Strategic M&A & Equity Finance Associate

Blackshark; Toulouse; Hybride; EUR 110 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Aerospacelab seeks a senior professional to manage the company's most significant transactions, including acquisitions, equity financings, strategic partnerships and investor relations. You will own substantial parts of deals early and interact with the executive team and investors.

Based in Belgium with hybrid work and occasional international travel, the role combines M&A, capital markets, strategy and governance, offering equity participation and exposure to growth as the company scales.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years in investment banking (M&A, leveraged finance, ECM or coverage), private equity, growth equity, transaction services or strategy consulting.
• The ability to build, not just run, a three-statement model, a DCF and an LBO from scratch.
• Rigour and accuracy: your numbers are right and your reasoning is clear.
• Clear, concise writing and clean Excel and PowerPoint; materials a board or an investor can act on directly.
• The ability to carry several live deadlines at once and prioritise well under pressure.
• Discretion and judgement with confidential information.
• An interest in European technological and industrial sovereignty.
• Fluent English; working French strongly preferred and useful day-to-day in Belgium.
• Eligibility to work in Belgium / the EU.

Responsabilités

• Lead M&A, capital raising and investor relations initiatives.
• Develop transaction models and financial analyses.
• Coordinate due diligence and external advisors.
• Prepare board and investor materials.
• Build investor pipeline and CRM; engage targets.
• Conduct market intelligence on space, defence and deep tech sectors.
• Turn cross-functional inputs into decision-ready analyses.

Connaissances

Three-statement model

DCF modelling

LBO modelling

Financial analysis

Excel / PowerPoint

Discretion

English fluency

Formation

Engineering or technical degree

Description du poste

Aerospacelab seeks a senior professional to manage the company's most significant transactions, including acquisitions, equity financings, strategic partnerships and investor relations. You will own substantial parts of deals early and interact with the executive team and investors.

Based in Belgium with hybrid work and occasional international travel, the role combines M&A, capital markets, strategy and governance, offering equity participation and exposure to growth as the company scales.