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Senior M&A Analyst – Investment Banking

15/05/2025
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Job description

Position Overview: The Senior M&A Analyst plays a central role in supporting investment banking activities focused on mergers & acquisitions, corporate financial services, asset management, and strategic advisory.

  • Day-to-day responsibilities include:
    • Executing advanced financial modeling techniques, including DCF, LBO, and merger models, as well as constructing peer and sector comparables.
    • Conducting deep financial analysis of client P&L statements, balance sheets, and cash-flow statements.
    • Ensuring full compliance with IFRS and GAAP standards in all analyses and deliverables.
    • Leveraging advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data platforms (Capital IQ, Bloomberg, FactSet) to produce high-quality materials.
    • Playing a key role in the due diligence process for M&A mandates, coordinating with stakeholders to validate financial assumptions and uncover risks.
    • Performing company valuations using a range of accepted methodologies.
    • Preparing professional-grade pitchbooks and investment memorandums for client presentations and board-level discussions.
    • Conducting strategic market and sector research to provide actionable insights for clients and to inform deal origination.
    • Interacting regularly in English, French, and Dutch within internal teams and in communications with clients, investors, and partners.
    • Maintaining strict confidentiality on sensitive projects and adhering to all firm compliance protocols.
  • Scope & Objectives:
    • Deliver robust analytical support on complex transactions and mandates in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
    • Ensure analytical outputs directly contribute to successful transaction structuring and the credibility of client advisory services.
    • Demonstrate autonomy in managing assignments while providing support and alignment with broader team objectives.
  • Required Qualifications:
    • Degree in finance, economics, engineering, or a top-tier business school background.
    • 3 to 5 years of experience in M&A, Private Equity, Transaction Services, or financial audit focused on transactions.
    • Fluency in English; proficiency in French and Dutch is essential, additional languages a plus depending on office location.
Profile description

We are looking for candidates who combine cutting-edge technical skills in corporate finance with the drive, judgment, and personal rigor needed to thrive in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment. The ideal profile includes:

  • Exceptional analytical rigor and an acute attention to detail, enabling high-quality, robust financial analysis and business insight.
  • Mastery of advanced financial modeling and valuation methods (including DCF, LBO, comparables), with confidence navigating complex financial and accounting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP).
  • Proven due diligence and transaction experience, ideally gained within M&A, Private Equity, Transaction Services, or financial audit.
  • Superior command of financial tools and platforms, such as Excel, PowerPoint, Capital IQ, Bloomberg, and FactSet.
  • Academic excellence: a degree from a top-tier business school, university, or engineering program in finance, economics, or related disciplines.
  • 3-5 years of relevant experience in high-level financial environments, with demonstrated exposure to corporate transactions and strategic advisory.
  • Outstanding written and spoken communication skills in English. Proficiency in French and/or Dutch (or German, depending on the office) is highly valued.
  • Poise under pressure, with the ability to deliver high-quality results within tight deadlines and manage competing priorities effectively.
  • Absolute discretion and a strong sense of confidentiality, particularly when interacting with senior executives and clients.
  • Collaborative mindset, capable of working independently while actively contributing to team success.
  • Intellectual curiosity and a genuine passion for financial markets, complex business challenges, and strategic corporate development.
  • Client-facing professionalism, with the maturity and communication skills to build relationships with demanding, high-level stakeholders.

If you thrive in analytical, intellectually challenging settings and are motivated by the dynamics of corporate transactions and financial markets, you will excel and grow in this environment.

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