M&A Associate

Marktlink Careers - Apply now!; 's-Hertogenbosch; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Unlimited holidays

Interesting investment opportunities

Pension plan through Aegon

Company car

Laptop and iPhone

Focus on career growth

Yearly company ski-trip

Lunch at the office

Job summary

A leading M&A consultancy in the Netherlands is seeking an M&A Associate to become a key player in the deal process, engaging with clients from day one. The role involves performing analyses, preparing valuations, and building relationships with buyers and sellers. Ideal candidates will have a finance-related degree and possess strong analytical and communication skills in Dutch and English. The company promotes a healthy work-life balance, offers competitive salaries, and focuses on career development.

Qualifications

• Completed a university degree in finance or a finance-oriented master's degree.
• Social and entrepreneurial with practical, strategic, tactical and commercial insight.
• Strong analytical skills, punctual and goal-oriented.
• Affinity with the SME sector.
• Excellent communication skills in 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.

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?

• You will receive a competitive salary and an annual Marktlink bonus;
• Unlimited holidays. Work hard. Play hard. 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.

Our DEI Statement

At Marktlink, we believe diverse teams deliver better results for our clients. Entrepreneurs don’t always follow fixed paths and neither do we. We value equal opportunity and welcome different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.

Don’t meet every requirement? That’s okay. We know great people don’t always fit every box. If you have the drive, curiosity and ownership to thrive in a fast-paced, deal-driven environment, we encourage you to apply.