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About the Role
About BDO Mergers & Acquisitions:
Part of the broader BDO international network with ~120,000 employees worldwide and ~2,500 corporate finance professionals
Mid-Market M&A Financial Adviser of the Year finalist (2026) – Australia (Mergermarket)
No. 1 Most active M&A Advisor globally by deal count (2025) (PitchBook)
You'll be joining BDO’s leading mid-market Deal Advisory practice as an Associate Director (Senior Manager equivalent), taking a senior role in delivering exceptional transaction outcomes for our clients.
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced corporate finance professional to join a leading private markets M&A platform with a strong local franchise, a deep international network and a meaningful pipeline of M&A mandates.
The role will suit an experienced M&A professional ready to take a senior position within the team, with responsibility for leading transaction execution, managing client and stakeholder relationships, developing junior team members and contributing actively to origination and business development.
Key responsibilities:
Lead the day-to-day execution of buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions, capital raising and strategic advisory mandates, including transaction strategy, financial analysis, pricing, due diligence, transaction structuring, process management and documentation.
Take day-to-day responsibility for M&A mandates from pitch and preparation through to completion, managing key workstreams, stakeholders, timetables and execution risks while maintaining a high standard of analysis, materials and communication.
Lead and review the preparation of financial models, pricing analysis, pitch books, board papers, information memoranda, management presentations, and transaction documentation, ensuring conclusions are commercially sound, evidence-based and suitable for senior client and board audiences.
Contribute actively to origination and business development, including sector coverage, opportunity identification, relationship development, pitch preparation and the development of new business opportunities.
Act as a senior day-to-day adviser to clients throughout live transactions and manage interactions with counterparties, legal advisers, diligence providers, investors and internal stakeholders.
Manage, mentor and develop junior colleagues, setting clear standards around technical work, judgement, client service and professional conduct.
Provide clients with market insights, transaction advice and commercially grounded recommendations, applying sound judgement to identify material issues, recommend practical responses and escalate risks appropriately.
Stay close to relevant M&A activity, pricing trends, capital markets conditions, regulatory developments and broader macroeconomic themes affecting client decision-making.
About You
The successful candidate will have proven corporate finance experience from a leading firm, high-quality corporate finance advisory or investment banking platform, including demonstrated responsibility for leading material transaction workstreams.
A strong track record across M&A, capital raising or strategic advisory transactions, with experience across both sell-side and buy-side mandates. Experience working on sponsor-backed transactions will be viewed favourably.
Proven technical capability across financial modelling, pricing, transaction analysis and deal documentation, together with the commercial judgement to review, challenge and draw clear…