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Company Overview
Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services. When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change, clients seek our deep expertise and ability to deliver practical solutions to their unique problems.
With over 6,000 people across four continents, we deliver tangible results for corporates, boards, private equity firms, law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges. Our senior leaders, and their teams help companies act decisively, catapult growth and accelerate results.
The Team
Our clients are operating in a constantly evolving complex environments and seek advisors that can make a noticeable impact on their strategic agendas. A&M’s Regional Corporate Finance team sits at the center of the client agenda advising on acquisitions, divestitures, privatizations, joint ventures portfolio optimization, capital structure, capital raising & capital markets, valuations.
We are looking for Associate Director to join the team based in Dubai and drive its growth and penetration in our chosen industries and work with the most demanding clients at the senior management level throughout the transaction lifecycle.
You will have the opportunity to build on your existing skills and industry focus by working alongside very experienced transactors on complex regional and cross border transactions across a range of industries including TMT, Consumer Products & Retail, Healthcare & Lifesciences, Financial Services, Energy, and Diversified Industrials.
A&M Culture
A&M is a fast-paced environment with a highly dynamic culture which emphasizes diversity and inclusion. We empower, coach and mentor future leaders and endorse meritocracy to develop skilled consultants who deliver tangible results and build long-lasting relationships. Our entrepreneurial culture celebrates creative and independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry.
The collaborative, supportive environment, and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M.
Inclusive Diversity means just that–we embrace diversity and foster inclusiveness. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.
The Role
The key elements of the role are:
Transaction origination and execution
- Be a part of the execution team for Corporate Finance Advisory and M&A mandates taking leadership on key elements.
- Be a core part of the origination team working across the pitching effort
- Be a keen multitasker to deliver on demanding timetables
- Work in close coordination with other teams of A&M within the region and internationally on both origination and execution
Transaction management
- Along with the transaction team leader, take ownership of financial modelling and pricing with a focus of bring real world insight to the analysis
- Lead in the develop of transaction marketing documentation
- Lead the overall transaction process management (data room, other advisors, and coordination)
- Support, in conjunction with other client advisors, all transactional documentation
- Develop leadership in a select number of industries
The Requirements
You will be a high-energy individual and must like new challenges with true desire to continue to grow.
We would expect the successful candidate to bring:
- Between 5-7 years of relevant experience in either investment banking, private equity, corporate finance boutiques, corporate finance within a commercial bank, or a Big 4 M&A team.
- a high-grade bachelor’s degree (or equivalent/higher) from an accredited top-tier university in business, economics, sciences or a similar discipline. An MBA / CFA / CA / master’s degree from a top-tier university is preferable but not essential
- willingness to travel to across Middle East and beyond, at short notice
Culture is important at A&M. People with the below personal style, will fit right in.
- Thrives in a fast-paced, challenging, and unpredictable environment
- Has the ability to project fun and a sense of achievement into the work that they do and team that they join
- An unflinching desire for excellence in all aspects of their role
- Hands-on and non-hierarchical operator who is equally effective in managing up and down and relates well at all levels and cultures
- Motivated by values and integrity, straight talker, builds confidence and leads by example
- Demonstrable ability to balance a high-level view with detail
- A natural ability to prioritize – especially in highly pressurized situations
- Autonomous – A&M has a flat structure with a self-sufficient culture
- Entrepreneurial spirit
Diversity & Inclusion
A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity and we foster inclusiveness. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.
Voluntary Inclusion
It is Alvarez & Marsal’s policy to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, pregnancy, marital status, family status, religion, national origin, age or disability or any other non-merit based factor in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.
Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters
Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
