Associate Director - Deal Execution - Integration & Separation

KPMG’s Deal Execution practice is looking for exceptional candidates for an Associate Director role. The Deal Execution team is part of KPMG’s rapidly expanding Strategy Group, which delivers value for clients by challenging conventional thinking, bringing deep industry and functional insights and executing with investor-grade rigour.  We are a diverse team working collaboratively with and orchestrating KPMG’s broad set of capabilities within our Deal Advisory business, and are focused on continually enhancing value for clients across the deal and economic cycle. Our teams comprise of specialists capable of helping clients right through from conceptual thinking of buying a business to turning their business around in times of difficulty.

The Deal Execution Advisory Team

KPMG's Deal Execution Advisory Team is a growing and dynamic team. We work with both vendors and acquirers on mergers, acquisitions, divestments, exits and joint ventures, both pre and post-deal.

The team offers four key proposition areas:

Separation: Supporting vendors to plan and deliver a credible, discrete standalone entity to the Buyer with value preserved and business continuity in place from Day 1, including supporting the definition and implementation of transitional service agreements.

Integration: Pre and post deal integration design, planning and implementation to integrate the target business into the Buyer’s organisation whilst mitigating risk and enhancing value.

Synergies: Understanding the potential benefits and costs generated through a proposed transaction, and the associated plans, interdependencies, risks and issues for the delivery of base and stretch case targets.

Joint Ventures: Helping respective partners ensure the key value considerations are identified and prioritised early and delivered through the associated business plan, leveraging each party’s specific contribution and capabilities and managing broader stakeholder relationships.

KPMG’s Deal Strategy team is looking for exceptional candidates to join at Associate Director level. The role is focused on advising corporates and private equity investors across the deal lifecycle, including commercial due diligence, M&A strategy and value creation.

As part of a growing and entrepreneurial team, you will work at the forefront of high-impact transactions, combining strategic insight with investor-grade rigour. You will play a key role in shaping client thinking, leading engagements and contributing to the continued development of our deal strategy proposition within a broader, integrated Deal Advisory platform.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate the ability to independently structure and lead deal strategy engagements, while also contributing to business development through identifying opportunities, shaping proposals and engaging directly with clients.

The role will have a strong focus on the media sector, although prior experience in the sector is not essential. Candidates should demonstrate a clear interest in media and the ability to rapidly develop a perspective on key trends, value drivers and investment themes.