Managing Director (m/f/d) Benelux

As a member of AURELIUS’ Private Equity team you will be actively engaged in all stages of the investment process. In this role your responsibilities will include identification, evaluation and execution of potential new investments. Furthermore, you will lead the due diligence, undertaking market assessments and the evaluation of company performance, business models, deal structures and value creation concepts. The position will involve deal negotiation, as well as support on financings and exits.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing and identifying potential investments
• Participation in due diligence activities relating to the investment process
• Analysis of financial and management accounts, models and reports
• Evaluating business models; developing strategic concepts; conducting corporate evaluations
• Negotiating and completing transactions
• Planning and executing financing and business sale strategies
• Building up investment team in the region

Prerequisites

• Business degree or comparable education
• 10+ yrs. years of relevant work experience in private equity small or mid-market investments
• Experience with platform or ‘buy & build’ investing, comfortable completing a high number of add-on acquisitions
• A developed sourcing network within a relevant geography (Benelux)
• Proven experience in several successful company transactions
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to connect with and build trusting relationships with management teams, colleagues and advisors
• Leadership experience, ability to manage a deal team efficiently and effectively
• A superior analytic capability, strong financial skills, and a deep and intuitive grasp of business models and industry structures
• Down-to-earth result-oriented personality, highly developed sense of responsibility and strong team work
• Communicative, pro-active, high-energy, and persistent with strong entrepreneurial spirit and entrepreneurial personality
• A structured, quick and creative thinker, strong process management skills, attention to detail
• Commercially astute with good risk assessment capabilities
• Fluent in Dutch and English, further language skills welcome