M&A Associate

Being an M&A Associate is the first career step to becoming a dealmaker. You will work for several deal teams that guide entrepreneurs in buying or selling a company. You are financially and analytically strong but above all commercially and socially skilled. You will not merely be working on spreadsheets you will be involved in the entire process and meet clients from day one!

At Marktlink we invest in our talents and reinforce each others strengths. Thats why we work in multidisciplinary teams. Through the Marktlink Academy you will be offered multiple trainings in every stage of your addition learning on the job is essential in mergers and acquisitions and we organise monthly sessions to share knowledge. A healthy work-life balance and informal working atmosphere are very important to us. Every day we have lunch together and then we talk about everything except work.

As an M&A Associate at Marktlink you can roughly expect the following tasks:

• Perform business and market analyses;

• Preparation of valuations and bid books;

• Getting to know potential buyers and sellers;

• Approaching new buyers and sellers;

• Building and maintaining the (Marktlink) network;

• Drafting financing applications and resolving financing issues;

• Broad support of the manager during projects.

• You have completed a university degree in finance or a college degree in combination with a finance-oriented masters degree;

• You are a social and entrepreneurial person with practical strategic tactical and commercial insight;

• In addition to strong analytical skills you are punctual and goal-oriented;

• Demonstrable affinity with the SME sector;

• An eye for personal relationships and excellent communication skills are essential;

• A good command of the Dutch and English languages (in the Netherlands and Belgium).

At Marktlink were not just dealmakers were future-shapers. With a strong focus on tech data and AI were redefining the world of M&A. Heres what you can expect when you join our fast-growing entrepreneurial team:

• Opportunity to shape the future of a leading European M&A firm;

• Unlimited holidays. A unique blend of freedom and responsibility;

• Competitive salary and annual bonus;

• Company car;

• Pension plan via ASR;

• HP laptop and iPhone;

• Responsibility from day one with flexible working hours and entrepreneurial colleagues;

• Tailor-made training and personal development;

• Opportunity to participate in our funds under favorable conditions;

• Yearly company ski-trip Marktlink Gala & Marktlink Connect.