Career Opportunity
Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions
Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions
This position is with a Private Equity backed, extremely fast growing, multi-site provider/healthcare group. This company is in need of an executive level individual to work with the CEO and support the company’s inorganic growth initiatives. This is a highly acquisitive sponsor targeting heavy M&A volume (10-15 deals/yr).
Geography: This is a west coast company with targeted acquisitions coming from the west coast as well. The ideal candidate is located within the region and is amenable to travel.
Responsibilities:
Lead the Corporate M&A function with an emphasis toward:
- The overall business development activities for the business in conjunction with the CEO and CFO. Create an acquisition strategy plan and roadmap integrated to the long term business strategies and capabilities.
- Develop an objective, consistent, disciplined approach to evaluating potential acquisitions and business combinations.
- Analyze addressable markets and work with business unit leaders and functional specialists to develop and/or update.
- Actively identify and source acquisition targets, including building relationships with brokers and building a deal pipeline consistent with the Company’s strategic objectives.
- “Sell” the company story to the marketplace, building rapport and credibility with business owners.
- Create a business case and/or valuation model each potential transaction.
- Identify and quantify synergy opportunities with potential acquisitions; create action plans to drive synergies post close.
- Leads merger and acquisition transactions through the cross-functional due diligence process including gathering and leveraging integration planning inputs in order to support successful integration.
- Responsible for gathering important information regarding risks and opportunities for impending and ongoing M&A activities, translating this information into fact-based and well-reasoned insights on the valuation and structural impact of the merger or acquisition.
- Interact regularly with third-party advisors (legal, financial, tax, consultants)
- Assist in the structure and negotiation of deals, working with the CEO to gain approval from the Board.
- Lead and coordinate the post-acquisition integration initiatives ensuring a successful “first 90-days” post-close.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree required. MBA preferred.
- Minimum 5+ years of results-oriented work experience in similar role including corporate development, private equity and investment banking.
- Experience and ability to model and synthesize complex financial analysis, operational, and KPI data into concise presentations and decision framework, on a regular basis.
- Experience in leading mergers and acquisitions review and execution, analyzing business proposals, leading due diligence process and structuring transactions.
- Experience in corporate development, strategy or business development function.
- Strong analytical skills, with extreme attention to detail, accuracy and accountability balanced with sound business judgment.
- Proven experience in financial modeling and valuation and presenting to an investment committee.
- Strong Board presentation skills including the development of PowerPoint presentations.
- Excellent professional written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
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