This is a rare & exciting opportunity for a junior research analyst professional to take the first steps into M&A (Marlet Analysis). The perfect fit for someone smart, dependable, and passionate about data analysis. Full training is provided, but in a nutshell, you will be doing the "detective" work exploring technology businesses that may be open to a merger or acquisition opportunity. This is a truly rare opportunity to grow professionally in a global company while enjoying life fully remotely.
Title: Junior Research Analyst - Spanish & English Speaker
Salary : From £25,000 to £30,000 depending on experience + benefits
Location 100% remote (From Europe or UK only)
Sector : FinTech
Company details
This is one of the most successful tech investment companies in the world and they are expanding rapidly as the world digitizes faster than ever. The company is a true meritocracy, and you will have real learning and career opportunities. The company is expanding fast and has recently acquired businesses in South America, specifically in Uruguay, Chile, Peru as well as operating successfully in Europe and the USA.
The role in a nutshell: You will be supporting the M&A team to help research and identify businesses that may be ripe for acquisition or funding. Your role will have two main elements 1) Analysis and 2) M&A deal support.
***Full training will be provided. This is an unusual opportunity to take a first step into a career in Finance and software analysis for acquisition***
DUTIES
Be a" detective" : Research Analysis (80%)
- Research and filter potential acquisition targets through all different incoming channels and database records
- Work on a successful "investment profile" of target companies
- Research and locate the decision-makers in large multinational corporations
- Rank the companies and Identify "carve out" opportunities
- Upload and manage all the potential acquisition-related data on the inhouse system (full training will be provided)
- Analyse company's finances and general data to advise if they are a good potential investment opportunity
- Undertake market research across geographies looking for acquisition opportunities
- Map out all relevant software M&A advisors, from international to regional boutiques
- Explore 3rd party data sources, industry lists and trade conferences to get a so0id understanding of acquisition opportunities
- Rank and categorise companies and then pass on the info to the sales team who will contact the business
M&A Deal Support (20%)
- Help with all deal support such as (market analysis, contract review, financial analysis and other elements of due diligence)
- Prepare investment memorandums
- Support the Business Development Executives and Group Leaders.
- Communicate constantly with the internal teams
REQUIREMENTS
- Fluent Spanish and English (other languages are an asset/not essential)
- Knowledge and/or interest in the software and technology sectors
- Intermediate Excel skills (able to manipulate and happy to analyse data from multiple sources)
- Finance-related degree (accounting, economics etc ) - Desirable but not essential