Head of Corporate Development

Key Responsibilities

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Lead the end-to-end M&A lifecycle including opportunity sourcing evaluation valuation structuring negotiation and transaction execution.
• Identify and assess acquisition investment and inorganic growth opportunities aligned with ADLs long-term strategy.
• Conduct financial modeling valuation analysis and investment appraisal for potential transactions.
• Manage due diligence processes including financial legal commercial and operational assessments.
• Lead negotiations and coordinate with legal advisors and counterparties to structure optimal deal outcomes.

Strategic Partnerships & Alliances

• Drive and manage strategic partnerships and alliances with a focus on Go-To-Market (GTM) initiatives and where applicable R&D collaboration.
• Identify evaluate and structure joint ventures partnerships and ecosystem opportunities.
• Build and manage relationships with strategic partners to unlock new revenue streams and market expansion.

Post-Merger Integration

• Lead and coordinate post-merger integration activities to ensure alignment of operations teams and strategic objectives.
• Track and drive realization of synergies value creation targets and integration milestones.

Fundraising & Capital Strategy

• Develop and execute capital raising strategies including debt financing equity funding and structured financing solutions.
• Lead fundraising initiatives with external investors including private equity venture capital and strategic partners.
• Identify and engage strategic investors to support both capital needs and long-term partnership objectives.
• Lead engagement with banks financial institutions private equity investors and strategic investors.
• Structure and negotiate credit facilities investment agreements and funding arrangements.
• Support the CFO in capital planning liquidity management and funding strategy.
• Prepare investment memoranda board papers and investor presentations.

Strategic & Corporate Development

• Support leadership in strategic planning and corporate growth initiatives.
• Analyze market trends and identify expansion opportunities across markets products and partnerships.
• Develop business cases and financial models to support strategic decision-making.

Stakeholder & Investor Management

• Work closely with CFO CEO Board and senior leadership on strategic initiatives.
• Manage relationships with investment banks financial advisors legal firms lenders investors and strategic partners.
• Provide light support on investor relations including investor communications reporting and stakeholder engagement as required.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders across finance legal strategy and operations to ensure smooth execution.

Key Deliverables

• Successful execution of M&A transactions strategic partnerships and alliances.
• Securing optimal funding structures from financial and strategic investors to support company growth.
• Effective post-merger integration and realization of synergies.
• Strengthening ADLs corporate development capabilities and partnership ecosystem.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Finance Economics Business Administration or related field.
• MBA CFA ACA CIMA CA or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
• 1015 years of experience in corporate development M&A investment banking private equity or corporate finance.
• Proven experience in deal structuring partnerships valuation negotiations and transaction execution.
• Experience in capital raising including engagement with external investors and strategic partners.