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Your role will be to use your operational value creation and M&A expertise deliver services ranging across carve-out assessments, performance improvement evaluations, operational due diligence, 100-day planning and synergy development and review assignments. You will be responsible for: Providing businesses with both buy- and sell-side transaction operational due diligence; Assisting businesses in understanding the true operational capability of potential acquisition targets as well as existing owned businesses, feeding into their overall investment theses; Working with these businesses in the assessment and review of potential synergies, the impact and complexities of carve-outs on vendor and target organisations and the stand-alone performance improvement potential of buyouts and corporate divestments; Outside the context of M&A transactions, assisting clients in assessing the value creation potential within their business, working hands-on with management teams to get buy-in across the business and implement agreed initiatives within an accelerated timeframe to maximise value, and developing action plans to deliver against performance improvement initiatives; Working with colleagues within M&A and the broader Deloitte network, to provide our clients with end-to-end deal services with a coherent overview of the business operations, performance gaps and the potential for rapid improvement; Managing the development and completion of the engagement scope and completion of client deliverables; Working effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution; Supporting the development of key documents for a transaction e.g.
red flag reports, due diligence reports and financial / operational databooks; Engaging with colleagues and client senior management to support the completion of the engagement scope. Corporate operational or consulting experience with a significant role in performing operational due diligence, realising performance improvement or delivering an operational turnaround at an accelerated pace; Proven experience in the implementation of either cost reduction, cash and working capital or liquidity management initiatives; A good understanding of business operations and the financial impact of operational activities; Very strong analytical skills and experience in Excel and/or other BI tools (e.g.
Tableau, PowerBI etc). Desirables: Experience of working in the M&A / deal environment, specifically due diligence or operational performance improvement; Experience of operating with private equity portfolio companies and senior level stakeholders; Strong commercial acumen and project management capability; Exceptional academic background; Excellent communication and presentation skills; Flexibility for international travel.
Connect to your Industry This is your opportunity to join Deloitte's market-leading Value Creation Services team and work on the largest, most complex and high-profile deals and performance improvement engagements in the UK and globally. You will be working on high profile acquisitions, disposals, carve outs and performance improvement assessments for prominent corporate businesses and private equity houses across a range of geographies and have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects within a highly commercial environment.
You will use your experience of operational performance improvement and M&A operational due diligence and develop an impressive range of operational consulting skills that will multiply your career options. Benefiting from significant client exposure and learning from some of the top practitioners in the field, you will be involved throughout the M&A deal lifecycle. Deloitte's Value Creation Services team supports corporates and private equity backed businesses with a focus on improving the value of the underlying business.
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