The M&A Associate will support the Mergers and Acquisition team in identifying and evaluating potential software business acquisitions, managing the deal pipeline, conducting due diligence, and collaborating with internal and external teams to execute deals.
Partner One is a long-term investment group specializing in the acquisition and growth of successful software companies. In business for over 29 years, we own some of the fastest-growing enterprise software companies in the world. Over 1500+ of the world's largest corporations and governments rely on our software for their most critical operations and to safeguard their most valuable data. Partner One is looking for a M&A Associate. This is a full-time, permanent role.
The M&A Associate will be a part of the Mergers and Acquisition team and will be responsible for supporting activities related to search, evaluation, due diligence, and execution of acquisitions.
Responsibilities
- Identify software businesses meeting our acquisition criteria and specific metrics.
- Develop and conduct prospecting campaigns via email and outbound calls and generate new methods of business development.
- Nurture relationships with prospective targets and sell-side M&A Investment Banking firms
- Lead preliminary evaluation of potential acquisitions that may include some level of business/financial due diligence and preliminary opportunities and risks assessment.
- Manage a robust deal pipeline which should be updated on a regular basis as new targets are added, and as new information becomes available on the targets.
- Conduct industry and market research to understand industry trends and identify new opportunities.
- Review and analyze investment presentations, taking a large amount of data and converting said information into a concise and effective presentation.
- Spearhead acquisition opportunities independently, understand the scope of the deals, and perpetuate the deal process forward
- Delegate tasks accordingly based on deal priorities
- Support the team internally with ad-hoc asks
- Collaborate and coordinate with cross-functional teams for data requests, information sharing, due diligence, project, team meetings, and deal execution.
- 2 - 3 years of experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, or Corporate Development is a must
- Previous experience with Software M&A
- Demonstrated strong academic performance at a top-tier institution
- Undergraduate degree in business viewed favorably
- Exhibits professional maturity and presence with C-level executive interactions
- Proactive, hungry, and self-directed individual with strong sales and communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Thorough understanding of accounting fundamentals, with financial modeling fluency
- An understanding of software business technicals and the basic software M&A transaction process
- Strong analytical, pattern recognition and Excel skills
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Health and dental benefits
- Work within a successful, dynamic and growing organization
- A challenging job in an informal and ambitious environment
- Small teams, where personal development is highly valued
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