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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 an M&A Manager, fluent in German, English and French 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. 

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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

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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, German and 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