M&A Senior Associate

M&A Senior Associate

Who we are:

PwC Services Portugal (PSP) is a joint venture between PwC Luxembourg and PwC Portugal, serving as an integral extension of PwC Luxembourg. Our growing team operates as an acceleration center supporting PwC Luxembourg’s clients. Leveraging a unique pool of talented professionals based in Matosinhos, our operating model ensures scalability, consistency, and quality in service delivery by integrating seamlessly into PwC Luxembourg’s operations and addressing talent attraction challenges sustainably. PSP provides a range of services, including Assurance Audit (spanning all industries, with a particular focus on Real Estate and Private Equity), Broader Assurance Services, Tax (including Managed Services, Corporate Tax, VAT, and Accounting), and Advisory (specializing in the Global Fund Industry and Real Estate Valuation).

Your mission...

PwC’s Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Advisory team supports clients across the full transaction lifecycle, helping them assess strategic alternatives and execute complex transactions with confidence. We advise corporate, private equity and entrepreneurial clients on sell-side and buy-side transactions, mergers, joint ventures, divestitures, capital raisings and other strategic transactions. As a Senior Associate in Mergers & Acquisitions (Deals) at PwC, you will be a core member of our M&A advisory team, driving execution-focused support across the full deal lifecycle. You will work with clients and cross-functional PwC teams on buy-side and sell-side mandates, leading financial analysis, valuation and transaction deliverables with a focus on quality, insight, and commercial impact.

Be a part of our team where you will:

• Lead and support end-to-end M&A execution activities, including financial modelling, valuation (DCF, comparables, precedent transactions), and competitive analysis;
• Prepare high-quality client deliverables such as pitch books, teasers, CIMs, management presentations and transaction recommendations;
• Conduct detailed financial statement analysis;
• Oversee a virtual data room and manage a due diligence process for buy and sell side engagements;
• Supervise and coach junior team members, providing feedback and promoting knowledge sharing;
• Contribute to business development efforts, including proposals and market research.

Let’s talk about you. If you …

• Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in finance, business administration, or a related field;
• Bring 3–5 years of relevant experience in M&A advisory, investment banking, Big 4 transaction services, corporate finance, or a similar environment within a leading advisory or investment banking platform;
• Possess strong technical skills in valuation, financial modelling, and transaction structuring;
• Communicate confidently and effectively, with the ability to engage C‑suite executives, investors, and buyers;
• Have a solid academic background and, ideally, relevant professional certifications;
• Are fluent in English and able to produce polished, professional written and verbal communications;
• Consider Luxembourgish, French or German as strong assets (but not requirements);
• Are willing to travel occasionally depending on client and project needs.

…You are the candidate we are looking for!