Senior M&A Associate

Full job description
Your goal
Marktlink is one of the largest independent M&A firms throughout Europe. It is active in the mid-market, adding value to entrepreneurs, business owners and financial institutions throughout the full M&A journey:


~400 people, in 19 offices, across 9 countries … and growing!
Delivered ~£1bn in value through M&A deals last year alone;
Dedicated deal origination function to facilitate lead generation;
Exit Ready consulting service designed to enhance longer term deal outcomes;
Multi award winning M&A Lead Advisory;
Fast growing Transaction Services and Debt Advisory service lines;
Capital fund investment team with ~two billion AuM (assets under management), investing on behalf of entrepreneurs into market leading private equity funds;
Full-service support functions, including significant investment into proprietary deal tech and AI platform.

As a Senior Associate in Marktlink’s Midlands offices you will play a pivotal role in our continued rapid growth as a leading full-service M&A advisory firm.

You will be instrumental in growing Marktlink’s presence in the Midlands market, building relationships across a diverse range of industries. You will work as part of a deal team that guides entrepreneurs in their strategic plans, including buying or selling a company.

You are financially and analytically strong, but above all commercially and socially skilled. You have several years of experience as an M&A professional and/or are a full-qualified Chartered Accountant capable of demonstrating clear commerciality and a desire to perform in a fast-paced, deal-focused environment.

Your success in driving deals and further expanding our market footprint will unlock a swift and clear path to promotion when you demonstrate your contribution to growing a successful team. In this vein we are looking for the best prospective M&A professionals ready to seize this opportunity in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

As a Senior Associate, you will play a key role in business origination, conversion and execution. You will be responsible for building your professional network and building on the profile of Marktlink in the UK M&A community. Marktlink provides the opportunity to be actively involved in the full deal lifecycle, taking on meaningful responsibility - supporting your progression toward becoming a dealmaker. Moreover, you will take a proactive role in contributing to the firm’s dynamic and high-performing culture.
Your responsibilities
As a Senior M&A Associate you can broadly expect the following:


Performing business, financial and market analysis;
Preparing company valuations and deal documentation;
Getting to know and approaching potential buyers and sellers;
Building and maintaining the (Marktlink) network and developing your own professional network;
Preparing financing applications and solving financing issues;
Providing broad support to the senior team members during projects.
Your profile
Master’s degree in Finance or equivalent (ACA / CFA);
You have a minimum of three years work experience in M&A or can demonstrate strong commercial experience with clear motivations to pursue a successful career in mid-market M&A;
You are a social and entrepreneurial person who is commercially minded;
In addition to being analytically strong, you are punctual and goal-oriented;
Demonstrable experience working with C-Suite / business owners / decision makers is an advantage;
The ability to build strong relationships and excellent communication skills is key;
An excellent command of the English language.