M&A Manager, Fast-Growing PE-backed European Buy&Build, Zurich, Switzerland

About our client

Our client is a highly successful European buy-and-build platform backed by an international PE investor, that has grown to a turnover of over EUR 1bn and is doing circa 30 add-on acquisitions per year. As they are on a growth journey, they are looking for someone to match their scale-up mentality.

They have recently expanded into the Swiss market and are now looking to add a M&A Manager to lead their acquisition strategy in Switzerland.

In this role, you will have significant control over your work, challenging and developing yourself by executing on their M&A strategy, owning large parts of the M&A process, and regularly following up on cases within the cross-border M&A team, country organisations, and group management. This role reports directly to the group M&A Director, who is based in Stockholm.

The role is based in Zurich-Wallisellen and involves 2-4 travelling days per month. What the job involves

• Collaborate with the M&A team in the development and execution of the M&A strategy
• Source and evaluate potential acquisition candidates
• Plan, execute and lead due diligence processes
• Conduct deal negotiations
• Develop balanced business case proposals
• Present and pitch cases internally
• Build and maintain relationships both internally and externally

Who we are looking for

• Several years of experience in Corporate Development, M&A, Private Equity or Transaction Services
• Proven track record in executing deals
• Fluency in English and German, with a professional working proficiency in French
• Comfort in working independently and with a commercial mindset
• Valued personal traits include a self-starting mentality, humility, and social competence, as you will interact with a wide range of people, from the local entrepreneur of a 10-person firm to nationwide firms with private equity owner

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Job ID 13769