Head of M&A, Rapidly-Expanding Service Company, Europe

About Our Client

Our client is an expanding service company with a demonstrated roll-out strategy. They are led by ex-PE professionals turned entrepreneurs and are backed by experienced institutional investors, who support them on their exciting growth journey. The company having quadrupled and expects to quadruple again, this is a fast pace environment where decisions are made quickly.

They are currently seeking a Head of M&A to develop an aggressive pipeline and execute on M&A bilateral deals in Europe. Deal size will range between EUR 10m up to EUR 150m, with a target to deploy min to EUR 500m in 5 years. They have already acquired 10 targets in the last 4 years.

The position is very flexible, when it comes to location (located in any key European hub to enable easy travelling in Europe), with extensive travel expected weekly in Europe. Strong focus on Southern Europe.

What the job involves

• Reporting to the founders of the business (ex-PE professionals)
• Developing a strong knowledge in the industry in Europe
• Building and developing a strong pipeline
• Ownership of full buy-side DD (bilateral deals, with a very hands-on approach)
• Executing on deals, incl. SPA negotiation
• Leading the post-closing and integration of the acquired companies
• Leading further development opportunities (e.g. new site expansion, mergers)
  
  

Who we are looking for

• Professional experience in sourcing to executing bilateral deals in Europe in small- or mid-cap environments
• Track record of building a bilateral pipeline and executing on bilateral transactions (from sourcing, full DD, SPA negotiation, financing, closing and integration)
• Human and humble approach when interacting with entrepreneurs/founders
• Hands-on approach, self-starting mentality and motivation to learn a new industry inside-out
• Experience in the services sector and experience within a small-/mid-cap PE firm executing regularly deals is essential
• Ability to jump from strategic and commercially minded approach, to drilling deep into details and technical aspects of a deal
• Results-driven and goal-oriented
• Analytical thinking and data-driven approach
• Modern, inclusive and empathetic leadership style
• A combination of outstanding analytics with persuasive communication and presentation skills
• Fluency in English, Spanish and Italian ideally. Any additional European language is welcome