Business Development

M&A Business Development (Project-based Contract Position)

Company Overview

YCP Solidiance is a TSE-listed management consulting and principal investment firm with more than 600 professional staff across 21 offices worldwide. We are a fast-growing advisory firm focused on Asia and advise SMEs to Fortune 500 clients on growth strategy, market research, and mergers & acquisitions (M&A). We commit to the growth of our people to be future CEOs in Asia, providing challenging projects and opportunities to manage our portfolio companies.

Opportunity Overview

We seek to hire a business development professional who can support the onboarding of companies looking for capital and buyers on our proprietary M&A platform. The professional will reach out to SME business owners, founders, and shareholders in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and other Asian countries to present our values in finding foreign investors, partners, and buyers. Maintaining relationships with senior business owners to draw intention to sell their business or find partners is an expected outcome from the business development effort, but supporting them throughout M&A and fundraising transactions is also a part of the responsibility.

The approach to business owners will be sector-agnostic, and the eventual candidates should be flexible in dealing with multiple sectors. The selected candidate will work on 3-5 months of project engagement under the supervision of a Project Director for project execution support. This is a contract-based position for the duration of support. Candidates with business development backgrounds who wish to explore a career in M&A would be ideal. Candidates with outstanding performance will be given a chance for a full-time position.

Job Requirements

• Fluent in English, Mandarin
• Working experience in business development, particularly in onboarding clients on a platform
• Experience and exposure to corporate finance or capital raising will be a plus
• High interpersonal communication skills to be able to conduct face-to-face interviews with new people every day
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and under time pressure to meet KPIs
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong sense of project ownership and growth mindset
• Professional presentation, communication, and attire