Corporate Finance Manager / Director

The Curve Group; West of England; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Curve Group in Bristol is seeking a Corporate Finance Manager/Director to lead mid-market transactions. You’ll pitch for mandates, manage live deals and work closely with shareholders and management teams through completion.

Deal experience across sales, acquisitions, MBOs or PE-backed transactions is essential, with strong financial analysis and valuation skills. A credible, client-facing profile is required to originate and grow the practice across the Bristol/South West region.

Qualifications

• Lower mid-market Corporate Finance or Lead Advisory experience across sales, acquisitions, MBOs or PE-backed deals.
• Strong financial analysis and valuation skills; experience preparing information memoranda for buyers/investors.
• Ability to manage live transactions, keep processes moving and build trust with clients and advisers.

Responsibilities

• Pitch for work and manage live transactions from start to close.
• Work directly with shareholders and management teams; coordinate with buyers, investors and funders.
• Develop relationships across Bristol and the South West; leverage national reach for broader mandates.

Skills

Deal origination

Financial analysis

Valuation

Transaction management

Job description

Corporate Finance Manager/Director

£75,000 to £120,000 plus bonus

£20m EV is the sweet spot. You’ll be in front of shareholders from the first pitch and involved right through to completion.

An established national advisory firm is growing its Corporate Finance team in Bristol. There’s scope to join at Manager, Senior Manager or Director level, depending on your experience managing deals, advising clients and developing relationships.

The deals you’ll work on

You’ll advise entrepreneurs, owner-managed companies and sponsor-backed businesses on sales, acquisitions, MBOs, growth capital and strategic advisory mandates.

Most deals sit between £10m and £50m EV. The team will take on smaller transactions where the rationale is right, and the wider national business gives you the resources to work on larger, more complex mandates too.

Your role in the deal

You’ll help pitch for work, manage live transactions and work directly with shareholders and management teams. You’ll also deal with buyers, investors, funders and other advisers as the transaction progresses.

Alongside delivery, you’ll help develop relationships across Bristol and the South West. The firm’s national reach gives you more opportunities to build those relationships and get involved in a broader mix of work.

What you’ll bring

• Lower mid-market Corporate Finance or Lead Advisory experience across business sales, acquisitions, MBOs or private equity-backed deals.
• Strong financial analysis and valuation skills, with experience preparing information memoranda and materials for buyers and investors.
• The ability to manage live transactions, keep the process moving and build trust with clients, shareholders and advisers.
• Experience supporting pitches or origination, and an appetite to build your profile across Bristol and the South West.

The team is looking for someone commercially credible who can take responsibility on deals and hold their own with clients. At Manager or Senior Manager level, supporting pitches and developing relationships can be a good starting point for building your origination experience.