Interim Head of M&A

Pearse Portfolio; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearse Portfolio are supporting a PE-backed, premium healthcare services group in seeking an Interim Head of M&A to lead its buy-and-build strategy. The role has a strong deal pipeline and requires a senior dealmaker to own end-to-end delivery.

You will lead evaluation, negotiation and completion of UK acquisitions, manage due diligence workstreams and coordinate with the CEO, CFO and investors through to deal close, with a hands-on execution approach.

Qualifications

• Previous experience executing multiple acquisitions in a buy-and-build or roll-up environment.
• Trained in investment banking, Big 4 transaction services or corporate finance advisory.
• Comfortable leading founder-led deals where relationship management matters as much as financial modelling.
• Healthcare services exposure is a plus but not essential — what matters is pace and pattern recognition.

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation, negotiation and completion of acquisitions across the UK.
• Manage the active deal pipeline and coordinate due diligence workstreams.
• Work closely with the CEO, CFO and investor through to deal close.
• Hands-on execution role — running processes and getting deals done.

Skills

Deal execution

Relationship management

Financial modelling

Pace & pattern recognition

Job description

Pearse Portfolio are supporting a PE-backed, premium healthcare services group in seeking an Interim Head of M&A to lead the execution of its buy-and-build strategy. The business has a strong acquisition pipeline, including a number of founder-led targets, and needs a senior dealmaker to take ownership of end-to-end transaction delivery.

The role:

• Lead evaluation, negotiation and completion of acquisitions across the UK
• Manage the active deal pipeline and coordinate due diligence workstreams
• Work closely with the CEO, CFO and investor through to deal close
• Hands-on execution role — running processes and getting deals done

You’ll likely have:

• Previous experience executing multiple acquisitions in a buy-and-build or roll-up environment
• Trained in investment banking, Big 4 transaction services or corporate finance advisory
• Comfortable leading founder-led deals where relationship management matters as much as financial modelling
• Healthcare services exposure is a plus but not essential — what matters is pace and pattern recognition