Emergence

M&A Associate

New York, NY, Remote. Posted 5 days ago

The role

The M&A Associate will own the investment execution process end to end for majority buyout transactions in enterprise software. This role involves leading due diligence, building financial models, and writing Investment Committee memos.

What you will do

  • Lead financial and operational due diligence on acquisition targets
  • Qualify net new opportunities and assess fit into Emergence thesis
  • Build comprehensive financial models covering unit economics, SaaS KPIs, valuation, and operating leverage
  • Run quality of earnings analyses
  • Push confirmatory due diligence
  • Write and present Investment Committee memos
  • Assess and synthesize deal terms and majority buyout structures
  • Collaborate with legal, finance, and operations teams for deal execution and integration planning
  • Develop retention analyses and customer cohort work

Required qualifications

  • 2 to 4 years in private equity, growth equity, or investment banking, with direct deal execution exposure
  • Has run a full diligence process and contributed directly to a closed transaction
  • Deep understanding of enterprise software and SaaS business models
  • Strong financial modeling skills across LBO, DCF, and SaaS-specific KPI frameworks
  • Can write a clear, concise IC memo that stands on its own without being walked through

Nice to have

  • Experience with majority buyout structuring and complex transaction terms
  • Prior exposure to post-acquisition integration planning and operational underwriting
  • Software-focused PE or growth equity background

Benefits

  • Competitive base with bonus and meaningful carry participation
  • Direct ownership of deal execution

Before you apply

  • You will meet with the leadership team
  • You will do a few short exercises, such as learning a new topic and teaching it back, and working through a realistic deal scenario
  • We will reach out to a few people you worked with to learn how best to partner with you

About the company

Emergence buys technology companies and keeps them. They provide shared systems, standards, and support to founders and leadership teams.