M&A Manager

Are you looking for an international M&A role where you can work on acquisitions from origination through to closing? Do you enjoy working in a fast-growing international environment with direct exposure to senior leadership? Then this could be the opportunity for you.

About the company

Our client is a rapidly growing international healthcare group operating across Europe. Through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions, the organisation has built a strong market position and continues to expand through an active buy-and-build strategy.

With operations in multiple European countries, the company completes approximately 10–15 acquisitions each year and offers a highly professional M&A environment with significant room for development.

The opportunity

As M&A Manager West Europe, you will become part of the international Group M&A team and work closely with senior M&A professionals and local business leaders across the region.

You will support the full transaction process, from building and maintaining the acquisition pipeline through to executing acquisitions and coordinating due diligence processes. After completion of a transaction, responsibility is transferred to a dedicated integration team, allowing you to remain focused on transaction execution.

The position is based in the Eindhoven region and requires regular travel across Western Europe.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a pipeline of acquisition targets across the region.
• Support the assessment and prioritisation of target companies together with local management.
• Coordinate origination activities together with the business.
• Support acquisitions from early-stage assessment through to transaction closing.
• Coordinate due diligence processes with internal stakeholders and external advisors across finance, tax and legal.
• Support financial modelling, valuation and investment cases using established methodologies.
• Prepare investment materials for senior management and investment committees.
• Gradually take ownership of smaller transactions and continue developing into a more independent M&A professional.

Your profile

• At least 4 years of experience in an M&A, Corporate Development, Transaction Services or M&A Advisory environment.
• Hands-on experience supporting or executing M&A transactions.
• Experience gained within a Big Four Corporate Finance practice is welcomed, with additional commercial or corporate experience considered an advantage.
• Experience within healthcare or distribution businesses is a plus.
• Strong analytical and financial skills combined with a pragmatic mindset.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Entrepreneurial, hands-on and eager to learn.
• University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.
• Fluency in English is essential. Native or fluent command of Dutch, French, Danish or Swedish is strongly preferred.

What's on offer

• An opportunity to work on approximately 4-7 acquisitions annually.
• Exposure to senior leadership and complex cross-border transactions.
• A structured M&A environment with experienced professionals.
• International collaboration across Western Europe.
• Excellent long-term career prospects, including the opportunity to grow into a senior M&A leadership position.

Robert Walters Netherlands is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.