M&A Associate (m/f/d)

The role

You will run due diligence on property management companies Buena wants to acquire. This covers reviewing the data room, valuing the business and presenting your findings to the Investment Committee.

What you will do

• Combine financial data, contracts, property lists and employee information from the data room
• Find gaps and contradictions and clarify open questions with sellers
• Analyze economic development and test the assumptions behind purchase price models
• Present findings on opportunities, risks and open questions to the Investment Committee
• Prepare financial and operational disclosures for the purchase agreement with the M&A lawyer, up to closing
• Review contributions from interns and take responsibility for the final analysis
• Learn and apply existing playbooks and suggest improvements to data rooms, analyses and decisions

Required qualifications

• Experience in transactions, such as one to two years as an analyst in M&A, private equity or venture capital; solid internship experience can also count
• Confident in Excel and in interpreting financial data
• Understanding of valuation concepts such as equity bridge and discounted cash flow analysis
• Ability to explain your assessments and handle follow-up questions
• Willingness to take responsibility and follow open points consistently

Before you apply

• Startup experience is not required; property management specifics and internal processes are learned on the job

About the company

Buena takes over property management companies and digitizes them with its own software. It combines acquisitions, operational experience and technology to make property ownership and management simpler.