Benchmark International is now looking for business professionals to fill entry-level roles on its sell-side mergers and acquisitions teams.
Our analysts begin learning negotiation skills, valuation metrics, and the entire M&A process from their first day on the job. They engage clients and potential acquirers on a daily basis; generating buyer interest in our clients, negotiating the terms of non-disclosure agreements, and initiating the response to the buyer’s due diligence investigation into their team’s portfolio of businesses for sale.
This is a role requiring the ability to hold your own against business owners, private equity associates, and business development professionals from Fortune 500 companies. You will work on multiple files, across a variety of industries, every day. As an entry-level position, you will not be expected to have any particular M&A knowledge but must have a keen interest in growing your knowledge-base in this exciting field of business. All aspects of the company sale process will unfold on the trading floor within easy earshot of your workstation. As you gain experience, your involvement and responsibilities will progress further through the process. As there is more than enough work to go around on our teams, those with the interest and ability will be given additional responsibilities on a case-by-case basis after first proving their ability to go toe-to-toe with the various constituencies involved in the process and come out with favorable results for our clients.
Our deal teams have been closing between one and two transactions per month over the last several years. They rely on their analysts to continually restock the pool of interested buyers in order to continue that success.
Client origination, general firm marketing, and similar operational distractions are taken off the teams’ plates, keeping to Benchmark International’s model. This allows a more focused approach on operations and portfolio management. The teams’ obligations regarding each client commence with a signed engagement letter and detailed file, prepared by the separate Deal Origination Department, and continue through every aspect of the transaction (other than legal and accounting services) to the closing and collection of the resulting success fee.
Job Responsibilities
Analysts will work together in pairs, under the direct supervision of an associate serving in the role of Senior Deal Associate. The role of the Senior Deal Associate serves as the next logical step in the analyst’s advancement and they will thus have clear visibility into future potential career opportunities. Your specific duties as an analyst will include:
Job Requirements
As an analyst, you must be a highly energetic and passionate individual with a positive and highly motivated can-do attitude. You must have the strong desire and ambition to succeed in this rewarding industry. It is also vital for your role as an analyst that you possess excellent verbal and written communication, analytical, mathematical, and interpersonal skills, as well as presentation abilities.
Our analysts deal only with existing clients. As a client-facing role, each analyst must be able to convey bad news and deal with clients' unique sensitivities while keeping each client moving through the company sales process at a steady pace.
Specific qualifications for the Deal Analyst include:
Compensation
Analysts receive a bi-weekly salary in the range of $42,500 to $52,500 and commissions equal to a percentage of revenue obtained from closing transactions with an additional end-of-year bonus if the team's target is achieved. As a result, overall compensation can vary from year to year based on success and on target performance could result in total compensation in the range of $51,500 - $78,375.
Company Overview
Benchmark International is one of the world’s leading merger and acquisitions specialists in the sale of mid-market companies. We are looking to recruit some of the most talented and exceptional individuals. With offices throughout the world, we are in touch with all the major acquirers who are constantly seeking both on and off market opportunities across all industries. Our typical transactions fall broadly within the $5M to $500M ‘mid-market value range.’ Our unique and dynamic international offering presents our clients with unparalleled global coverage, allowing them access through our exclusive databases and business intelligence facilities to both international markets and local representation. Our clients include entrepreneurs and owner managed businesses. A quick review of our company website www.benchmarkintl.com will provide a view into the value we place on branding and the quality of the image we have created in the market place.
Our Tampa headquarters opened in mid-2012 and continues to grow as our domestic-client base and international buyer-contacts expand. We offer our clients a unique business proposition that has resonated well with the US market as it has previously with markets in other countries. Recognizing that the US M&A markets are the most robust in the world, particularly in this coveted middle-market range, we are planning to continue to grow our US presence in the coming years. Coming onboard now presents you the opportunity to ride this wave of growth. Benchmark International has always promoted from within and we look forward to bringing you onboard.
Unfortunately, Benchmark International is not in a position to sponsor visas for candidates at this time.
Benchmark International provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classification. Equal employment opportunity includes, but is not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves of absence, and termination. The company takes allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation seriously, and will promptly investigate when such behavior is reported.
Join us on a mission that matters. Role Purpose LevelTen Energys mission is to accelerate the energy transition by facilitating frictionless transactions. We deliver the cloud-based software, centralized supply, automated analytics, data, and transaction expertise...
Search Engine Evaluator What is a exactly is a search engine evaluation job? Search engine evaluation is the process of making informed decisions about websites, webpages, music videos, songs, images, maps and other data and rating them for accuracy, completeness and...
...Months) Location Hanover, MD Rate- $Open(Best Possible) Responsibilities: Initiate new application development effort using SharePoint technologies: design, develop SharePoint sites architecture, governance and security/access control to meet...
...Job Description Filly Flair is an established and rapidly growing online womens clothing boutique on the edge of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. We are looking for a Warehouse Lead to join our fast paced, growing business. This position would report directly to the warehouse...
Our mission at Whole Foods Market is to nourish people and the planet, but also- future talent. We are excited to offer our 2025 Summer Internship Program to purpose-driven students seeking to make a difference in their work and in their community. Our internship program...