The Corporate Development Specialist supports the identification, evaluation, execution, and integration of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic growth initiatives. This role partners with business leaders, external advisors, and cross-functional teams to assess inorganic growth opportunities through market analysis, financial modeling, due diligence, transaction execution, and post-merger integration planning.
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Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and external advisors, including investment bankers, brokers, legal counsel, and accounting firms involved in transaction activities.
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Partner with business unit leadership to understand strategic priorities and identify inorganic growth opportunities aligned with business objectives.
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Conduct industry, market, competitor, and target-company research to identify potential acquisition candidates.
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Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate merger, acquisition, and divestiture opportunities, including valuation analyses and business case assessments.
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Support transaction structuring activities and participate in negotiations with potential counterparties.
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Coordinate and manage cross-functional due diligence processes involving finance, legal, tax, HR, operations, and commercial teams.
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Assess strategic fit, cultural alignment, financial impact, transaction risks, and mitigation strategies for potential deals.
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Prepare business cases and investment recommendations with clearly defined objectives, assumptions, risks, and expected outcomes.
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Develop presentations and supporting materials for executive leadership and governance approval processes.
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Support post-merger integration (PMI) planning by identifying critical integration activities, milestones, dependencies, and success metrics.
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Develop tools, templates, and processes to improve the execution and integration of mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and divestitures.
