Mergers and Acquisitions Manager

What you'll be doing:

You'll take genuine ownership within our US acquisition pipeline, working across multiple opportunities at different stages and helping Celnor identify businesses that are both commercially attractive and culturally right for our Group.

You'll be responsible for:

Identifying and originating acquisition opportunities, including off-market opportunities
Building trusted relationships directly with founders, owners, and entrepreneurs
Assessing businesses from financial, strategic, and commercial perspectives
Developing investment cases and recommendations for senior leadership and the Board
Leading transactions through evaluation, due diligence, negotiation, and completion
Building financial analysis and deal models in Excel
Producing clear, high-quality investment papers, reports, and presentations
Coordinating external advisors and internal stakeholders throughout the transaction process
Working closely with Finance, HR, Integration, and operational leadership
Managing multiple live transactions while maintaining pace, accuracy, and attention to detail
Contributing ideas, market intelligence, and potential opportunities to our wider US acquisition strategy

This is deliberately a hands-on M&A role. We want someone who enjoys being close to the transaction and wants to personally drive deals rather than oversee the process from a distance.

What we're looking for:

Fundamentally, we need someone who already knows how to do deals.

You may currently be working in corporate development, lower-middle-market M&A, investment banking, or transaction advisory. We're less concerned with the name above the door and more interested in what you've actually done.

You'll ideally bring:

A strong track record of executing and leading M&A transactions
Experience working within the lower-middle market
Strong financial analysis and transaction capability
Excellent commercial judgment and the ability to recognize what makes a genuinely attractive business
Confidence building relationships directly with founders and business owners
The ability to originate opportunities rather than relying solely on intermediated processes
Strong Excel financial modeling and PowerPoint skills
The ability to turn complex financial and commercial information into clear recommendations
Confidence presenting investment cases to senior stakeholders
The judgment to assess cultural alignment alongside financial performance
Excellent attention to detail
The ability to operate autonomously while remaining part of an internationally connected team
Willingness and ability to travel within the United States as required