Senior Manager - M&A
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About the Role
Modon is seeking a Senior Manager - M&A to lead strategic transactions within the Investment team. You will own valuation methodologies, manage deal execution, and negotiate documentation.
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Responsibilities
- Develop bespoke, high quality content for strategic M&A transactions including sector perspectives, deal rationale narratives, and process positioning materials
- Engage daily with senior internal leadership, sellers, investors, lenders and advisors' teams to drive live transaction execution
- Define, guide, and own the full suite of valuation methodologies applicable to infrastructure M&A
- Lead combination analyses, synergy assessments, accretion/dilution modelling, and pro forma capital structure analysis
- Manage end to end transaction coordinating across internal teams and external advisors
- Serve as a member of the deal team in negotiations with counterparties, co investors, and financing parties
- Assist deal team leaders and transaction counsel in the preparation, review, and negotiation of deal documentation
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Financial Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field
- Professional qualifications CFA or equivalent
- 12+ years of experience (Senior Manager) in M&A and investments
- Proven track record in PPP structuring and deal execution across transportation and social infrastructure
- Advanced financial modeling and contract structuring
- Executive level communication, negotiation, and influence skills
- Familiarity with investments in infrastructure, green finance, sustainable funding, and carbon credit mechanisms is a strong plus
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Job Purpose
- The Senior Manager M&A plays a central role within Modon's Investment team, taking a leadership position in the origination, execution, and closing of strategic M&A transactions.
- The role combines analytical rigor with commercial judgment: owning the full suite of infrastructure valuation methodologies, pressure testing financial models, and translating complex dynamics into strategic narratives.
Transaction Strategy
- Develop bespoke, high quality content for strategic M&A transactions including sector perspectives, deal rationale narratives, and process positioning materials.
- Engage daily with senior internal leadership, sellers, investors, lenders and advisors' teams to drive live transaction execution.
- Translate complex commercial and financial dynamics into clear, compelling strategic narratives.
- Contribute to Modon's broader corporate development agenda, identifying inorganic growth opportunities.
Valuation & Financial Analysis
- Define, guide, and own the full suite of valuation methodologies applicable to infrastructure M&A, including DCF, trading comparables, transaction comparables, LBO, and DDM analyses.
- Lead combination analyses, synergy assessments, accretion/dilution modelling, and pro forma capital structure analysis.
- Ensure analytical outputs meet institutional standards of rigor.
- Challenge and pressure test financial models produced by analysts and advisors.
M&A Process Design & Execution
- Take a leadership role in M&A strategy and transactions — including origination and acquisition strategy, transaction timeline management, due diligence execution, valuation, internal presentations and approvals.
- Manage end to end transaction coordinating across internal teams and external advisors.
- Develop comprehensive transaction materials, including investment teasers, information memoranda, management presentations, business plans, and performance analyses.
- Oversee data room management and ensure process integrity.
Negotiation & Documentation
- Serve as a member of the deal team in negotiations with counterparties, co investors, and financing parties.
- Assist deal team leaders and transaction counsel in the preparation, review, and negotiation of deal documentation, including SPAs, SHA/JVAs, asset purchase agreements, and ancillary transaction documents.
- Coordinate with legal, tax, and financial advisors to resolve structuring issues, manage conditions precedent, and drive transactions to a timely close.
- Maintain discipline over deal economics and term sheet positions throughout negotiation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Financial Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
- Professional qualifications CFA or equivalent.
Experience
- 12+ years of experience (Senior Manager) in M&A and investments.
- Proven track record in PPP structuring and deal execution across transportation and social infrastructure; exposure to energy projects is a plus.
- Familiarity with investments in infrastructure, green finance, sustainable funding, and carbon credit mechanisms is a strong plus.
Competencies
- Advanced financial modeling and contract structuring.
- Executive level communication, negotiation, and influence skills.
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