Havas Media - Lead - Merger & Acquisition

Job Description: M&A Lead, India

Department: Finance

Primary Location: Mumbai, India

Job Summary:

- We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our M&A team. The role is part of a small, collaborative team focused on the execution of M&A activities and strategic partnerships across the company.

- You will play a key role in the design and the execution of our M&A strategy for India. You will analyse the competitive landscape and identify potential acquisition targets that want to join Havas and grow with us to become a leader in the country.

Reporting: Chief Financial Officer, Havas Group

Key Responsibilities:

- Understand the broader market context & what is happening in the organization and use this insight to identify growth avenues

- Track and analyse the competitive landscape to identify potential M&A targets, prepare and update pipeline overview

- Initiate contacts with brokers and potential M&A targets

- Support APAC M&A manager on the preparation of business plan, financial models, internal investment committee documentation, drafting and negotiating of transaction documents

- Oversee due diligence process to prepare commercial analysis and considerations

- Coordinate all regulatory aspect of the transactions. Securing Regulatory approvals and sanctions if any. Ensuring all legal and regulatory risks are identified, assessed, managed / mitigated

- Integration of existing and future acquisitions including day one readiness and post-merger integration activities

- Post-investment tracking and analysis of operational and financial parameters and recommend changes if any.

Profile requirements:

- Chartered Accountant or MBA from leading business school with 6-8 years of experience of applicable industry and/or consulting experience

- At least 4 years of M&A related experience (investment banking, M&A advisory, corporate finance, transaction services and/or management consultancy) and experience across the whole transaction cycle

- Collaborative spirit and hands-on mentality

- Strong organisational skills with resilience when deadlines are under pressure;

- Exceptional analytical, Strategy and critical thinking skills essential

- Proficient in MS Excel and PowerPoint

- Experience of working with and managing the expectations of a diverse range of stakeholders

About Havas India

Havas India gathers the expertise of 15 specialist agencies across 3 verticals: Havas Media Group - Havas Media, Arena Media, Tribes (out-of-home), Havas Market, Havas Play, Havas Programmatic Hub, Havas Analytics, Socialyse; Havas Creative Group - Havas Worldwide India (creative), Havas CX, Think Design - a Havas Company (UX/UI), Shobiz Havas (experiential marketing), Conran Design Group (branding & design), and Havas QED (integrated); Havas Health & You - Havas Life Sorento (healthcare). With its unique Village model, it is an integrated group present across 3 Villages in Mumbai, Gurgaon and Bengaluru, and offices in Kolkata and Chennai, with 1200+ professionals.

As one of India's fastest growing and agile networks, Havas India has bagged multiple new clients across verticals and won several prestigious awards over the last 2 years including the group being Great Place To Work- Certified- (Nov 2022 - Nov 2023), consistently being featured in the top 3 at R3 New Business League rankings, and winning at Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year awards, e4m Indian Marketing Awards 2023, ABBY One Show 2022, Campaign Women Leading Change awards, and more. Our CSR programs, DE&I initiatives, and being actively involved in various industry associations is what keeps us invested as a network that has a clear mission of making a meaningful difference to brands, businesses and people.

For more information, visit https://in.havas.com/ and follow @HavasGroupIN on social media.

About Havas Media Group India

Havas Media Group India is a media conglomerate that operates within a global framework - Mx - to drive Media Experiences and invest in Meaningful Media to build Meaningful Brands. Havas Media Group India offers a wide range of integrated marketing solutions covering strategy, media planning & buying, PR, social media, mobile, sports & entertainment, data, research & analytics services across traditional and digital media. It consists of media networks - Havas Media and Arena Media, and specialist brands - Havas Market (e-commerce), Havas Play (entertainment, gaming, sports and fandom), Havas Programmatic Hub (programmatic trading desk), Havas Analytics (data & analytics), Socialyse (social media), & Havas Media Tribes (out-of-home).

For more information, visit https://in.havas.com/ & follow @HavasMediaIN on Twitter.