Founding M&A Origination Associate

Location: Washington, DC (In-person)

Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Reports to: Founder and Co-CEO

Baseload Holdings is a permanent equity firm focused on acquiring, building, and growing utility services companies. Founded by industry veterans who have operated large companies in the utility sector, we bring deep operational expertise and a long-term value creation mindset to every investment.

This is a ground-floor opportunity to join a compelling new platform backed by exceptional founders. We build great businesses for the long term, and provide a preferred landing spot for founders who want to preserve their legacy. Our mission is to find and purchase companies critical to keeping the lights on and create lasting value for our investors, partners, and employees.

• Own building the top of our acquisition funnel. 
• Identify and qualify company targets and nurture leads – initiate and maintain relationships with owners of utility services businesses. 
• Experiment with new outreach and engagement strategies, including researching new and innovative methods for increasing the impact of Baseload’s M&A Origination team
• Coordinate meetings, generate reports on leads, arrange qualified appointments and progress opportunities through the M&A pipeline
• Analyze potential opportunities for business strength, founder fit, and synergy with our thesis
• Participate in discussions with M&A target management teams and advisors from origination to the issuance of Indicative Offers, including drafting Indicative Offer letters and fielding offer-specific questions following offers being issued
• Review target company financials, team, and market to assess fit
• It’s a plus if you can conduct preliminary analysis on acquisition target companies when needed, including conducting attrition analysis, restating financials (income statements), and building initial discounted cash flow model framework
  

• Excellent academic performance in an Undergraduate Business degree
• Minimum 1.5 years of experience in a business development/ sales/ lead generation role.
• Strong preference for lower middle market, search fund, HoldCo, or PE experience.
• Proven ability to manage a pipeline of leads and exceed prospecting targets/KPIs
  

• You have exceptional communication skills
• You have a winning, competitive attitude. You are passionate about finding and landing great deals and obstacles only increase your determination
• You know that email outreach is fine, but real success comes via the phone or meeting in person.
• You are motivated by the opportunities that come from working in a low structure environment where change will be common
• You have excellent planning, organization, and time management skills
• You know that activity creates opportunity and the numbers tell the story
• You can work independently and in a collaborative team-oriented environment
• You are committed to working in-person at our Washington, DC office
  

• Ground Floor Opportunity: Blaze the trail, help create the culture, seize opportunities for career growth, and build a lasting legacy.
• Get paid for success: You win when we win – we comp generously for closing deals.
• All the benefits: Complete medical and dental coverage with generous PTO.
• Work in person! We’re committed to working in person together. Build relationships that will last a lifetime, and have fun doing it.