M&A Director – Italy (Milan Preferred)
Descrizione dell'offerta
We are supporting an international investment platform in its expansion into Italy, focused on the acquisition of vertical B2B software companies .
This is a greenfield initiative in Italy, and the selected candidate will take a leading role in building and executing the local acquisition strategy from the ground up.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and originate acquisition opportunities
- Build and manage relationships with founders, entrepreneurs, advisors and industry intermediaries
- Lead initial outreach, negotiations and commercial discussions
- Drive transaction execution in coordination with a central analysis and back-office team based in Madrid
- Develop and manage a proprietary pipeline of acquisition targets
- Act as the local M&A reference
Candidate Profile
- 6–10 years of experience in M&A, private equity, investment banking or corporate development
- Proven track record of sourcing and closing transactions
- Strong understanding of the local technology/software ecosystem
- Well-established network within the local deal environment
- Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to operate independently in a start-up/greenfield context
- Mother tongue: Italian with fluent English and not necesary but we value Spanish
Other
- Competitive fixed salary €)
- Performance-based bonus linked to completed transactions
- Long-term incentive scheme (carry participation)
- Based in Milan