Internship – Strategy and M&A Analyst (6 months starting January 2027)

Lesaffre; Marcq-en-Barœul; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lesaffre International in France is seeking a strategic development professional to work on strategy and M&A across the group, collaborating with multiple stakeholders within Strategy and Corporate Development and with Business Units. You will identify innovative biotech companies and startups to support the group’s growth in Health, Nutrition and Biotech.

Responsibilities include screening acquisition opportunities, preliminary diagnoses, due-diligence, and presenting findings to General

Responsibilities

• Participation in various subjects related to the company’s strategy
• Identification of M&A targets: screening of acquisition opportunities, preliminary diagnosis of targets, presentation to the General Managers in charge of the different Business Units
• Participation in M&A projects: strategic analysis, valuation of acquisition targets using various methods depending on the nature of the target (commercial stage company, R&D laboratory, start-up…), due-diligence.

Job description

Main missions

Reporting to the Strategy and Corporate Development Director, you will work on strategy and M&A topics with multiple stakeholders within the group, in the Strategy and Corporate Development department, and directly with the relevant Business Units.

You will play a key role in identifying innovative biotech companies and startups, to support the group’s growth in the fields of Health, Nutrition and Biotech.

Roles and responsibilities

• Participation in various subjects related to the company’s strategy;
• Identification of M&A targets: screening of acquisition opportunities, preliminary diagnosis of targets, presentation to the General Managers in charge of the different Business Units;
• Participation in M&A projects: strategic analysis, valuation of acquisition targets using various methods depending on the nature of the target (commercial stage company, R&D laboratory, start-up…), due-diligence.