
M&A Analyst
Drachten, Fryslân, NetherlandsM&A
Job description
M&A Analyst 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 other's strengths. That's why we work in multidisciplinary teams. Through the Marktlink Academy you will be offered multiple trainings in every stage of your career. In 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.
Your responsibilities
As a M&A Analyst (Junior Consultant) 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
Job requirements
You are sharp, accurate, result oriented, you think on your feet and you like to get things done. Furthermore, we expect you to have the following experience and competences:
- You have completed a university degree in finance or a college degree in combination with a finance-oriented master's degree and up to three years of work experience.
- You are a social and entrepreneurial person who has practical as well as 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.
- Fluency in Dutch and a good command in English is required.
Our offer
- You will receive a competitive salary
- You will receive the annual Marktlink bonus
- A lease car
- An HP tablet/laptop and iPhone
- Unlimited holidays (Work Hard. Play Hard. We offer a unique combination of freedom and responsibility).
- An informal, open yet ambitious company culture.
About Marktlink
Marktlink has led the Dutch M&A market for years. We are growing rapidly and recently opened branches in Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom. By 2025, Marktlink M&A will impact the M&A market from offices in ten European countries. With a team of around 200 employees, we advised on over 150 transactions in 2022 with a total value of €1 billion. Marktlink distinguishes itself in the M&A market by its energetic, no-nonsense, and above all entrepreneurial approach; the Marktlink DNA is ‘getting deals done’! Together with our labels Marktlink Exit Ready and Marktlink Capital we help successful entrepreneurs in the preparation and sales process and give them access to the strongest private equity funds in Europe and North America.
Pre-employment screening can be part of the application process.
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