Managing Director, Investment Banking // Business Services Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Portage Point Partners

$500K+*
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from a prestigious university
  • 15+ years of middle market investment banking experience
  • Established business network in the Business Services sector
  • Maintains relevant FINRA licenses or ability to obtain them quickly
  • Experience with privately held and sponsor-backed businesses
  • Strong project management and client-facing skills
  • High attention to detail and ownership mindset

Responsibilities

  • Lead execution of deliverable workflows for M&A transactions
  • Sell engagements to senior executives, private equity firms, and entrepreneurs
  • Analyze client financial statements and projections
  • Create and present impactful client deliverables
  • Negotiate and assist in transaction execution
  • Provide coaching and mentorship to junior team members
  • Lead business development and talent acquisition efforts

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Equity participation opportunities
  • Support for creating a high-performing and inclusive culture
Full Job Description
The IB team advises on Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), capital raises, restructurings and special situations. Through delivering bespoke solutions to every transaction, the IB team has direct exposure to firm leadership and clients.

The Managing Director, IB // Business Services M&A at Portage Point represents a unique opportunity to assume a wide range of responsibilities and make a significant impact. This Managing Director is a business development and client delivery leader and will leverage the firm's rapidly expanding platform to further establish the M&A practice. The Managing Director, IB // Business Services M&A will report directly to the IB Practice Line Leader and will develop new and existing client relationships, lead complex engagements and ensure all engagements deliverables are high-quality and impactful. You will lead key initiatives, manage discrete workstreams and work closely with senior leaders. If you thrive in a high-performance culture and want to help build the future of a rapidly growing consultancy, this is the right role for you.

Responsibilities

  • Work with the Portage Point team to lead execution of all deliverable workflows necessary to consummate transactions for middle market companies undergoing growth, transformation and transition
  • Sell engagements across a network of senior executives, private equity firms, entrepreneurs, lenders and lawyers
  • Review and analyze client financial statements and projections, financial modeling, accounting, due diligence on balance sheet and P&Ls
  • Create and present client deliverables
  • Negotiate, document and assist in transaction execution
  • Provide coaching and mentorship to junior team members
  • Lead or support internal trainings and best practice sharing
  • Lead business development and client relationship efforts
  • Lead talent acquisition and firm-building initiatives
  • Contribute to creating a high-performing and inclusive culture


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from a top undergraduate program
  • Located in or willing to relocate to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, Palm Beach or Philadelphia
  • Invested in a team-based culture, motivated to collaborate in office four days per week and willing to work at client sites as needed
  • 15 plus years of middle market investment banking experience
  • Established book of business in the Business Services sector with demonstrated ability to develop new business across a network of corporate relationships, private equity sponsors, lawyers and / or lenders
  • Maintains Series 79, 63 and 24 FINRA license or ability to obtain within 120 days of employment
  • Experience with privately held and sponsor-backed businesses
  • Commanding knowledge of current market terms and trends
  • Expertise in project management and client-facing activities, including leading client presentations, business development meetings, developing work plans, planning and execution of work, supervising team and coordinating with other internal and external service providers
  • Superior written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready presentation and reporting skills
  • Proven ability to thrive in lean, fast-moving teams
  • High attention to detail, responsiveness and ownership mindset
  • Track record of success in high-pressure, client-facing environments


$1,200,000 - $3,000,000 a year

In accordance with pay transparency laws in the City of New York and the State of California, Portage Point provides a good-faith cash compensation range for this position. This range represents the cash compensation (base plus bonus) that the firm reasonably expects to pay upon hire, based on good-faith and reasonable estimate at the time of posting. The final compensation within this range will depend on the candidate's qualifications, education, training, experience and location. In addition to cash compensation, Portage Point may offer comprehensive benefits and equity participation, which are not reflected in the pay range above.

Investment Banking Services are offered through Triple P Securities, LLC. Member FINRASIPC

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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