Associate Director

Position Available

Clearwater is a leading global corporate finance house with 400+ M&A professionals working across 17 offices

in 10 countries in Europe.

The Dutch office was founded in 2001, and currently comprises 18 professionals, of which 4 partners. The team

is expanding rapidly and are therefore looking for new talents.

The people at Clearwater share a passion to win and recognize the importance of integrity and a strong will as

foundations for success. Our unique skillset provides our clients with unparalleled advice. We are currently

looking to add an M&A Associate Director to the team for the Netherlands office.

You have 5 to 8 years of M&A experience. You can independently work on client deliverables and are

comfortable interacting with clients and other advisors.

At Clearwater, you will be working on the origination and execution of mid market M&A transactions (both

sell-side and buyside). From day one you will interact with private business owners, corporate executives, as

well as private equity investors on a regular basis.

Clearwater recognise and value work life balance and flexibility is a must. We think that management of your

own time is an important motivator and a key to success both at work and in life.

Who do we look for?

• Top performers - we believe that success in other areas of life such as sports, music or entrepreneurship

can be translated to success in M&A

• Academic excellence - a strong academic record within finance and/or accounting

• Strong team spirit and great interpersonal skills - as an Associate Director at Clearwater International you

will quickly be granted leadership opportunities and as such a track record of leadership capabilities is key

• Exceptional analytic skills - as we help our clients with some of their most critical strategic challenges our

employees need exceptional analytic skills

• Proven M&A track record - as Associate Director you have executed M&A transactions, in which you have

showed the ability to lead deal teams on a day-to-day basis

Key responsibilities:

• Leading the day-to-day process from start to finish for both buy and sell-side projects

• Manage all aspects in a transaction and be the primary point of contact with customers in the process

• Overseeing pitch process coordination, from research and strategy to execution and final presentation

• Conducting and leading client meetings and presentations in partnership with case partners

• Serve as a mentor and collaborative partner for junior colleagues

Please note that we require fluency in Dutch for positions in our Netherlands office. Apply by sending your CV,

transcript and cover letter to: recruitment.netherlands@cwicf.com