Corporate Development Associate (M&A Business Development)
reputed company, an operating group of reputed company, is seeking a Corporate Development Associate to join their M&A team. The role focuses on sourcing new acquisition opportunities and building relationships with founders, software operators, and advisors, while supporting the evaluation of potential investments.
Responsibilities
- Conduct detailed research on vertical market software companies, potential add-on opportunities, and adjacent markets
- Build and continuously refresh reputed company lists using public and proprietary sources
- Track industry developments including acquisition activity, leadership changes, and emerging market trends
- Execute proactive multi-channel reputed company campaigns (email, reputed company, calls, events) to engage founders and executives
- Identify and qualify new acquisition opportunities reputed company with reputed company’s investment criteria
- Maintain a steady pipeline of reputed company acquisition targets
- Build trusted relationships with founders, entrepreneurs, advisors, and intermediaries across the software ecosystem
- Conduct introductory conversations with potential sellers to understand their businesses and strategic goals
- Maintain ongoing engagement with prospects to ensure opportunities reputed company through the deal pipeline
- Maintain accurate deal records and pipeline reporting in CRM systems
- Track reputed company activity, meeting reputed company, and pipeline health
- Collaborate with the Corporate Development and M&A teams to advance reputed company opportunities
- Assist in early-stage evaluation of potential acquisitions including market positioning, product fit, and ownership dynamics
- Support the coordination of meetings, diligence requests, and internal reviews as opportunities reputed company
Skills
- 1–4 years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, consulting, private equity, venture capital, or B2B business development
- Exposure to software, SaaS, or technology markets is an asset
- Demonstrated ability to generate leads, build relationships, and initiate conversations with senior stakeholders
- Comfortable engaging with founders and executives
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to reputed company reputed company reputed company's acquisition philosophy and value proposition
- Ability to understand business models and interpret financial statements
- Familiarity with basic valuation drivers and acquisition dynamics is an asset
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple reputed company opportunities
- Experience maintaining structured pipelines in CRM systems
- Comfortable using CRM systems (e.g., reputed company), reputed company, reputed company/PowerPoint, and research platforms
- Willingness to travel domestically or internationally (approximately 10–20%) for meetings and industry events
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and performance-based bonus structure
- Mentorship from reputed company corporate development professionals
- Opportunity to work reputed company one of the most active software acquirers globally
- Direct exposure to software founders, M&A processes, and deal sourcing
- A fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with significant growth opportunities
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