M&A Strategy & Execution Associate — Charlotte

Hampton Reid; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampton Reid in Charlotte is seeking a driven Corporate Development professional to gain exposure to full-lifecycle M&A across high-volume deals. You will work on sourcing, evaluation, financial analysis, due diligence and execution.

In this role you will build and maintain valuation models (DCF, LBO, accretion/dilution; comps), prepare investment committee materials, and coordinate with internal stakeholders and external advisors while engaging senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory or corporate development.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical capability.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously with limited oversight.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including presenting to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the full deal lifecycle across sourcing, evaluation, financial analysis, due diligence and execution.
• Build and maintain valuation models, including DCF, LBO, accretion/dilution and comparable analyses.
• Prepare investment committee materials, deal summaries and board-level presentations.
• Conduct due diligence and coordinate with internal stakeholders and external advisors.
• Analyse target businesses across the firm's core markets.
• Support transaction structuring across control acquisitions, minority investments and venture-stage positions.
• Work on multiple live deals concurrently across a range of sizes.
• Maintain pipeline tracking and support relationship management with partners, intermediaries and advisors.
• Contribute to strategic reviews of acquisition landscape and sector prioritisation.

Skills

Financial modelling

Analytical capability

Multi-tasking

Communication

Tools

DCF modelling

LBO modelling

Accretion/dilution analysis

Comparable analysis

Job description

Hampton Reid in Charlotte is seeking a driven Corporate Development professional to gain exposure to full-lifecycle M&A across high-volume deals. You will work on sourcing, evaluation, financial analysis, due diligence and execution.

In this role you will build and maintain valuation models (DCF, LBO, accretion/dilution; comps), prepare investment committee materials, and coordinate with internal stakeholders and external advisors while engaging senior leadership.