Corporate Finance Partner

Walker Lovell Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel: UK & international

Exceptional compensation

Job summary

Walker Lovell Ltd in London seeks a senior M&A adviser to broaden its mid-market coverage across sectors. You will leverage established relationships to originate opportunities and lead client engagements from origination through execution.

The role requires seniority, sector credibility, and a proven ability to convert relationships into mandates, with international collaboration to expand the advisory platform.

Qualifications

• Strong UK mid-market corporate finance / M&A advisory experience at senior levels.
• Established sector relationships and ability to originate mandates.
• Proven track record of winning mandates and generating fees.

Responsibilities

• Develop M&A coverage within a sector with credibility and relationships.
• Originate mid-market opportunities through owners, management, private equity investors and corporates.
• Lead M&A engagements from origination and client engagement through to execution.
• Build a sector proposition around your strengths and identify opportunities the business is not currently capturing.
• Collaborate with specialists nationally and internationally to convert relationships into opportunities.

Skills

Mid-market M&A

Relationship network

Origination & mandates

Job description

Travel: UK and international as required

Compensation: Exceptional package reflecting seniority, sector standing and commercial impact

Build Around Your Sector

Join an ambitious, internationally connected corporate finance platform looking to add senior sector expertise to its growing M&A capability. This opportunity is deliberately broad: the focus is less on a predetermined vertical and more on identifying an established mid-market M&A adviser who brings genuine sector credibility, relationships and a new route to market.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop M&A coverage within a sector where you already have strong market credibility and relationships.
• Originate mid-market M&A and wider advisory opportunities through relationships with business owners, management teams, private equity investors and corporates.
• Lead M&A engagements from origination and senior client engagement through to execution.
• Build a sector proposition around your existing strengths and identify opportunities the business is not currently capturing.
• Collaborate with specialists nationally and internationally to convert relationships into opportunities across the wider advisory platform.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong UK mid-market corporate finance / M&A advisory experience at Director, Partner or equivalent level.
• Deep expertise and established senior relationships within a clearly defined sector.
• A demonstrable ability to originate and win M&A mandates and generate meaningful fee income through your own relationships.
• A sector specialism that can add complementary coverage and create new routes to market.
• Commercial range to identify opportunities beyond M&A and connect clients with wider advisory capabilities.

Who This Suits

You’re an established mid-market corporate finance adviser with genuine depth in a sector and a network you know how to convert into mandates. You may already be a Partner, or a high-performing Director ready to step up. The opportunity is suited to someone who wants the freedom to build around their sector strengths rather than inherit a narrowly prescribed coverage remit.