M&A Manager

About the role

Requirements

• - Bachelors Degree (Finance, Business or Economics preferred)
• - Masters degree in preferred. MBA from a top school is highly recommended
• - Relevant professional certificates an advantage.
• - 10 years’ experience in deal making experience either from Investment Banking M&A or Private Equity background
• - Strong financial modelling and valuation skills
• - Strong presentation skills – preparation of internal presentations, investment proposals
• - Regional experience – Preference to have track-record of deal execution in the region, though strong international experience is sufficient
• - Experience of and able to influence management teams and boards of directors and government / private sector stakeholders
• - Has managed M&A transactions in the Middle East or internationally - Investment Banking M&A or Private Equity Sector specific expertise is not required,athough expertise within EIA’s current verticals viewed attractively (e.g., TMT, Technology, Media and telecommunications, energy & power, logistics and transportation, healthcare, education and financial services)

Responsibilities

• Manage the execution of M&A transactions - Work alongside the various industry / sector teams within strategic assets to formulate the investment thesis, and to conduct preliminary assessment (strategic, financial and legal) of a potential strategic opportunity to reach a “go/no-go” decision
• - Build financial models and conduct financial and valuation analysis in relation to a specific M&A targets (including sensitivity and scenario analysis)
• - Work alongside the sector teams to develop a framework for synergy assessment
• - Prepare internal presentations / IC (Investment Committee) memos in relation to presenting specific opportunities and to seek investment approval
• - Responsible for leading all aspects of M&A transaction execution, including liaising with internal risk, legal and finance
• - Execute negotiation with target and its shareholders
• - Provide reporting to CSAO (Chief Strategic Assets Officer) and Investment Committee members on transaction progress
• - Liaise with sector team on sector specific transaction concerns
• Engage and oversee the workstreams of various advisors appointed in relation to M&A transactions
• - Lead & manage the commercial due diligence advisors to scrutinize business of target and sector
• - Coordinate with banking advisors to oversee overall transaction execution, as well as be involved in transaction negotiations, transaction structuring, and valuation assessment (with sensitivities)
• - Coordinate with financial advisors to oversee financial due diligence
• Provide input to sector teams on deal pipeline and market opportunities.
• - Build / maintain network of financial advisors / dealmakers / PE players / SWFs (Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Funds)
• - Inform sector teams of relevant potential upcoming deals that could be of interest to EIA

Skills

• Financial modelling
• Valuation analysis
• M&A transaction execution
• Due diligence (commercial and financial)
• Negotiation
• Financial reporting
• Investment Committee presentations
• Synergy assessment
• Deal screening and go/no-go decisions
• Strategic assets management
• Sector/industry analysis
• Stakeholder management
• Advisory coordination
• Target/company financial due diligence
• Scenario and sensitivity analysis