Mergers and Acquisitions Associate (and Vice-President

Join a growing M&A advisory team where Associates work on live deals from day one, not just pitch decks. Our client is a well-regarded advisory firm executing sell-side and buy-side transactions in the DACH as well as cross-border ones, with strong deal flow in technology, industrials, consumer and business services
. This is a seat with genuine deal exposure: you'll be in the data room, in the model and in front of clients, working directly with senior bankers who close.

The team is lean by design, which means responsibility comes early. Associates here run their own work streams, present to clients and see transactions through from first pitch to signing, the kind of end-to-end deal experience that takes years longer to get at a large bank.

• Build and own the financial models that drive transactions: valuations (DCF, trading and transaction comps), returns analysis and scenario work
• Prepare the materials that move deals forward: pitch decks, teasers, information memoranda and board presentations
• Run due diligence work streams, managing the data room, coordinating information flow and distilling findings into clear recommendations
• Sit in client and investor meetings from the start, contributing insight rather than just taking notes
• Conduct market and industry research to identify acquisition targets, buyers and cross-border deal opportunities
• Support deal execution end to end across sell-side and buy-side mandates, working closely with VPs and Directors

• 2-5 years of experience in M&A, investment banking, corporate finance or private equity, ideally with closed deals on your CV
• Strong technical foundations: financial modelling, valuation and transaction analysis you can defend in front of a client
• Sector exposure to technology/TMT, industrials or consumer and healthcare is a plus, not a prerequisite
• Excellent communication skills and the polish to represent the firm with clients, investors and management teams
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business or a related field