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 region as well as cross-border ones, with strong deal flow in TMT, technology, infrastructure, energy, industrials, consumer and business services, and aerospace & defence.
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.
Associates here run their own workstreams, 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.
What you'll do
- 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 workstreams, managing the data room, coordinating information flow and distilling findings into clear recommendations
- Support and guide Analysts on your deal teams, reviewing their work and helping build their technical skills
- Sit in client and investor meetings from the start, contributing insights 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
What you'll need
- 2-6 years of experience in M&A, investment banking, corporate finance or private equity, ideally with multiple closed deals on your CV
- Strong technical foundations: financial modelling, valuation and transaction analysis you can defend in front of a client. DCM experience is a plus.
- Sector exposure to TMT, technology, infrastructure, energy, industrials, consumer and business services, and aerospace & defence is a plus, not a prerequisite
- Fluent in English & German native or German C2
- 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
My team is also working with several sell-side M&A opportunities, as well as selected mid-market funds & corporate in-house roles across the region; happy to discuss those too.
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Mergers and Acquisitions Associate (2-6 years) in Frankfurt am Main Arbeitgeber: Carter Wahlberg
Als Teil eines etablierten internationalen Asset-Management-Konzerns bietet diese Position im Bereich Systematic Equity Quant – Portfolio Management eine hervorragende Gelegenheit, in einem dynamischen und unterstützenden Arbeitsumfeld zu wachsen. Die Unternehmenskultur fördert Innovation und Zusammenarbeit, während die Mitarbeiter durch gezielte Weiterbildungsangebote und direkte Einblicke in Investitionsentscheidungen gefördert werden. Zudem profitieren Sie von der Möglichkeit, Ihre quantitativen Strategien direkt vor Kunden zu präsentieren und somit einen bedeutenden Einfluss auf die Investmentergebnisse zu haben.
