Independent M&A, Transformation, And Strategic Finance Professionals - On Demand

We are supporting a private equity investor in its search for an experienced Private Equity Associate to provide interim support to its investment team. The successful candidate will work alongside the investment team across ongoing private equity activities, providing hands-on support on transaction analysis, financial modelling, due diligence and investment materials. The role requires someone with direct private equity experience who can integrate quickly into the team and contribute independently from the outset. The mandate is sector-agnostic and expected to run for up to three months. This is a full-time, predominantly on-site role in Frankfurt, with four to five days per week in the office preferred. Responsibilities: / Support the investment team across ongoing private equity transactions and investment activities / Conduct financial analysis, valuation and financial modelling / Support due diligence processes and relevant transaction workstreams / Analyse companies, markets and investment opportunities / Prepare investment committee and other transaction materials / Support the evaluation and execution of new investment opportunities / Work closely with senior investment professionals across active deal processes Requirements: / Direct Private Equity investment experience, ideally at Associate level / Hands-on experience analysing and executing private equity transactions / Strong financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis skills / Experience supporting due diligence and transaction execution / Ability to prepare high-quality investment and transaction materials / Strong analytical skills and attention to detail / Ability to integrate quickly into an investment team and operate independently / Availability for a full-time engagement in Frankfurt Scope of Work: / Investment opportunity analysis and evaluation / Financial modelling and valuation / Due diligence support / Transaction execution support / Preparation of investment committee materials / Market and company analysis / Support across ongoing investment activities Ideal Profiles: / Private Equity Associate with direct investment experience and strong transaction execution capabilities / Investment professional from a mid-market PE firm with strong modelling, due diligence and investment analysis experience / PE professional with prior investment banking or transaction advisory training followed by meaningful direct private equity experience

We are supporting a UK-based B2B SaaS company in its search for an experienced M&A professional to support the acquisition of a small European software business. The mandate is highly execution-focused. The successful candidate will assess the target's revenue quality and contractual base, support valuation and offer development, and take a leading role in negotiations with the target. A key objective is to pursue an asset-deal structure, requiring the adviser to develop the commercial rationale and effectively negotiate the proposed structure with the target. The role requires a commercially strong M&A professional who understands B2B SaaS businesses and can combine transaction analysis with hands-on negotiation. The candidate will also prepare the investment case for the client's investors and help drive the transaction toward agreement. The engagement is expected to start as soon as possible and run for several weeks. The role is hybrid, with the ability to travel to targets in the UK or Continental Europe for negotiations as required. Responsibilities: / Analyse the target business, revenue base and underlying SaaS contracts / Assess revenue quality, including recurring software and consulting revenue / Conduct valuation analysis and support development of the acquisition offer / Review relevant commercial and contractual information / Develop and support the proposed asset-deal structure / Lead negotiations with the target and its shareholders, including effectively communicating the rationale for the proposed transaction structure / Prepare investment materials and an investment memo for the client's investors / Coordinate key transaction workstreams and drive the process toward agreement Requirements: / Strong hands-on buy-side M&A execution experience / Strong negotiation experience, including direct interaction with founders, owners or shareholders / Experience analyzing and valuing B2B SaaS or software businesses / Good understanding of recurring-revenue models, SaaS contracts and revenue quality / Experience developing transaction offers and supporting deal structuring / Strong financial analysis and valuation capabilities / Ability to prepare high-quality investment materials and investment memos / Ability to independently drive a fast-moving transaction process / Fluent English Nice to Have: / Experience executing asset deals in software or recurring-revenue businesses / Experience acquiring small, founder-owned software businesses / Cross-border transaction experience across the UK and Continental Europe / French language skills Scope of Work: / Target and revenue-quality analysis / SaaS contract and commercial review / Valuation and offer development / Asset-deal structuring / Negotiation with the target / Investment memo and investor materials / Transaction coordination through agreement Ideal Profiles: / Senior M&A professional with hands-on buy-side software transaction experience and strong negotiation capabilities / Corporate Development Director / Head of M&A from a B2B SaaS or software business with experience executing smaller acquisitions / Senior transaction adviser with substantial software M&A experience who is comfortable personally leading negotiations and structuring discussions

We are supporting a global industrial B2B group headquartered in Barcelona — with manufacturing operations across 30+ subsidiaries organized into four regions (Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America) — in sourcing an interim, manager-level strategy consultant to support the preparation of its 2027–2030 Strategic Plan. The engagement sits close to the top of the house, with direct collaboration alongside the CEO, the Business Intelligence function, and regional leadership. The distinctive feature is the blend required: top-tier strategy-consulting delivery combined with hands-on financial-model ownership and multi-region stakeholder coordination. Responsibilities: / Support the end-to-end preparation of the group's 2027–2030 Strategic Plan as an embedded advisor to leadership / Build and own a structured Excel model consolidating four-year financial projections across regions and subsidiaries / Conduct market research and competitive benchmarking, including market-share evolution, market growth, and margin analysis / Translate analysis into a polished, board-ready executive presentation / Coordinate stakeholders across headquarters and the four regions, organizing working sessions and aligning inputs / Provide guidance to local and regional teams on the build-up of their projections / Reconcile top-down strategic ambition with bottom-up regional plans into a single coherent narrative Requirements: / Possess a top-tier strategy-consulting or commercial-advisory background with demonstrable ownership of strategic-planning engagements / Demonstrate the ability to build and maintain structured, multi-entity financial models in Excel from the ground up / Show fluency in market sizing, competitive benchmarking, and margin/growth analysis for industrial B2B markets / Exhibit the seniority and communication skill to interface directly with a CEO and regional leaders as a credible peer / Possess full professional fluency in Spanish and English / Demonstrate the ability to operate independently and drive a workstream with limited supervision in a hybrid, Barcelona-based setup Nice to Have: / Prior exposure to industrial, manufacturing, or diversified B2B sectors / Experience delivering multi-region / multi-subsidiary consolidation exercises / Familiarity with Business Intelligence tooling and dashboarding as a data source / Prior interim / freelance engagement track record at senior-corporate level Scope of Work: / A defined, project-based engagement anchored to the 2027–2030 Strategic Plan cycle / Ownership of the consolidated financial model and the market/competitive analysis feeding it / Delivery of the executive presentation package for leadership review / Facilitation of the stakeholder cadence across HQ and the four regions / Hybrid working, based in Spain, with on-site presence in Barcelona as required Ideal Profiles: / A former MBB or Tier-2 strategy consultant (Engagement Manager / Project Leader level, ~6–12 years) who has led corporate-strategy or strategic-planning engagements for industrial or diversified-B2B clients and is now operating independently or in a senior in-house strategy seat / A Big Four Strategy / Deals-Strategy alumnus (Manager / Senior Manager) with strong commercial-analysis and financial-modeling depth, comfortable owning both the market work and the consolidation model on multi-region mandates / An ex-consultant who moved in-house into a Corporate Strategy / Strategy & Planning role at a mid-to-large industrial group, combining consulting rigor with real-world experience reconciling regional plans into a group-level view

This time, we are hiring for our own team. We are looking for someone to join us in M&A Business Development, helping us identify and develop new client opportunities for Fintalent. This is a hands-on business development role focused on identifying situations where companies, investors and M&A teams could benefit from flexible access to experienced transaction and finance professionals. You will research markets and companies, identify relevant commercial triggers, develop the right approach and engage directly with senior decision-makers. You should understand M&A and corporate finance well enough to recognise relevant opportunities, understand a prospective client's situation and credibly introduce Fintalent as a solution. You will own the process from opportunity identification and outreach through initial qualification, introductory calls and platform demos, before working with Fintalent's senior team to convert qualified opportunities into client mandates. Responsibilities: / Identify and develop new business opportunities across private equity firms, PE-backed companies and corporates with active M&A agendas / Monitor markets and companies for relevant triggers such as acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, integrations, financing activity and changes in transaction pipelines / Identify and engage relevant decision-makers across M&A, Corporate Development, Finance and Private Equity / Develop tailored outreach strategies based on the specific company, transaction or commercial situation / Build relationships with prospective clients through email, LinkedIn, phone, events and other relevant channels / Lead introductory calls, qualify prospective clients and understand their potential requirements / Present Fintalent's offering and conduct platform demos with prospective clients / Develop qualified opportunities and work with Fintalent's senior team through the commercial and closing process / Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients and opportunities / Maintain accurate commercial data and activity in our CRM / Contribute to Fintalent's broader go-to-market strategy, outreach processes and business development initiatives What We Are Looking For: / 3–5 years of experience in business development, M&A, corporate finance, transaction advisory, professional services or another relevant commercial environment / Good understanding of M&A processes and the needs of deal teams, corporates and investors / Ability to identify commercial opportunities and confidently engage senior decision-makers / Strong commercial judgement and the ability to understand a prospective client's situation and identify where Fintalent could add value / Confidence leading introductory client conversations, qualifying opportunities and presenting solutions / Excellent written and spoken English / Proactive, entrepreneurial and highly self-directed working style / Comfortable operating in a remote, fast-moving and technology-driven environment Nice to Have: / Existing relationships across private equity, corporate development, M&A, transaction advisory or related fields / Previous experience selling professional services, advisory services, expert networks, consulting or flexible talent solutions / Experience working in or with private equity-backed businesses / German or another European language What We Offer: This is an opportunity to take an important role in building Fintalent's commercial engine. You will have considerable autonomy to identify attractive markets, companies and opportunities and develop your own approach to generating new business. The role combines a competitive fixed component with substantial variable compensation linked to successfully originated business, giving you meaningful upside from the opportunities you generate. You'll work directly with Fintalent's leadership team, who will support you in developing qualified opportunities and closing new mandates, while giving you significant ownership of the front end of the business development process.

We are supporting a US-based corporate buyer in its acquisition of a consumer product manufacturing company in Japan. The transaction is at an advanced stage, with the purchase price already agreed, and the client is looking for an experienced bilingual professional to support the ongoing due diligence and transaction process. The role will have a particular focus on supply chain and procurement due diligence, including supplier and spend analysis, operational risk assessment, and the identification and sizing of potential synergies. The successful candidate will also help coordinate the broader diligence process and act as an important interface between the target company in Tokyo and the client's global team. The role requires strong transaction and project management capabilities, hands-on analytical skills, and the ability to work effectively across Japanese- and English-speaking stakeholders. The engagement will start as soon as possible and is expected to run at close to full-time capacity until approximately the end of December. There may be an opportunity to continue supporting the business with post-merger integration following completion of the transaction. The role is fully remote. Candidates based in or near Tokyo would have the opportunity to attend important milestone meetings with the target in person. Responsibilities: / Lead or support supply chain and procurement due diligence as part of the acquisition process. / Analyse the target's supplier base, sourcing model, procurement spend, and relevant operational risks. / Identify and quantify potential procurement, supply chain, and operational synergies. / Coordinate diligence activities and information requests between the target in Tokyo and the client's global team. / Review and synthesise Japanese- and English-language information and materials. / Conduct and support discussions with Japanese and international stakeholders. / Track open items and drive relevant diligence workstreams toward completion. / Prepare clear findings, recommendations, and transaction materials for senior stakeholders. / Potentially support post-merger integration following completion of the acquisition. Requirements: / Relevant experience in M&A due diligence, operational due diligence, transaction advisory, consulting, or comparable transaction environments. / Experience analysing supply chain, procurement, or operational topics in a transaction or strategic context. / Strong analytical capabilities, including the ability to identify and quantify potential synergies. / Professional fluency in both Japanese and English. / Strong project management and coordination capabilities across complex workstreams. / Ability to operate effectively between Japanese and international stakeholders. / Availability to work at close to full-time capacity. Nice to Have: / Experience within consumer products, manufacturing, or other product-based businesses. / Direct experience with procurement or supply chain synergies in M&A. / Experience with cross-border transactions involving Japanese companies. / Post-merger integration experience. Scope of Work: / M&A due diligence and transaction support. / Cross-border transaction coordination. / Japanese and English stakeholder management. / Information request and diligence workstream management. / Transaction analysis and reporting. / Potential post-merger integration support. Ideal Profiles: / A bilingual M&A or Transaction Advisory Manager with experience supporting cross-border transactions. / A Japanese-speaking Corporate Development professional with hands-on transaction execution experience. / A bilingual strategy or transaction consultant with strong due diligence and project management experience. / An M&A professional experienced in coordinating transactions between Japanese and international stakeholders.

We are supporting a leading private equity investor in its search for a senior interim professional to lead the execution of a separation within one of its digital consumer portfolio companies. The business operates within a holding company and is already largely standalone, with its own management, sales, and R&D functions. However, selected G&A functions, particularly IT, remain centralised. The mandate has two key objectives. First, the successful candidate will lead the execution of the remaining separation activities in connection with a potential future transaction. The separation plan has already been developed, is under final review by a third-party separation consultant, and execution is already underway. The candidate will coordinate multiple interconnected workstreams, resolve dependencies, maintain momentum, and ensure separation activities are completed according to plan. Second, the candidate will provide transaction support by clearly articulating the separation plan and progress to potential acquirers, including through written Q&A and calls. The candidate will work directly with the CFO and private equity sponsor and operate independently without dedicated junior resources, while working closely with functional leads across HR, Procurement, Finance, IT, and other areas. The engagement is expected to run until December, initially at approximately three days per week before increasing to approximately full-time during the final execution phase. The preferred setup is hybrid in London, where the portfolio company is based, although fully remote candidates can also be considered. Responsibilities: / Lead the execution of an established separation and carve-out plan across multiple interconnected workstreams. / Act as the central point of coordination across management, the private equity sponsor, functional leads, external parties, and other stakeholders. / Coordinate separation activities across employees, vendors, procurement, IT, and other operational and G&A areas. / Drive individual workstream owners to complete actions, resolve dependencies, and maintain programme timelines. / Identify and address issues, dependencies, and execution risks proactively. / Track separation activities at a detailed level and follow outstanding items through to completion. / Provide clear programme updates directly to the CFO, CEO, and private equity sponsor. / Support the transaction process by articulating the separation plan and execution progress to potential acquirers through written Q&A and calls. / Represent the separation programme credibly in relevant external interactions. Requirements: / Significant experience leading complex carve-out, separation, transformation, or comparable multi-workstream programmes. / Experience supporting separations in preparation for a potential transaction. / Strong hands-on programme and project management capabilities, with the ability to drive detailed execution personally. / Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, dependencies, and stakeholders simultaneously. / Highly execution-oriented approach with strong follow-through and attention to detail. / Ability to operate independently without dedicated junior project resources. / Seniority and credibility to work directly with senior management, private equity sponsors, and external stakeholders. / Experience in PE-backed portfolio companies or working directly with private equity sponsors. / Experience within software, digital, technology, or comparable businesses. / Professional fluency in English. Scope of Work: / Separation and carve-out execution. / Multi-workstream programme management. / Vendor and employee separation coordination. / IT, procurement, and operational separation. / Dependency, issue, and risk management. / Stakeholder coordination and reporting. / CFO, CEO, and sponsor-level programme updates. / External-facing transaction support and acquirer Q&A. Ideal Profiles: / A senior carve-out or separation programme leader with hands-on execution experience. / A senior transformation or programme director who has led complex multi-workstream corporate separations. / An experienced PE portfolio transformation professional with strong programme execution capabilities. / A senior consulting professional with significant carve-out execution experience and a highly hands-on operating style.

We are supporting an international industrial company in its search for an experienced Interim M&A Director to independently lead two urgent, parallel buy-side acquisition processes across the US and Canada. The mandate is deliberately hands-on: there is no advisory boutique or junior execution team behind the transactions, so the Director must personally own and execute the full deal lifecycle rather than supervise or delegate. What makes this role distinctive is the "one-person M&A function" profile required — sufficient seniority to own a deal end-to-end, combined with the willingness and technical depth to personally build the models, run diligence, and draft the materials. Responsibilities: / Independently lead two parallel buy-side M&A processes across the US and Canada under urgent timelines / Own each transaction end-to-end, from initial target assessment through signing and closing / Personally perform financial analysis, valuation, and transaction modelling / Assess targets and prepare internal transaction and investment-decision materials / Manage and coordinate financial, legal, tax, and commercial due diligence workstreams / Coordinate external advisers directly, without an intermediating boutique / Support and drive negotiations with targets and their shareholders / Review and coordinate transaction documentation alongside legal counsel / Manage internal stakeholders across North America and Europe / Maintain transaction timelines, workstreams, and deliverables, resolving issues proactively without extensive internal support Requirements: / Possess 10–15 years of relevant professional experience with significant, direct M&A execution exposure / Demonstrate a verifiable track record of personally executing buy-side transactions end-to-end / Show strong transaction experience in the US and/or Canada / Exhibit excellent financial modelling, valuation, and transaction-analysis capability / Demonstrate hands-on due diligence and transaction-management experience across financial, legal, tax, and commercial workstreams / Possess the seniority to own a transaction independently while remaining willing and able to produce the analysis personally / Show the capacity to run two live transactions simultaneously under compressed timelines / Demonstrate strong communication and stakeholder-management skills across a multi-geography organisation Nice to Have: / Prior experience within industrial businesses / Exposure to HVAC, ventilation, building technologies, or adjacent industrial sub-sectors / Current base in the US or Canada / Experience coordinating cross-border North America / Europe stakeholder groups Scope of Work: / Two concurrent buy-side acquisition processes in the US and Canada / Full transaction ownership: assessment, valuation/modelling, diligence coordination, negotiation, documentation, and close / Direct coordination of external financial, legal, tax, and commercial advisers / Preparation of internal decision and approval materials for the acquiring organisation / Engagement expected to run for the duration of the two live processes Ideal Profiles: / A current or recent M&A Director / Corporate Development Director inside a mid- or large-cap industrial corporate, who has personally led buy-side deals (not merely governed a team) — typically ~10–15 years combining an early transaction-execution grounding with 5–8+ years of in-house corporate M&A ownership. / An interim/independent M&A executive who spent a formative period in transaction advisory (IB M&A or Big Four transaction services) before moving in-house, and now runs standalone interim mandates as a hands-on operator comfortable being the entire deal team. / A senior corporate-development professional from an adjacent hard-asset industrial vertical (building technologies, engineered products, industrial services) with repeated cross-border US/Canada buy-side execution and a demonstrably "sleeves-rolled-up" delivery style.

We are supporting a Swiss-based international industrial business in its search for a senior financing professional to support the development and execution of its debt financing strategy. The client intends to pursue two parallel financing tracks: traditional net working capital financing with banks outside Europe and private debt solutions. The successful candidate will work directly with the CEO and CFO to assess suitable financing structures, strengthen the financing case and support engagement with relevant lenders and capital providers. The role requires hands-on experience with at least one of these financing routes. Candidates with experience across both traditional bank financing and private debt are particularly relevant. The engagement will initially require a high level of commitment, with the workload expected to decrease as the financing process progresses. The candidate can be based elsewhere in Europe but should be available to travel to Zurich for the kick-off and other important meetings. Responsibilities / Assess and develop appropriate debt financing solutions for the business / Support the pursuit of traditional net working capital financing with banks outside Europe / Evaluate and develop private debt financing alternatives / Review and enhance the financial model, forecasts and financing assumptions / Prepare lender-ready financing materials and supporting analysis / Assess financing structures, terms and capital implications / Advise the CEO and CFO on financing strategy and available alternatives / Position the company's financial and operational profile effectively with lenders and capital providers / Support lender outreach, discussions and the financing process as required Requirements / Strong experience in debt financing, debt advisory, leveraged finance, corporate banking, private credit or relevant corporate finance roles / Demonstrated experience arranging or supporting debt financing processes / Strong understanding of working capital financing and/or private debt solutions / Strong financial modelling, forecasting and credit analysis capabilities / Ability to prepare high-quality materials for banks, private lenders and other capital providers / Strong understanding of financing structures and lender requirements / Ability to work directly and credibly with CEO and CFO-level stakeholders / Professional fluency in English / Based in Europe and available to travel to Zurich when required Nice to Have / Experience across both traditional bank financing and private debt / International banking relationships, particularly outside Europe / Experience financing industrial, commodities, trading, manufacturing or other working-capital-intensive businesses / Experience with borrowing-base, asset-backed, inventory, receivables or similar working-capital financing structures / Cross-border debt financing experience Scope of Work / Working capital financing strategy / Private debt financing assessment / Financing structure and options analysis / Financial model and credit case development / Lender materials and financing documentation / Bank and private lender positioning / CEO and CFO-level financing support / Support during lender engagement and financing execution Ideal Profiles / Senior debt advisory or leveraged finance professional with hands-on financing execution experience / Corporate banking professional with strong international working-capital financing experience / Private debt / private credit professional with experience structuring financing solutions for operating businesses / Senior corporate finance professional or former CFO with direct experience executing complex debt raises / Financing adviser with experience across both bank and private debt markets

We are supporting a global consumer group in its search for a senior M&A professional to support its expansion into alcoholic beverages through acquisitions in Europe. The engagement is expected to run for approximately six to nine months, with a particular focus on potential distillery acquisitions in Scotland. The successful candidate will work alongside the client's existing M&A team, providing senior transaction leadership and judgement throughout the acquisition process. The role will focus on assessing potential opportunities, challenging valuations and transaction assumptions, guiding negotiations and deal terms, and helping the client determine what constitutes an attractive transaction from both a strategic and financial perspective. The candidate should be based in the UK or Ireland and willing to travel to potential acquisition targets as well as periodically to the client's headquarters in India. Direct M&A transaction experience within the spirits industry is a mandatory requirement for this mandate. Responsibilities: / Advise and support the client's M&A team on potential acquisitions within the spirits sector / Assess acquisition opportunities from strategic, commercial and financial perspectives / Review and challenge valuations, transaction assumptions and proposed deal economics / Provide senior guidance on negotiations, pricing, transaction structure and key commercial terms / Apply relevant spirits transaction experience to identify sector-specific risks, opportunities and transaction considerations / Work alongside the client's M&A team throughout diligence and transaction execution / Support senior management in determining the attractiveness of individual acquisition opportunities / Participate in discussions with targets, management teams and other transaction stakeholders as required Requirements: / Direct M&A transaction experience within the spirits industry / Demonstrated senior-level M&A, Corporate Development, Investment Banking or transaction advisory experience / Strong buy-side M&A execution experience, including valuation, negotiation and transaction structuring / Experience advising or working with strategic acquirers or corporate M&A teams on significant transactions / Strong commercial judgement and ability to independently challenge transaction assumptions and recommendations / Experience working on European and/or UK transactions / Professional fluency in English / Willingness to travel to acquisition targets and periodically to India Nice to Have: / Direct transaction experience involving distilleries, particularly Scotch whisky / Existing relationships within the UK and European spirits industry / Experience with cross-border acquisitions involving international strategic buyers / Experience advising large consumer or beverage groups on acquisitions and category expansion / Based in the UK or Ireland Scope of Work: / Strategic assessment of acquisition opportunities / Valuation review and transaction economics / Negotiation and deal-term advisory / Transaction structuring and commercial assessment / Spirits-specific M&A guidance / Support throughout diligence and transaction execution / Senior decision support for the client's M&A team and management Ideal Profiles: / A senior Corporate Development or M&A professional with direct transaction experience in the spirits industry / A former senior Investment Banker with significant spirits M&A transaction experience / An experienced independent M&A professional with strong spirits-sector expertise and a track record supporting strategic buyers / A former Corporate Development executive from a major spirits or beverage group with hands-on spirits acquisition experience

We are supporting a private equity-backed portfolio company in its search for a part-time M&A origination professional to support its buy-and-build strategy within the industrial products sector. The engagement will commence as soon as possible and is expected to require approximately 10–20 hours per week. The successful candidate will take ownership of identifying, mapping, and qualifying acquisition opportunities across fragmented industrial markets. Working closely with the investment team, the role focuses on building a high-quality acquisition pipeline through structured market mapping, target screening, and outbound origination. The position is fully remote, with a preference for candidates based in the United States or Canada. Responsibilities: / Build and maintain acquisition target lists aligned with the company's investment strategy. / Conduct market mapping across relevant industrial manufacturing and distribution sectors. / Identify, qualify, and prioritize acquisition opportunities based on strategic fit, size, ownership profile, and geography. / Support outbound outreach to business owners, intermediaries, and other potential acquisition sources. / Maintain accurate pipeline tracking, qualification notes, and next-step recommendations. / Prepare concise market summaries and target profiles for internal decision-making. Requirements: / Demonstrated experience in M&A origination, Corporate Development, buy-side advisory, or acquisition sourcing. / Proven ability to identify, qualify, and prioritize acquisition targets independently. / Experience supporting buy-and-build or sponsor-backed acquisition strategies. / Strong research, market mapping, and pipeline management capabilities. / Professional fluency in English. Nice to have: / Experience within industrial products, manufacturing, B2B distribution, or related sectors. / Experience sourcing acquisition opportunities across North America. / Familiarity with fragmented founder-owned lower middle market businesses. / Previous exposure to public safety, infrastructure, or industrial safety product markets. Scope of Work: / Target universe definition and screening. / Market mapping and acquisition pipeline development. / Acquisition target qualification. / Outbound origination support. / Pipeline reporting and market intelligence. Ideal Profiles: / A Corporate Development professional with significant buy-side origination experience. / An M&A origination specialist from a private equity-backed portfolio company. / An investment professional with responsibility for acquisition sourcing and pipeline development. / A buy-side M&A advisor with experience identifying founder-owned acquisition opportunities.