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About the Role
The M&A Associate will play a key role in evaluating and executing strategic transactions across Europe, including acquisitions, portfolio transfers and reinsurance opportunities. The role-holder will collaborate with stakeholders across the business, helping shape investment decisions through financial analysis, valuation, due diligence and strategic insight.
Responsibilities
- Conducting financial modelling and analysis incorporating various business projections and capital structures, while stress testing critical assumptions
- Build valuations and sensitivities based on assumptions and modelling signed off with the rest of the Athora project team, relevant individuals in Group Finance and leadership
- Performing company and industry due diligence, including risk assessment and quantitative & qualitative analysis of business and market trends
- Develop memoranda and materials with senior team members
- Presenting and participating in meetings, including communicating analyses effectively to senior management
- Partnering with external due diligence advisors such as accountants, tax experts, consultants and lawyers
- Working with Corporate Finance and other Group Finance to confirm impacts, incl rating and financing needs if any
- Analysing business performance trends of prospective investments
- Producing comprehensive pricing slide decks and required documentation
- Running the transaction SAA & liabilities through the asset model for quotations to support Key Rate/DV01 analysis
- Maintaining internal pricing audit trail (e.g. update quote databases, store final models, documentation etc.)
- Assist the team with additional ad hoc projects
Requirements
- Ability to take initiative and support running a process to conclusion
- Strong multi-tasking skills and attention to detail
- Excels in a rigorous and fast-paced team-oriented work environment
- Outstanding communication skills with the ability to articulate and present complex information to key internal and external stakeholders in a clear and concise manner
- High levels of commitment and energy
- Entrepreneurial spirit – focused on making business work
- Flexibility and a positive attitude toward change
- 2+ years in banking / PE, with a focus on life insurance M&A a significant plus
- Bachelor’s degree with an exceptional record of academic achievement
- Strong modelling, analytical, valuation and problem-solving skills
- Excel and modelling experience with any coding experience as a bonus e.g. VBA/Python etc.
- Fluency in any European language relevant to Athora would be a distinct advantage
- Actuarial or fixed-income knowledge / background is a plus
- Willingness to travel
Skills
- Financial modelling
- Financial analysis
- Valuation
- Due diligence
- Strategic insight
- Excel
- Modelling
- VBA
- Python
Location
- London
Work Type
- Permanent
Experience Level
- 2+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
About the Company
- Athora is a growing business.