Consultant - Technology M&A

BearingPoint United Kingdom; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent consultancy firm in London seeks a Technology Consultant to join its M&A team. This role involves executing technology due diligence for private equity clients, supporting project management, and working on local and international engagements. Ideal candidates should have 2-4 years of experience in M&A advisory, a degree in computer science, and strong communication skills. Opportunities for career growth and competitive compensation are offered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

Informal working culture

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in M&A advisory or consulting.
• Good command of English with reporting experience.
• Understanding of software architecture and IT infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Execute transactions and deliver technology due diligence.
• Understand IT strategy and architecture.
• Lead project management tasks and client engagements.

Skills

IT strategy understanding

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Presentation skills

Education

Master’s or bachelor’s degree in computer science

Job description

Technology Consultant – BearingPoint Capital

Do you want to build unique competencies and a rewarding career in one of the fastest growing M&A advisories in Europe?

BearingPoint Capital is seeking Consultants to join our global M&A team in London to work in the Technology Due diligence service.

As part of BearingPoint Capital you will get the chance to fast-track your career within a start-up like environment, but within a large organisation, acquiring competencies and skills through a wide variety of challenging M&A projects for top-tier clients. Our client base is fast growing including, but not limited to, Private Equity, family offices, corporates and strategic investors.

Our service offerings in the M&A space are aimed at companies where technology is central to their business strategy. You will become part of a highly skilled and driven team, working on both local and international engagements. We expect our high-performing candidates with a passion for technology to support our clients in technology due diligence engagements.

About BearingPoint Capital

BearingPoint Capital is an business unit part of the global management consultancy BearingPoint. Capital is a smaller, global team that delivers M&A advisory services on both the sell-side and buy-side in transactions. Our service offerings include M&A strategy consulting, commercial and technological due diligence. In addition to M&A advisory, Capital is responsible for managing BearingPoint's own corporate portfolio, as well as our investments in Ventures.

BearingPoint Capital draws on BearingPoint’s global consultancy network – with more than 6,500 employees helping leading companies in more than 75 countries achieve measurable and lasting success.

Your primary tasks will include :

• Transaction Execution : Work collaboratively with private equity and corporate clients on the buy- and sell-side to deliver technology due-diligence.
• Gain a deep understanding of IT strategy, architecture, infrastructure and key organizational drivers that help influence excellence in IT, to support the Tech due-diligence projects
• Support the Manager and Senior Management by undertaking project management responsibilities
• Support (and where possible lead certain elements) the design, preparation, plan and delivery of engagements in the M&A space, including pre-deal (Technology due-diligence, carve-out planning) post-deal (integration / separation) and value creation (cost reduction etc.)
• Where required, assume ownership of workstreams in blended project delivery teams across the technology practice for projects, supporting engagement managers
• Be fungible to support global teams on projects that expand commercial and technology knowledge base
• Organize and participate in client meetings, supporting the preparation, planning and assisting in the delivery of pitches, RFP’s, RFI’s etc.
• Assist in developing and executing BearingPoint’s firmwide M&A strategy
• Opportunity to work beyond technology due diligence to support carve-out and integrations.

Are you looking to work in a fast-paced, intellectually stimulating and fast paced environment, and have the following characteristics and background?

• 2-4 years of relevant and related work experience in an M&A advisor or consulting environment
• Master’s or bachelor’s degree preferably in computer science with an outstanding academic record from leading universities
• A good understanding of information technology including software architectural principles, IT infrastructure, SDLC is required
• Good command of English language, with experience of delivering high-quality reports and presentations, written and spoken
• Demonstrated interest in the intersection between M&A, strategy and technology
• Ability to present confidently to clients and senior leadership
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Willingness to travel as required
• Fluency in English (European languages desirable)
• Candidates must have the right to work in the UK

For the right candidate, we can offer :

• Exciting career prospects with possibilities to learn and grow as fast as you can handle
• Exposure to the development and execution of our firmwide M&A strategy, including venture investments
• Exposure to both our technology due diligence and advisory (commercial due diligence) work streams
• Collaboration with top-tier clients, including leading Private Equity firms, family offices and strategic investors
• Highly competent and down to earth colleagues
• An informal and “easy to work with” culture
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Office in Central London

Our application process :

Upload your CV, cover letter and academic records from upper secondary school and higher education in our system. We review applications continuously and qualified candidates will be invited to interviews as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we do not sponsor work visas in the UK for this role.