The role of M&A Associate comes with the following responsibilities:

M&A

As M&A Associate you will join the Director M&A to identify and analyse market opportunities and subsequently execute and manage acquisition processes, establish joint ventures or partnerships, and identify, select, analyse and manage potential brown-or greenfield investment opportunities across Europe.

Project management integration

You will be managing M&A integration processes as a project manager, ensuring completion of such projects in a (cost-)efficient and timely manner, ensuring deadlines are met. You will do this in close cooperation with the integration team and relevant stakeholders, both internal and external.

NorthC financial-and operational model

You will be responsible for further developing and improving our internal financial-and operational model and you will keep this model up-to-date, incorporate growth initiatives, both organic and non-organic and perform analyses if and when required.

You will become part of a small M&A team, responsible for identification, evaluation, selection and execution of M&A opportunities. You will do this in close cooperation with the Board, Management Team, Finance, multi-disciplinary projects teams as well as with our shareholders and other relevant stakeholders. Our goal is to deliver on NorthC’s strategy, by pursuing and executing transactions that add significant value to our existing and international platform of regional datacenters.

You will report to the Director M&A and you will have significant exposure to all decision makers and be at the forefront shaping NorthC’s growth ambitions internationally.

Your Responsibilities

Support and manage acquisition processes, integration projects, perform financial analyses and modelling. Activities include:

Assisting in- and development of the overall M&A strategy;
Managing of- and assisting in all stages of acquisition processes;
Identify potential acquisition opportunities through market assessment, competitive monitoring and profiling;
Detailed analysis of target companies with focus on business model, financial performance and synergies;
Development of acquisition business cases, valuation- and synergy modelling;
Coordinate (due diligence) activities on legal, accounting, operational and financial matters;
Preparing relevant transaction documents, both internal and external;
Cooperate with other departments on structuring financing and operational requirements;
Develop an integration plan for the target including management analysis and requirements and subsequently manage such integration in collaboration with integration teams;
Responsible for NorthC’s operational and financial model, both historically and forward looking, in close cooperation with relevant departments including finance;
Present results of analyses and assessments in documentation and presentation formats. Support the Director M&A in drafting presentations; and
Further professionalise the M&A team and standard materials and procedures are kept up-to-date by you.

Since you will be part of a small team, you will have to cooperate with experts both within NorthC as well as external. This network is to assist the M&A function in all its aspects including technical and operational issues, financing, legal, commercial, market intelligence and more.

Your Competencies and Experience

Background

University degree in business, finance, economics or comparable
Proven track record and experience in M&A, with c. 4-6 years of relevant experience in (corporate) M&A, Investment Banking, Big 4, financial modelling and relevant project management skills, preferably with experience in the datacenter industry

Professional skills

Excellent analytical and numerical skills with strong financial modelling skills
Strategic, yet pragmatic thinker to develop and consider strategic, financial and operational implications of acquisition opportunities
Proven ability to work with executives in developing strategies, assessing targets and identifying value creation opportunities and associated risks
Proven project management skills to manage and execute on acquisition projects
Familiarity with all phases of acquisition processes
Excellent knowledge of MS-Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word) and preferably experience with Power BI

Soft skills

Excellent communication, presentation, influencing and interpersonal skills across organisational levels and stakeholders
Positive attitude, entrepreneurial, collaborative approach, team player, creative thinker and proactive personality
Able to motivate and coach a team of multiple disciplines, both internal and external, to achieve high quality results
Ability to work independently and manage competing priories effectively
Energetic and positive can-do mentality, hands-on and pragmatic
Fluent in Dutch and English, additional language is a plus
Ability to travel if and when required

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