Associate Consultant Deal Origination

As an Associate Consultant in the Deal Origination team at KPMG Global Services (KGS), you will play a crucial role in supporting the UK deal origination practice by delivering market-leading insights to KPMG clients. Your responsibilities will include: - Maintaining a pipeline of private equity assets in the aligned sector while also contributing to efforts in other sectors. This involves conducting in-depth research and analysis of sector assets and investor pools to anticipate upcoming opportunities in the short and long term. - Presenting your point of view in internal and external network discussions with investment banks and senior partners of the firm. - Preparing asset packs for each target by identifying the appropriate equity story through primary and secondary research, data analysis, benchmarking, and insights from the expert network. - Ensuring quality assurance of materials produced by conducting initial QA on first-round documentation and subsequent QA based on expert feedback. - Developing sector thematic and industry POV documents for investor campaigns to demonstrate the firm's knowledge and credentials. - Taking ownership of each piece of work from sourcing to finalization of KPMG materials, updating them as needed, and providing support to the onshore Origination team. - Handling operational and day-to-day issues in a multi-jurisdiction Origination team from the KGS perspective. - Identifying your development needs and implementing improvement plans. - Participating in the career and skills development infrastructure provided by the Firm and setting an example for colleagues and clients by embodying the firm's values. Qualifications Required: - Post Graduate degree in business, accounting, finance, or related field from a premier institute with relevant industry and research experience. - Understanding of the M&A life cycle, carve-out/bolt-ons of a PE business, and cross-border M&A. - Experience in preparing transaction-specific and marketing materials, conducting company and industry research, and identifying potential buyers. - Strong business diagnostic skills, analytical thinking, and the ability to interpret data to derive insights. - Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills for effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. - Experience working in cross-disciplinary and international teams. Join the Deal Origination team at KPMG KGS and be part of a dynamic group that offers strategic advice to clients across various sectors and geographies.,