in English & German native or German C2
• Excellent communication skills and the polish to represent the firm with clients, investors and management teams
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business or a related field

My team is also working with several sell-side M&A opportunities, as well as selected mid-market funds & corporate in-house roles across the region; happy to discuss those too.