M&A - Senior Associate – M&A Corporate Development (all genders)

i5invest Beratungs GmbH; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive bonus

Medical dental vision benefits

Flexible work schedules

Career progression & learning

International exposure

Startup ecosystem insights

Job summary

i5invest is expanding its M&A and Corporate Development team to support technology companies on cross-border mergers and acquisitions. As a Senior Associate, you will contribute to transaction design, origination, structuring, and execution, using your tech market insight to develop materials and documents for clients.

Working in small deal teams, you will supervise financial analyses, modeling, client presentations, and market research.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in M&A, private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, or management consulting within the technology industry.
• Previous M&A experience is required.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• CFA or Series 7 is a plus, but not required.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the project manager on corporate development and M&A projects.
• Analyze and evaluate technologies, business models, and industry sectors.
• Coordinate extensive quantitative, economic, industry, and company research.
• Independently manage project workstreams, including transaction documents, financial models, and company presentations.
• Review junior team members’ work and train them in financial modeling, valuation, comparable company analysis, and relative valuation.
• Lead the preparation of due diligence documentation and manage due diligence processes from start to finish.

Job description

About i5invest (i5growth Inc. dba i5invest in USA)
As international tech M&A, corporate finance advisory, investor, and growth accelerator, the primary focus of i5invest/i5growth is to support growth and manage corporate development and cross-border M&A processes for extraordinary tech companies. Operating from the global hubs in Miami, San Francisco, Vienna, Berlin and Madrid i5 has set up over 150 strategic partnerships and international M&A transactions with companies such as Google, Salesforce, Verisign, Samsung, Cisco, Telefonica, NBC, Naspers, Volkswagen, Amdocs, IAC, Pfizer/Zoetis, Microsoft, Facebook, Nvidia, Airbus, Toronto Stock Exchange, and many other global tier-1 technology giants.

Through our affiliated companies, we are also registered Broker-Dealers with FINRA and SEC.

We are strategic thinkers, collaborators and organizers working to identify and evaluate partnership, acquisition and investment opportunities to drive growth for our clients.

We firmly believe that the companies we work with will change the world and are honored to be part of the many incredible stories already told and yet to be written. Join us now for the latter!

Your Job

Join i5’s M&A and Corporate Development team, supporting technology companies on cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate development, and business development transactions.

As a Senior Associate, you will contribute to transaction design, origination, structuring, and execution. You will use your understanding of the technology industry to identify market and product trends and develop pitch materials and transaction documents that support our clients’ objectives.

Working in small deal teams, you will take ownership of project workstreams and supervise financial analysis, financial modeling, client presentations, and market research. You will work directly with clients and provide guidance to Associates and other team members, with meaningful exposure to senior bankers and technology company executives across major technology sectors.

Your Responsibilities

• Work directly with the project manager on corporate development and M&A projects.
• Analyze and evaluate technologies, business models, and industry sectors.
• Coordinate extensive quantitative, economic, industry, and company research.
• Independently manage project workstreams, including transaction documents, financial models, and company presentations.
• Review junior team members’ work and train them in financial modeling, valuation, comparable company analysis, and relative valuation.
• Lead the preparation of due diligence documentation and manage due diligence processes from start to finish.

Your Hard Skills

• 5+ years of experience in M&A, private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, or management consulting within the technology industry.
• Previous M&A experience is required.
• Excellent Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Demonstrated interest in startups, the technology community, entrepreneurship, and venture capital.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• CFA or Series 7 is a plus, but not required.

Your Soft Skills

• Ability to learn quickly and understand business models and financial concepts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, along with good listening skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, with close attention to detail and accuracy.
• Maturity and sound judgment when handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of information and develop innovative ideas or product solutions.

What We Offer

• A competitive compensation package with a generous bonus for exceptional performers.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Flexible work schedules.
• An exciting culture that encourages career progression, creative thinking, and continuous learning.
• Deep insights into startups, incubation, seed capital, and technology M&A.
• Projects with international exposure.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

i5 is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including decisions to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, are based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
We are committed to considering all applications as quickly as possible.
We will give careful consideration to all applications received, however, due to the competitive nature of applications we receive, we may be unable to provide everyone with a 1:1 follow-up. Thank you for your understanding.

Office.

i5invest
(i5growth Inc. dba i5invest in USA)
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 108
San Francisco, CA94111
United States
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