Manager, Corporate Development
The successful candidate will be a core member of a small team overseeing the development and execution of TKO’s M&A, partnerships, and strategic investments growth strategy across the entertainment, sports, and media industries.
About the role
- Manage the M&A and investments pipeline
- Evaluate and execute acquisition, joint venture/partnership, and investment opportunities
- Participate in corporate strategic planning activities
Responsibilities
- Lead industry/business-level due diligence
- Oversee confirmatory accounting/tax/legal due diligence
- Perform financial/valuation modeling for specific opportunities
- Negotiate terms
- Lead the preparation and presentation of transaction memos
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field
- At least four (4) years of combined experience in investment banking, private equity, or a similar role
- Self-starter with ability to balance multiple, diverse projects with disparate timelines
- Intellectual curiosity and keen interest to learn more about investing, M&A execution, and the entertainment, sports, and media industries
- Significant and demonstrable experience in:
- Analyzing business models and evaluating investment opportunities (regardless of industry)
- Executing domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and investment opportunities in excess of $50 million
- Supervising and coordinating internal and external due diligence teams, accountants, consultants, and lawyers
- Evaluating income statements, cash flow statements, and balance sheets for domestic and foreign public and private companies
- Financial modeling, including developing revenue/cost builds, forecasting cash flow, forecasting debt/equity capital structures, modelling levered buyouts and accretion/dilution analysis
- Preparing reports, memos, or presentations for external or executive consumption
- Interacting with leadership and management teams of either client or portfolio companies
- Some early experience:
- Managing and mentoring younger professionals
- Understanding basic legal deal structures and respective considerations
- Negotiating deal terms across transaction documents and contracts
Pay
Hiring rate: $135,000 - $180,000 annually (minimum will not fall below the applicable State/local minimum salary thresholds)
Schedule
Full-time
Benefits
Includes base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.
Equal Opportunity Employer
TKO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding non-discrimination in employment. TKO makes employment decisions based on merit and qualifications, without considering an employee’s or applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under federal, state or local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities.