We’re Adevinta, a global leader in digital marketplaces. Our household name brands, including Marktplaats in the Netherlands, mobile.de in Germany and leboncoin in France, reach hundreds of millions of people every month.

We’re all about matchmaking, and our sites help people find whatever they’re looking for in their local communities – whether it’s a car, an apartment, a sofa or a new job. Every connection made or item found makes a difference by creating a world where people share more and waste less.

Our brands are supported by global Tech Hubs in Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin. Their goal is to develop common global products and innovation platforms which all of our brands can use. This means using cutting edge technology to create highly scalable, customisable and secure products and components that free up development time and leverage our access to global data.

What you’ll do ​& Who you are

We are seeking a highly organized, analytical, and proactive M&A Associate to join our Global M&A team, with a specific focus on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. This individual will play a key role in supporting the end-to-end deal lifecycle—from pipeline coordination through diligence and post-close integration.

This position offers a significant opportunity to collaborate closely with management teams across all of Adevinta’s global businesses. You will gain exposure to strategic decision making at the highest levels of the organization. This is an exciting opportunity for an early-career professional looking to join a highly active and impactful deal team.

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

What You'll Do:

Strategic Sourcing & Pipeline Management

• Market Scanning: Proactively research industry trends, competitor moves, and emerging technologies to identify "buy vs. build" opportunities.

• Strategic Thesis: Develop investment memos outlining deal rationale for potential acquisitions.

Valuation & Financial Modeling

• Valuation Modeling: Build and maintain detailed financial models, proficient with valuation models such as DCF, public comparables, transaction comparables, LBO, and other valuation methodologies

• Synergy Quantification: Partner with business unit leads to quantify cost and revenue synergies

• Scenario Analysis: Stress-test deal assumptions based on different strategic drivers

Deal Execution & Due Diligence

• Project Management: Coordinate cross-functional due diligence teams (Legal, Tax, HR, IT, Finance, etc.) and external advisors

• Virtual Data Room (VDR): Lead the management of the data room, Q&A trackers, and document flow

• Closing Support: Support senior team members in negotiating definitive agreements and related deal documentation, and preparing closing statements.

What You'll Need:

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in Corporate Development or M&A, Investment Banking, Private Equity, or Management Consulting. Appropriate level will be determined based on experience.

• Extensive modeling skills combined with a highly analytical mindset. You are proficient at building complex valuation and financial models that help stakeholders understand value exchange, risks, and tradeoffs.

• Understanding of the end-to-end M&A process and transaction phases. You know and can anticipate what the next steps are.

• Ability to challenge and debate respectfully. You are a critical thinker who uses data-driven insights to stress test assumptions.

• Strong organizational and project management skills; proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Capital IQ and Google Suite. Familiarity with AI tools a plus.

• Great relationship building skills. You are a collaborative team player with a track record of building trust quickly with peers and seniors, and are confident in bringing together stakeholders to work through a problem.

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments with multiple stakeholders.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with high attention to detail.

• Proactive and resourceful mindset with a strong desire to learn and grow in the M&A space.
  

Preferred:

• Prior exposure to M&A deal flow in technology, with online marketplace and classifieds experience a big plus.

Adevinta is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role but are interested, please consider applying anyway. Research suggests that women and individuals from underrepresented groups may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We strongly encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply and look forward to speaking with you.