Mentha Captal Associate

Candidate profile:
• - Between 2-4 years of work experience
• - Hands-on deal experience
• - Within private equity or (corporate) M&A
• - Analytical, strong business sense and eager to learn
• - Empathic and communicatively strong
• - Enterprising
• - Pragmatic and down-to-earth

Introduction Mentha
Mentha is a private equity firm focusing on profitable SMEs headquartered in the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark characterised by sustainable growth opportunities, both organically and through buy-and-build and internationalisation. More specifically, partnerships are entered into with inspired management teams of companies with an EBITDA of €2m to €15m, mostly within the focus areas of technology, business services, consumer, health & wellbeing and advanced manufacturing. With 20 portfolio companies and about 25 (add- on) acquisitions per year, Mentha has built a strong track record.

Mentha team
As an experienced Associate, you will become part of a young team of 30 professionals spread across 3 countries, most of whom work in Amsterdam. Mentha's corporate culture can best be described as authentic, down-to-earth and human. The team consists of professionals with diverse personalities and backgrounds, which ensures a fresh dynamic in the cooperation with the portfolio companies. The work is analytical and results-oriented, with a sense of entrepreneurship and room for sufficient work-life balance. This results in a successful performance with a place among the top European private equity firms.

Work
As an Associate, you will be closely involved in analysing potential investment opportunities, executing transactions and operationally improving portfolio companies. In other words, you work at the multifaceted intersection of finance, strategy and business administration. You will work together in relatively small teams, giving you a lot of responsibility from the very first moment, with a steep learning curve as a logical consequence. In addition to the Mentha team, you will also work with the management of the portfolio companies on a daily basis to realise the ambitious plans.

Profile experienced associate
Mentha is looking for an associate with 2-4 years of hands-on work experience in private equity or (corporate) M&A. You are able to work independently and drive large parts of transactions, analysis and operational execution. You have a strong sense of responsibility, good business sense and are analytically strong, but personality is key. Authentic, intrinsically driven, entrepreneurial, energetic, pragmatic, empathetic and with both feet on the ground.

Personal development
As an Associate, you will be at the heart of Mentha's long-term success and therefore there is a large emphasis on personal development. There is clear potential to growth towards an investment manager role and you are encouraged to run an externship in one of the portfolio companies after a few years to gain practical business experience.

Triggered by this opportunity? Please contact Fishfin and let us elaborate on this unique place to work!
Michael Witts: 31647304147, michael.witts@fishfin.nl