About our client
Our client, is a rapidly growing IT services provider, backed by a leading international investor and positioned as an independent platform with strong ambitions for expansion across Germany’s Mittelstand. With a comprehensive offering the business benefits from a differentiated one-stop-shop model and a strong regional footprint.
About our client
Our client, is a rapidly growing IT services provider, backed by a leading international investor and positioned as an independent platform with strong ambitions for expansion across Germany’s Mittelstand. With a comprehensive offering the business benefits from a differentiated one-stop-shop model and a strong regional footprint.
They are now entering a phase of accelerated inorganic growth and are looking to appoint a Head of M&A to lead deal origination, execution, and strategic initiatives. While they can be flexible with the location, ideally the candidate would be based near Frankfurt, Düsseldorf or Munich.
What the job involves
- Building and developing a strong, sustainable pipeline of acquisition opportunities across the German Mittelstand IT services landscape
- Managing M&A transactions end-to-end, from initial sourcing through due diligence, valuation, negotiation, and integration planning
- Acting as a trusted counterpart to founders and entrepreneurs, guiding them through the process and strengthening the client’s presence in the market
- Taking full ownership of the M&A process with a hands-on, pragmatic approach
- Working closely with the CEO, board, and investors to shape the inorganic growth strategy
- Growing and developing the M&A team as the platform scales
Who we are looking for
- Several years of experience sourcing and executing deals ideally in the mid-market, gained in a private equity fund or the M&A team of a PE-backed portfolio company
- Proven track record in building proprietary deal pipelines and successfully closing transactions, ideally in the IT services/technology sector
- Strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and the ability to build trust with German founders and entrepreneurs
- A natural networker with an entrepreneurial, results-driven mindset and high personal drive
- Excellent strategic, analytical, and commercial skills, with strong communication and presentation abilities
- Fluency in German and English
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Head of M&A, International PE-Backed IT Services Buy&Build, Düsseldorf/Frankfurt/Munich, Germany in München Arbeitgeber: PER
Unser Kunde ist ein international tätiges, von Private Equity unterstütztes Unternehmen im Freizeitbereich mit einem Netzwerk von erlebnisorientierten Freizeitstätten in drei europäischen Märkten. Die Unternehmenskultur ist sportlich, bodenständig und pragmatisch, geprägt von echter Leidenschaft für das, was sie tun. Als Group CFO haben Sie die Möglichkeit, eine leistungsstarke Finanzabteilung aufzubauen und die Entwicklung des Unternehmens in einer dynamischen, wachstumsorientierten Umgebung maßgeblich zu beeinflussen.
