Dr Reddys - Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate Finance

Role: Team Member | Mergers & Acquisition

Reporting To: Sr Vice President – Treasury & Corporate Development

Location: Corporate Office, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

Role Summary:

- To identify and execute qualified investment opportunities that fit into strategic business objectives within the risk appetite of the company and its capital investment targets set for the business.

- The objective of the role shall be to achieve targeted inorganic growth for various business units and company as a whole.

- The role would facilitate in filling strategic gaps in the portfolio in terms of products, therapeutics area, technology or geographies.

Key Responsibilities:

Identification of deal and opportunities:

- Screening of probable targets and short-listing the same based on the strategic gaps identified in the portfolio or geographic presence

- Ensure cross-BU alignment upon deal identification in order to achieve synergies within the organization

- Evaluate "Build Vs Buy" for all deals as an evaluation parameter of a deal

- Coordinate risk report with Risk management team and circulate to MC

Deal management and execution:

- Prepare Target's scorecard

- Support the cross functional team formed for deal execution

- Conduct Business valuation, Due diligence, negotiations and support in Legal documentation

- Structure deal in order to ensure value enhancement of the deal

Integration and post-deal evaluation:

- Drive and achieve the targeted quantified synergies

- Implement Risk mitigation and close number of open items in ERM report within 1 year

- Track integration effectiveness by comparing "Budget Vs Actual" performance

Divestitures:

- Explore divestment opportunities for identified businesses

- Prepare and circulate teaser / information memorandum amongst bankers to seek bids from probable interested companies

- Coordinate closing activities for divestiture

Operating Network:

- Internal: Corporate Analytics, Enterprise Risk Management, Secretarial team, Strategic planning and Business Development - Corporate

- External: Boutique bankers - major geographies, External valuators, Database Managers

Educational Qualifications : MBA / or any other equivalent stream.

Experience Required: 3 to 7 years of experience specifically in M&A or business development in a pharmaceutical industry with an understanding of the business. In-depth understanding of global pharma markets including regulated markets, branded and unbranded markets, nascent technologies etc.

Preferable Business Attributes Required:

- Business valuation expert

- Legal agreements and contracts experience

- Business analytics

- Cross border M&A nuances