Mergers and Acquisitions Director

MH1707

About the Opportunity

We are partnering with a high-growth, investor-backed professional services business seeking an M&A Director to lead all M&A activity and to support the next phase of its expansion.

This is a highly visible role reporting into senior leadership and working directly with shareholders, board members and external advisers. The successful candidate will take ownership of acquisitions from transaction execution through to integration and value creation, while also leading a range of strategic projects across the business.

This position would suit an experienced M&A or Corporate Development professional who thrives in a hands‑on environment and enjoys combining deal execution with operational delivery.

The Role

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading acquisitions from term sheet through to completion.
• Managing valuation, financial modelling and business case development.
• Coordinating financial, legal, tax, commercial, HR and IT due diligence workstreams.
• Preparing investment committee and board materials.
• Supporting negotiations with founders, vendors and advisers.
• Designing and overseeing post‑merger integration plans.
• Developing synergy tracking and value creation frameworks.
• Leading strategic projects for senior leadership, including board reporting, growth initiatives and business improvement programmes.
• Building scalable M&A processes to support an active acquisition pipeline.

About You

We're keen to speak with candidates who can demonstrate:

• Experience within an in-house Corporate Development or M&A function.
• A track record of leading transactions end‑to‑end in the mid‑market
• Experience within a private equity-backed or investor-backed business (Ideal but not essential).
• Strong financial modelling, valuation and transaction management skills.
• Post‑merger integration and value creation experience.
• Confidence operating with founders, boards, investors and senior executives.
• A pragmatic, hands‑on approach and willingness to get into the detail.