Cavendish is a leading UK champion for ambitious growth and investment companies. Trusted by both public and private businesses across a wide range of industry sectors, the Group provides expert services in equity capital markets, M&A, debt advisory, and growth capital.

With offices in London, Edinburgh, Manchester, and Birmingham, Cavendish combines strong regional presence with global reach through its membership of Oaklins. Cavendish plc is listed on AIM.

Main Tasks

  • Provide day to day transaction support to senior team members
  • Keeps team members appraised of developments in a timely manner
  • Shows judgement in prioritisation of tasks
  • Client contact with supervision
  • Assist in pulling together certain sections of a pitch
  • Assist senior team members in gathering of client take-on procedures
  • Obtain and compare data room quotes with associate supervision as appropriate
  • Assist in pulling together the data room and reviewing documents
  • Assist in the Teaser, IM and Management Presentation drafting process as guided by senior team members
  • Assist in pulling together the Potential Purchasers list
  • Assist in carrying out basic financial modelling and data analysis
  • Develop understanding of early stages of M&A process
  • Ad hoc research and help

Required qualifications, skills, experience & competencies:

  • Minimum 1 years’ transaction experience gained within M&A, Corporate Finance or Transaction Services
  • Interest in the Technology sector, with prior sector experience beneficial but not essential
  • ACA or equivalent qualification
  • Enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with an ability to grasp and understand business issues quickly
  • Appetite for varied project work and a desire to contribute to a highly successful M&A team
  • Ability to work accurately under time pressure and manage multiple commitments
  • Able to deliver and to work effectively across teams
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence when interacting with colleagues and clients in business and social situations
  • Strong technical ability
  • Excellent report writing skills and modelling skills

Personal Attributes

  • Proactive and willing to take ownership in a small team environment
  • Strong communication skills with confidence dealing with internal stakeholders and suppliers
  • Organised methodical and able to produce accurate work at pace

Values

  • To uphold Cavendish’s values: smart thinking, collegiate, dynamic


Compliance

  • Maintain a high standard of conduct, ethical standards and values, including the strictest
  • confidentiality
  • Work within the Regulatory and the Firm’s compliance framework
  • Work to identify risks and enhance control across the business
  • Report control weaknesses, illegal, suspicious or unusual activity
  • Maintain own professional competence through a programme of CPD


This job description is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the role.