What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Development Associate position at TKO?
Corporate Development Associate
Job Description:
This individual will be a core member of a small team overseeing the development and execution of TKO’s corporate development and M&A growth strategies across the entertainment, sports and media industries. You will have the opportunity to influence the strategic direction of TKO and impact all of our business verticals. You should be an enthusiastic, strategic, and analytical thinker. Specific responsibilities of this will include managing the project pipeline, evaluating and executing acquisition and investment opportunities, and participating in corporate strategic planning activities. You will work directly with executive leadership at the corporate level and managers of our individual business units, while also supervising internal teams and external advisors and consultants. You will be counted on to lead industry / business –level due diligence, to oversee confirmatory accounting / tax / legal due diligence, and to perform financial / valuation modeling for specific opportunities. You will take the lead in synthesizing, preparing and presenting transaction memos, describing strategic rational, key industry trends, business description, and deal / investment returns.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or related
- Two (2) to four (4) years of combined experience in investment banking or private equity
- Self-starter with ability to balance multiple, diverse projects with disparate timelines
- Intellectual curiosity and keen interest to learn more about investing, M&A execution and entertainment, sports and media industries
- Must have significant and demonstrable experience in each of the following skills:
- Analyzing business models and evaluating investment opportunities (regardless of industry);
- Executing domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and investment opportunities in excess of $50 million;
- Evaluating income statements, cash flow statements and balance sheets for domestic and foreign public and private companies;
- Financial modelling, including developing revenue / cost builds, forecasting cash flow, forecasting debt / equity capital structures, modelling levered buyouts and accretion / dilution analysis; and
- Preparing reports, memo or presentations for external or executive consumption.
- Candidate ideally would have some early experience:
- Interacting with leadership and management teams of either client or portfolio companies;
- Supervising and coordinating internal and external due diligence teams, accountants, consultants and lawyers;
- Managing and mentoring younger professionals; and
- Negotiating deal terms across transaction documents and contracts