M&A Associate

Cobalt Service Partners•New York, NY

11h•$150,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

Cobalt is hiring an M&A Associate to be an integral part of its M&A efforts. Associates will have responsibilities that span the entire M&A transaction process: financial statement analysis, financial modeling and valuation, transaction structuring, Letter of Intent and legal documentation negotiation, operational and legal due diligence, third party advisor management (lawyers, CPAs, consultants), legal documentation, debt financing, and presentations for the Board of Directors. Associates will report to Cobalt Director of M&A, Tyler Smith, and will have daily mentorship from C-level executives, particularly Tyler Hoffman (Co-CEO, M&A) and Jose Emanuelli (EVP, M&A). In addition, M&A Associates will work directly with C-level executives across Finance and Operations and have exposure to all facets of the business. M&A Associates are expected to develop rapidly, and successful professionals will be offered a significant amount of upward mobility within Cobalt.

Requirements

3–5+ years of M&A experience in an analytical and externally facing role
Preferably with Corporate Development experience
Prior Investment Banking and/or Private Equity experience
Strong oral and written communications skills
Strong and demonstrated quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
Sound strategic and critical thinking skills

Nice To Haves

Buy-side M&A experience is preferred
Humble, openminded and coachable
Loves learning and improving themselves
Enthusiastic, personable, positive attitude, and high integrity
Persistent, proactive, self-motivated with the ability to work under limited supervision
Attentive to detail and organized
Ability to learn quickly and efficiently grasp complicated financial concepts