Job Description
Associate, Corporate Development (Sourcing) at Trilon Group summary:
The Associate, Corporate Development (Sourcing) at Trilon Group supports the M&A team in deal origination and management, focusing on identifying and engaging target firms for acquisition. The role involves researching potential investment opportunities, maintaining relationships with business owners, and collaborating with senior management throughout the transaction process. This position offers growth and learning opportunities within a private equity-backed infrastructure consulting environment.
Associate, Corporate Development (Sourcing) Department: Corporate/Administrative
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Denver, CO
Reporting To: Johnny Heller
Compensation: $110,000 - $120,000 / year
Description Trilon Group is a private equity-backed company focused on investing in leading infrastructure consulting businesses. Trilon partners with firms who deliver smart and sustainable infrastructure solutions and helps accelerate the next chapter of their growth by investing in talent, technology, and targeted M&A. Trilon is backed by Alpine Investors, a private equity firm specializing in middle market companies in the services and software industries and with over $16 billion of lifetime committed capital. Trilon Group's executive team brings experience spanning engineering, consulting, investment banking, and private equity.
Trilon Group is hiring an Associate, Corporate Development to be an integral part of its investing efforts. Associate will have responsibilities that span the entire M&A transaction process, with an emphasis on deal origination. The Associate will typically function in a support role alongside the existing M&A team. This role is comparable to an associate role at a private equity firm.
Associate will have daily mentorship from the current M&A team and will report to Trilon's VP of Corporate Development focused on deal origination. M&A Associates are expected to develop rapidly, and successful professionals will be offered a significant amount of autonomy and upward mobility through a variety of career paths within Trilon. This position provides a rare opportunity for meaningful responsibility, growth and development for someone with two to four years of work experience.
Key Responsibilities - Researching and Identifying firms in Trilon's addressable market
- Reaching out to business owners via phone, email and in-person
- Managing our CRM and owning relationships with business owners
- Crafting a compelling message to business owners as to why they should partner with Trilon
- Qualifying and analyzing opportunities based on Trilon's investment criteria
- Working with key stakeholders and senior management to win the deal and serve as the main point of contact for Trilon throughout the deal lifecycle
- Attending industry events and representing Trilon externally
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise - 2-4 years of experience in a role with some form of business development preferred
- Demonstrated history of academic success
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Strong oral and written communications skills
- Strong and demonstrated quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
- Sound strategic and critical thinking skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools including Excel and PowerPoint
- Working knowledge of finance and M&A transaction concepts
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES: - Enthusiastic, personable, positive attitude, and high integrity
- Persistent, proactive, self-motivated with the ability to work under limited supervision
- Attention to detail and organized
- Ability to learn quickly and can grasp complicated financial and business concepts
- Ability to multi-task and be flexible in role
- Strong interest in private equity, M&A, business and finance
About Trilon Trilon was formed with the vision of building the next Top 20 infrastructure consulting firm in North America by bringing together some of the nation's best infrastructure consulting firms, focused on delivering practical and sustainable infrastructure solutions. Trilon is backed by Alpine Investors, a PeopleFirst Private Equity Firm. Trilon currently comprises 4,500+ staff across the US. For more information, visit
Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions, Deal Origination, Corporate Development, Private Equity, Business Development, Investment Analysis, CRM Management, Financial Modeling, Strategic Partnerships, Infrastructure Consulting
Job Tags
Full time, Work experience placement, Work at office, Flexible hours,