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Director, M&A - France

Banyansoftware
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Hybrid · Paris, France
Experience
Lead / principal · Not stated

Level inferred from job title

Job description

The Director of M&A leads multiple software acquisitions per year in France, from early evaluation and valuation through closing and post-acquisition integration, while building the M&A function and team for a specialised vertical.

At a glance

Employment
Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
Work mode
Hybrid · Paris, France
Languages
English – fluent, French – fluent

What you'll do

  • Meet with software owners and present the company's value proposition as the best permanent home for the acquired business.
  • Lead multiple acquisition processes per year from LOI through closing, working with business owners on key issues and roadblocks.
  • Analyse financial data and build financial valuation models.
  • Lead due diligence efforts to identify key risks and opportunities in target businesses.
  • Effectively manage internal resources and external vendors as needed (technical, accounting, legal).
  • Manage post-acquisition integration, implementing the company's best practices for running software companies.
  • Nurture relationships with intermediaries and business bankers to support business development efforts.
  • Build an M&A team to support the development of a specialised vertical.

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience as an M&A leader with a significant volume of buy-side transactions executed in the software and technology sector in France.
  • Ability and willingness to strategically influence leadership, grow the team and develop the region, while being hands-on in transactions as the first execution headcount in the region.
  • Ability to quickly evaluate key risks and opportunities in a business.
  • Ability to negotiate and execute acquisitions with business owners and executives.
  • Financial literacy and ability to build presentations for executive committees and boards.
  • Business-level written and spoken fluency in English and French.

Nice to have

  • A CA/CPA qualification and/or an MBA is an asset.

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About Banyan Software

The best permanent home for software businesses that serve specialized industries, their employees, and their customers.

Banyan acquires and grows software companies worldwide with a buy-grow-and-hold-for-life approach and a permanent capital base.

Mission

To be the best permanent home for acquired software businesses, honoring founder legacies and helping portfolio companies modernize.

Key facts

  • 2016
  • Software investment
  • Operates more than 120 portfolio companies across North and South America, Europe and APAC.
  • Has appeared on the Inc. 5000 list for six consecutive years.
  • The Banyan Software Foundation is endowed with $100 million in Banyan stock.

What they value

  • Buy, grow and hold for life with a permanent capital base.
  • Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and equal employment opportunity.