M&A Associate

Marktlink; Leek; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited holidays

Annual bonus

Company car

HP laptop and iPhone

Annual ski trip

Job summary

Marktlink in Leek is looking for an M&A Associate to engage in diverse analyses and support deal processes. You’ll collaborate in multidisciplinary teams, enhancing your skills through ongoing training while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Ideal candidates possess a finance degree, strong communication, and analytical skills, along with a command of Dutch and English. Enjoy unlimited holidays, competitive salary, and opportunities for personal development and flexible working hours.

Qualifications

• University degree in finance or finance-oriented master's degree.
• Social and entrepreneurial with strategic insight.
• Strong analytical skills and punctuality.
• Affinity with the SME sector.
• Excellent command of Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Perform business and market analyses.
• Prepare valuations and bid books.
• Get to know potential buyers and sellers.
• Approach new buyers and sellers.
• Build and maintain the Marktlink network.
• Draft financing applications and resolve financing issues.
• Support the manager during projects.

Skills

Social skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Goal-oriented

Education

University degree in finance or finance-oriented master's degree

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?

At Marktlink, we’re not just dealmakers, we’re future-shapers. With a strong focus on tech, data, and AI, we’re redefining the world of M&A. Here’s what you can expect when you join our fast-growing, entrepreneurial team:

• Opportunity to shape the future of a leading European M&A firm;
• Unlimited holidays - work hard, play hard, with a unique blend of freedom and responsibility;
• Competitive salary and annual bonus;
• Company car;
• Opportunity to participate in our funds under favorable conditions;
• HP laptop and iPhone;
• Responsibility from day one, with flexible working hours and entrepreneurial colleagues;
• Tailor‑made training and personal development, because growth never stops;
• Annual paid ski trip and the Marktlink Gala.