About the role
Job Description
You will join us as M&A Origination Analyst Intern, reporting directly to the M&A Director, who is based in Europe.
Main responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for:
* Sourcing and screening potential acquisition targets across all continents, working with our appointed sourcing consultants and local business managers and using industry databases, networking, and other channels. * Taking part in introductory meetings and pitching QIMA's projects to prospective sellers. * Helping draft the business and financial memo on each potential target for presentation to senior management. * Performing financial analysis and taking part in Q&A sessions with financial advisers and target management teams. * Valuing targets and drafting letters of intent. * Maintaining and updating our target and pipeline database throughout the sourcing and deal-execution stages.
Qualifications
You are in your final year or on a gap year ("césure") at a top-tier business or engineering school and available for four to six months. Successful candidates will also be:
* Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to work under limited supervision. * Able to multi-task and run several acquisition projects in parallel. * Enthusiastic and personable, with a positive attitude and a genuine team-player mindset. * Comfortable working in an international environment, with excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong listening skills. * Fluent in English.