Centric Brands · 4 months ago
Associate, Corporate Business Development (Mergers & Acquisitions)
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$104K/yr - $125K/yr
2+ years expCentric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective focused on innovation and growth in the apparel and accessories market. They are seeking an Associate for their Corporate Business Development and M&A team to drive acquisitions and support strategic growth initiatives, working closely with senior leadership.
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Responsibilities
Support the development of the Business and Corporate Development agenda with agility and pace, including the identification of M&A opportunities, including strategic and financial assessment, and helping translate Centric’s overall growth strategy into BD priorities
Support the CSO and his team on BD projects, including acquisitions, licensing agreements, disposals, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, distribution agreements and equity transactions involving third parties
Support end-to-end project management of transactions, from origination to completion including post-completion obligations and commitments, while assuring that all transactions follow the BD approval process, including writing approval papers
Oversee and support the development of valuation and business models to support BD projects, and ability to challenge and validate assumptions with market teams
Own and lead the due diligence process, including coordinating external advisors, consolidating information, analyzing diligence findings, and identifying potential risks, implications, and interrelations of findings with business case assumptions and transaction documents
Collaborate with VPs, M&A legal and external advisors in the review and negotiation of core transaction documents
Partner effectively with the Integration team to both incorporate all Integration assumptions into business cases, support development of the integration plan, and assure proper handoff of transactions to Integration post-closing
Support day-to-day Investment Committee matters including strategic, financial, operational and governance related matters and composition of bi-weekly Investment Committee presentations
Support acceleration of Centric Brands including being a relationship partner and resource for the BD team and each division’s leadership teams
Lead the preparation of briefing and approval materials to Centric Brands executives and other stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with strong history of academic achievement
2-5 years previous transaction experience, ideally investment banking, private equity or corporate development. Previous sector experience is a plus, but not required
Strong commercial and financial acumen, strategic thinking capabilities in addition to having basic financial skills which include: Ability to build from a blank sheet valuation models - including LBO, DCF, comparables, sensitivities, etc
Basic accounting knowledge, including ability to perform pro forma and cash flow analyses
Ability to structure transactions with input from tax, legal, and treasury and manage the approval process
Work with integration team to ensure maximum value delivered from acquisitions
Proven track record of building strong relationships internally and externally with tangible examples of working alongside others and influencing senior stakeholders
Exceptional modeling skills including complex financial analysis, input sensitivity and returns
Excellent project management skills and demonstrable experience of establishing credibility
Self-starter, high energy, delivers against goals with minimal supervision
Passion for driving value-creating opportunities, entrepreneurship and working autonomously
Clear and succinct communicator, ability to adapt to a fast paced ever changing environment
Proficient in all Microsoft productivity software (Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Outlook, etc.)
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision)
Matching 401(k)
Summer Fridays
Generous PTO
Merchandise discounts
Excellent career development opportunities
Company
Centric Brands
Centric Brands is an apparel and accessories company that sells accessories for children, women, and men.
1001-5000 employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Jason Rabin
Chief Executive Officer
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Andrew Gluckman
Senior Vice President/Division Head of Soft Accessories and Seasonal Footwear
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