Corporate Development Associate

Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing.

It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to ca. 63,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 950 laboratories in 60 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6,515 million, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Eurofins’ corporate development team leads the execution of the company’s strategic business and financial goals through merger and acquisition activity across all business lines. Our inorganic growth is a key component of Eurofins’ overall strategy. The company has historically completed several dozen transactions annually on a global basis.

The Associate will manage a complete pipeline of M&A targets in United States that generates $10MM to $50MM new revenues annually with an appropriate return in line with Eurofins’ financial objectives. This is a highly visible role in the organization with direct exposure to, and interaction with, business and corporate leadership.

The ideal candidate will have 4-6 years of experience in corporate development, transaction advisory, investment banking or private equity.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Prospection:

· Market analysis and identification (through lists of accreditations as well as market rumors and internal inputs) of potential acquisition targets

· Select targets together with business leaders based on strategic relevance and likelihood of success (long list)

· Coordinate information flow between the targets, Business Unit, and Eurofins via log-file (long list) and active project list(short list)

· Approach potential targets, check with owner compatibility of interest/objectives and sell them the Eurofins concept

2. Acquisitions:

· Negotiate confidentiality agreements and gather and analyze preliminary data such as confidential information memoranda, management presentations, financial statements, shareholding and leadership details

· Evaluate targets in conjunction with Business Unitleader and members of the corporate development team based on their business and financial condition and outlook and recommend deal structure

· In conjunction with members of the corporate development team, advise on the transaction process and tactics, in particular interfacing with the potential targets, shareholders or advisors and assist the business leaders in preparing negotiation documents required to progress a transaction towards completion including term sheets, heads of agreements, indicative offer letters or exclusivity agreements as required

· Coordinate the due diligence and coordinate the activities of other external advisors (e.g. legal counsel, auditors) as required by the company

· Assist negotiations and related strategy, attend meetings and give comments on sale and purchasedocumentation until signing/closing as required by the company

· Validate…