**Solen Software Group**: Solen Software Group is an evergreen holding company that acquires and operates proven software businesses that have signicant growth potential in a variety of vertical markets, enabling them to be market leaders in their niche industry. Solen owns several software companies in various market spaces: Human Resource Technology, Fleet Telematics, Asset Management. Solen is backed by a group of advisors and investors that have built software businesses of material scale (10-100M in ARR) and advised many.
**Your Role**:At Solen, it is Day 1 of a journey that will last decades. This is an opportunity to be a crucial member of the Solen team-supporting the mission critical aspect of the business: M&A. Solen has built a highly productive sourcing engine - you will be a critical part of helping Solen enter our next phase of growth as an elite, professionalized holding company. You will be involved in aspects of the entire deal lifecycle, from thesis development to post-close support of operating companies, with specic responsibility for transaction underwriting and closing. You will also be collaborating with business owners, brokers, and third parties, supporting all aspects of the underwriting, due diligence, deal negotiations, and deal execution. The role will report into the Head of M&A and will work closely with our sourcing team. The scope of this role expands well beyond the tactical aspects of underwriting and diligence. You will be a strategic partner for the future of Solen's strategy.
**About You**:
- You have a high curiosity and drive to connect with business owners
- You are scrappy
- You are a leader
- You are self-motivated and work autonomously
- You think independently and are open to learning and sharing new ideas
- You are collaborative
- You have excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
- You are a multi-faceted generalist with a specialization in your craft: M&A
- You understand Software and love b2b SaaS.
- You are a deal junkie - you get energy from the deal making process
- You have a sense for value and focus on the key "needle moving" questions (80/20)
- You have experience investing in protable software businesses and have an intuitive sense for what "good" looks like.
- You are proactive in doing whatever it takes to answer the key diligence questions, and are focused on getting perspectives from customers, competitors, and industry experts
- Financial modeling is second nature - you develop nancial models which get to the appropriate level of detail without being overly complex
- You are a systematic thinker. You develop tools, frameworks, and processes that can be used to streamline and scale our M&A engine
**Responsibilities**:
M&A Strategy & Sourcing Support & Deal Execution
- Support the creation of a diligence plan and assist in driving the end-to-end due diligence process
- Create elite diligence supporting materials (deal decks, models, etc)
- Be laser focused on the key questions (80/20) without losing sight of the details
- Doggedly nd opportunities to get a 360 view of the company through conversations with management, customers, competitors, industry experts, and whomever else we need to speak with to gain conviction
- Get all necessary company nancial and operational information to deeply understand how the business works, what the key levers for growth are and asses trends and opportunities
- Work collaboratively with third parties for key aspects of the diligence (e.g., QoE, technology, insurance, legal, etc.) and manage their work
- Work with other third-parties to ensure a smooth deal execution process
**Requirements**:
- Advanced Excel, data analysis, written, and verbal communication skills
- Experience: 2+ years prior work experience in M&A
- Understanding of all aspects of the deal making process
- Exceptional nancial modeling and presentation development skills
- Experience collaborating with third party vendors(accountants, advisors, legal, etc.)
- Comfortable interacting with founders, investors, bankers, and other intermediaries on all stages of the diligence process
- Prior experience raising debt is a plus
- Prior experience in investment banking or management consulting is a plus