M&A Associate

Marktlink Careers - Apply now!; Deventer; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual Marktlink bonus

Unlimited holidays

Pension plan through Aegon

Company car

HP tablet/laptop and iPhone

Flexible working hours

Lunch at the office

Yearly company ski trip

Marktlink Gala

Job summary

A financial advisory firm in the Netherlands is seeking an M&A Associate to guide entrepreneurs in buying or selling companies. This role involves analyzing markets, preparing valuations, and interacting with clients from day one. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills, a university degree in finance, and excellent communication abilities. The company offers competitive salaries, unlimited holidays, and a focus on professional development. Join a dynamic team with a commitment to work-life balance and continuous learning opportunities.

Qualifications

• Completed a university degree in finance or a finance-oriented master's degree.
• Demonstrable affinity with the SME sector.
• Good command of Dutch and English languages.
• Fluency in Dutch and English is essential for local and cross-border work.

Responsibilities

• Perform business and market analyses.
• Preparation of valuations and bid books.
• Getting to know potential buyers and sellers.
• Approaching new buyers and sellers.
• Building and maintaining the Marktlink network.
• Drafting financing applications and resolving financing issues.
• Broad support of the manager during projects.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Social and entrepreneurial mindset

Goal-oriented

Punctuality

Dutch & English fluency

Education

University degree in finance

Master's degree in finance

Job description

Your goal

Being an M&A Associate is the first career step to becoming a dealmaker. You will work for several deal teams that guide entrepreneurs in buying or selling a company. You are financially and analytically strong, but above all commercially and socially skilled. You will not merely be working on spreadsheets; you will be involved in the entire process and meet clients from day one! At Marktlink we invest in our talents and reinforce each other's strengths. That's why we work in multidisciplinary teams. Through the Marktlink Academy you will be offered multiple trainings in every stage of your career. In addition, learning on the job is essential in mergers and acquisitions and we organise monthly sessions to share knowledge. A healthy work-life balance and informal working atmosphere are very important to us. Every day we have lunch together and then we talk about everything, except work.

Your responsibilities

As an M&A Associate at Marktlink, you can roughly expect the following tasks:

• Perform business and market analyses;
• Preparation of valuations and bid books;
• Getting to know potential buyers and sellers;
• Approaching new buyers and sellers;
• Building and maintaining the (Marktlink) network;
• Drafting financing applications and resolving financing issues;
• Broad support of the manager during projects.

Your profile

• You have completed a university degree in finance or a college degree in combination with a finance-oriented master's degree;
• You are a social and entrepreneurial person with practical, strategic, tactical and commercial insight;
• In addition to strong analytical skills, you are punctual and goal-oriented;
• Demonstrable affinity with the SME sector;
• An eye for personal relationships and excellent communication skills are essential;
• A good command of the Dutch and English languages (in the Netherlands and Belgium).

Why us?

• You will receive a competitive salary and an annual Marktlink bonus;
• Unlimited holidays. We offer a unique combination of freedom and responsibility!
• Interesting investment opportunities;
• Pension plan through Aegon;
• Company car;
• HP tablet/laptop and iPhone;
• Lots of responsibility from day one, flexible working hours and amazing colleagues;
• Focus on career growth and inspiring learning programmes;
• Lunch at the office for a small contribution;
• Yearly company ski-trip and Marktlink Gala;

A positive result of the pre-employment screening is a necessary condition for offering an employment contract.