Manager / Associate Director, Special Situations M&A

The Role The Special Situations M&A team is part of Capital Advisory within Teneo Financial Advisory. The team provides tailored M&A solutions across stressed, distressed and insolvent /bankruptcy situations. We pride ourselves on both maximizing value and delivering deal certainty in challenging conditions. Since its inception in 2008, the Special Situations M&A team has completed over 150 transactions across a broad spectrum of size (typically £5m to £200m), sector and situations. We are currently looking for a Manager / Associate Director to join our growing and successful team. As a Manager / Associate Director in the team, you will have the opportunity to work and lead on a diverse range of engagements across all sectors, with plenty of responsibility for leading workstreams, managing junior staff and supporting Directors, Managing Directors and Senior Managing Directors in client-facing delivery. Our diverse team advises boards, banks, investors and the management teams of companies who are underperforming, in financial stress or distress or considering a particularly complex or difficult transaction. The team is sector agnostic and clients are located typically across the UK. The core offering encompasses: Accelerated M&A – M&A in accelerated timeframes (typically 9 days to 9 weeks); Non-Standard M&A – M&A mandates involving underperforming and/or financially stressed businesses and stakeholders which require a bespoke M&A strategy. Examples include carve outs of underperforming non-core subsidiaries of corporates or highly leveraged companies economically owned by its lenders; and Strategic M&A advisory – Advising on strategic restructuring options including M&A strategy. This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside our established team who will support you to utilise and enhance your advisory skills and experience. You will work alongside some of the most experienced practitioners in the field advising the boards, management teams, lenders and shareholders of companies which are underperforming and/or facing any financial stress. There is also an opportunity to work closely on projects with the other Financial Advisory service lines along with the wider Teneo firm. Key Responsibilities Client service Advising on a range of sell-side and buy-side transactions, managing all parts of the engagement on a day-to-day basis, providing support to the Senior Managing Director/Managing Director/ Director in advising clients and managing external stakeholders. Overseeing the day-to-day management of transactions which includes preparation and delivery of information memoranda, management presentations, valuation analysis and taking responsibility for the preparation of information and client communications. Act as a lynchpin of project team, ensuring deliverable timelines and project strategy are communicated to the junior team and being seen as the ‘go to’ contact on most day-to-day process matters. Supporting management teams in preparing and challenging business plans, short term cash flow forecasts and Financial Advisory plans and taking ownership of the financial information provided by clients. Lead engagement with buyers and investors, oversee due diligence workstreams and demonstrate an ability to pre-empt key questions of importance to buyers and conduct relevant analysis in advance as well as challenging client explanations where appropriate (including complex issues) Input into buyer negotiations and liaise with the Company’s legal advisors and understand the key issues of SPAs/APAs and how commercial terms may impact the transaction. Develop, analyse and present Financial Advisory options using input from other teams where appropriate (e.g. insolvency or tax analysis, sector and financial modelling). Preparation of engagement letter(s) highlighting any key points for discussion with senior team members and ensuring adherence to all compliance requirements. Manage the Quality Risk Management processes at all st…