Group Director

Job Description : M&A and Venture Capital Group Director Lille France This group with a strong international presence and world leader in its market distributes its products in more than 60 countries: the transformation of its traditional business towards an increasingly digital and circular model is at the heart of its strategy.? Reporting to the Director of Capital Investments and member of the Group Comex, your responsibilities are as follows: support for Business Line Leaders throughout an acquisition process that is part of a project shared with the Group; you will challenge this project by relying on various internal stakeholders: the synergies/integration and legal teams, the 'sustainability' experts and the financial department; you will lead the due-diligence phases and carry out the preliminary financial work (Business plan, valuation, etc.); you will be lead on the investment memorandum including your recommendation and will develop the offers with structuring of the operation and financial models; you will lead the negotiations with the Business Line Leaders; Post-closing support for the target: portfolio review, exits, board member, etc.; Structuring and animation of the M&A and VC team; Graduate of a business or engineering school (background and/or international experiences), you have at least 20 years of experience in the fields of investment through M&A experiences at management positions (Bank or Corporate). Additional experience in Venture Capital will be greatly appreciated, at least you are driven by new business models and innovation. You have developed a strong sensitivity to sustainable development issues. You are an excellent communicator and an inspiring leader with a proven track record in complex multinational organizations: an important part of your professional career has taken place abroad. You are bilingual French / English to exchange with all your interlocutors. Your softskills are those of a high-level athlete with a resolutely positive spirit, a constructive attitude and a challenging mind-set. You are adaptable, team spirit (a team at the service of a project) and results-oriented together.

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