Graduate M&A Origination Executive - Award Winning Team

Due to continued expansion and a healthy pipeline of deals in 2025, SJC Partners have been mandated by an award M&A firm to recruit a junior Origination Executive for their growing team.

The client specialises in mid-market transactions and this will be a key front role focused on identifying and engaging with business owners considering a sale. The successful candidate will play an instrumental part in building a pipeline of qualified sell-side prospects, supporting the firm’s ongoing success in delivering high-quality deals. More specifically, responsibilities will cover:

• Conducting targeted desktop research to identify suitable sell-side opportunities.
• Building and maintaining prospect lists using lead generation platforms and CRM tools.
• Crafting and executing outbound marketing campaigns (email and LinkedIn) to engage potential clients.
• Booking meetings (in time perhaps leading these) and generating qualified leads for the deal team.
• Support wider origination initiatives including event follow-ups and database management.

Applicants should possess:

• A proven background in sales or business development, ideally in a KPI-driven environment.
• Strong communication skills, with experience engaging clients both over the phone and face-to-face.
• Self-starter with a commercial mindset and tenacious approach to prospecting.
• Familiarity with M&A or private capital markets is advantageous but not essential.
• Comfortable using CRM and lead generation tools such as Beauhurst, Pitchbook, or similar.

This represents an outstanding opportunity to join a high-performing corporate finance team with a strong track record in the £10m–£100m deal space. The successful individual will have excellent exposure to the M&A lifecycle and progression opportunities into a more deal-facing role.
There will be a high earning potential through commission earned on deals sourced.