M&A Associate

Emergence

. Lead financial and operational due diligence on acquisition targets, owning the workstream from kickoff to IC .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $175,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial and operational due diligence, with strong capabilities in financial modeling, investment execution, and post-acquisition integration planning within the enterprise software sector.

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Financial ModelingDue Diligence ExecutionInvestment Committee Memo WritingEnterprise Software KnowledgeMajority Buyout Structuring

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Hard Skills

Financial ModelingLBO AnalysisDCF AnalysisSaaS KPI FrameworksQuality Of Earnings AnalysisRetention AnalysisCustomer Cohort AnalysisDeal ExecutionOperational UnderwritingRisk Assessment

Soft Skills

CollaborationClear CommunicationAnalytical Thinking

Industry Keywords

Private EquityGrowth EquityInvestment BankingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS Business ModelsPost-Acquisition IntegrationTransaction Terms

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead financial and operational due diligence on acquisition targets, owning the workstream from kickoff to IC
Qualify net new opportunities, assess fit into Emergence thesis, and drive new thematic portfolio efforts
Build comprehensive financial models covering unit economics, SaaS KPIs, valuation, and operating leverage
Run quality of earnings analyses and ensure financial fidelity across growth assets and working capital
Push confirmatory due diligence across FDD, CDD, Operations, Legal, Tax, and Technology
Write and present Investment Committee memos with clear diligence findings and a defensible point of view
Assess and synthesize deal terms and majority buyout structures, identifying risks in negotiated positions
Collaborate with legal, finance, and operations teams to drive clean deal execution and post-close integration planning
Develop retention analyses and customer cohort work to evaluate acquisition-target pipeline health
Own investment execution end to end, from first look through close, on majority buyout transactions in enterprise software

Requirements

What you’ll need

2 to 4 years in private equity, growth equity, or investment banking, with direct deal execution exposure
Has run a full diligence process and contributed directly to a closed transaction
Deep understanding of enterprise software and SaaS business models, and can assess a business independently
Strong financial modeling skills across LBO, DCF, and SaaS-specific KPI frameworks
Can write a clear, concise IC memo that stands on its own without being walked through
Experience with majority buyout structuring and complex transaction terms (nice to have)
Prior exposure to post-acquisition integration planning and operational underwriting (nice to have)
Software-focused PE or growth equity background (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base with bonus
Meaningful carry participation
Direct ownership of deal execution
Exposure to the full lifecycle from sourcing through close and post-acquisition integration