Corporate Finance Associate Director

The role

Join our rapidly growing M&A advisory firm and take ownership of live sale mandates for global B2B information, media and events clients. As a Corporate Finance Associate Director at Collingwood, you’ll manage day to day deal execution, work closely with our Director and Managing Director on strategy and delivery, and help shape how the team grows. We’re looking for an experienced dealmaker with 5 to 7 years’ corporate finance experience across UK and international transactions, who builds strong financial and visual narratives and is ready to lead a team. In return, we offer a highly competitive package, hybrid working, and a supportive, team-first culture built to help you grow quickly.

The role

Join our rapidly growing M&A advisory firm and take ownership of live sale mandates for global B2B information, media and events clients. As a Corporate Finance Associate Director at Collingwood, you’ll manage day to day deal execution, work closely with our Director and Managing Director on strategy and delivery, and help shape how the team grows. We’re looking for an experienced dealmaker with 5 to 7 years’ corporate finance experience across UK and international transactions, who builds strong financial and visual narratives and is ready to lead a team. In return, we offer a highly competitive package, hybrid working, and a supportive, team-first culture built to help you grow quickly.

What does the job involve?

As an Associate Director in our Corporate Finance team, you’ll run deals day to day with minimal oversight, work closely with the Director and Managing Director on strategy, and help build the team around you.

• You will manage day to day deal execution, taking ownership of the information memorandum, financial model, dataroom and due diligence process, and escalating key commercial issues to senior colleagues.
• You will coordinate our clients’ legal, tax and finance advisers and in-house teams, working with the Director and Managing Director on key decisions.
• You will take the lead on targeting and pitch production, supporting business development for our Corporate Finance business.
• You will build and nurture relationships with buyers across trade and private equity.
• You will monitor deal flow across your own and the team’s deals, flagging issues and anticipating next steps, and contribute to Board and SMT papers as required.
• You will guide and develop junior team members, including analysts, and train them to deliver quality work.
• You will support our Advisory practice in delivering Value Creation Plans for retained clients where required.
• You will contribute to Collingwood’s content marketing through articles, roundtables, and speaking at events and webinars.
• You will help us work better, contributing to our take-on procedures, pitch materials, deal process documents, financial models, buyer intelligence resource, deal tracking databases, software decisions and Corporate Finance Playbook.
• You will work with professional and legal advisers to keep us up to date with regulatory and compliance requirements in client and buyer jurisdictions.

No two days are the same, and if you want real ownership of live transactions, you’ll thrive here.

About You

We’re looking for an experienced dealmaker who wants more ownership and responsibility. You should have:

• 5 to 7 years’ corporate finance experience, including UK and international transactions.
• A proven track record of managing day to day deal execution with minimal senior oversight.
• Growing experience across sell side, buy side and private equity fundraising transactions.
• Strong numeracy and literacy, with the ability to build both visual and financial narratives.
• Strong leadership and team management qualities.

Package

• Highly competitive remuneration package with attractive incentives for exceptional company, team, and personal performance
• 25 days’ holiday per year (accruing 1 additional day per year of service, up to 30 days max.)
• Hybrid working
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Private medical insurance (BUPA)
• Group life insurance (4x salary)
• Learning and development support
• Progression opportunities
• Enhanced family and medical leave
• Charity donation to support fundraising activities
• Bike2Work scheme
• State of the art office in Bloomsbury
• Regular socials

Right to work

Applicants for this role must be able to provide evidence of a legal right to work in the UK. Collingwood is unable to provide any visa sponsorship arrangements for this role, please do not apply if you will require this.

Equal opportunities

Collingwood is committed to building an inclusive organisation and welcomes applicants regardless of age, gender, race, nationality, disability or sexual orientation. If you don’t tick every box but think you’d thrive here, please apply.

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