M&A Associate

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

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited holidays

Competitive salary and annual bonus

Company car

Tailor-made training and personal development

Annual paid ski trip

Lunch provided

Job summary

A leading M&A firm in Rotterdam is seeking an M&A Associate to support various deal teams in guiding entrepreneurs through company acquisitions or sales. This role not only involves valuable analytical tasks but also encourages building personal relationships from day one. The ideal candidate possesses a finance-related university degree, strong communication skills, and is fluent in Dutch and English. We offer a competitive salary, unlimited holidays, a company car, and extensive training opportunities to foster personal and professional development.

Qualifications

• Completed a university degree in finance or a finance-oriented master's degree.
• Strong analytical skills and goal-oriented.
• Good command of Dutch and English languages.
• Demonstrable affinity with the SME sector
• Excellent communication skills and eye for personal relationships
• Good command of Dutch and English (Netherlands and Belgium)

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 Marklink network.
• Drafting financing applications.
• Broad support of the manager during projects

Skills

Analytical skills

Social skills

Commercial insight

Communication skills

SME sector affinity

Dutch & English language skills

Education

University degree in finance

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 others 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

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