Buy-Side M&A Advisor

Village Wellth is a tech-enabled platform that helps Canadians buy their next business, end-to-end, from search to close. We bring the clients, the deal flow, and the financing relationships; our advisors bring transaction expertise.

The Buy-Side M&A Advisor provides the transaction judgment behind every deal, structuring, modelling, and diligence, while coaching the client through it. You won't sit across the table in the client's place; you'll prepare them to negotiate well, shape the terms and structure, and stay close throughout so they move from evaluating targets to signed terms with confidence. This is a client-facing role: clear communication and the ability to guide a first-time or seasoned acquirer through a high-stakes process is central to the role.

Compensation: monthly work-fee advance/retainer + per-deal success fee on close

What you'll do

• Evaluate acquisition targets surfaced through our sourcing engine and clients' own pipelines; you're assessing and shaping deals, not cold-originating from zero
• Guide the client through LOI negotiation — preparing positions, coaching them at the table, and engaging sellers' advisors where it helps
• Structure deals, pricing, terms, and structure that work for client, seller, and lender
• Build and maintain financial models on the platform that drive the go/no-go and the offer
• Run point on diligence workstreams and flag risks that move terms or valuation
• Pressure-test financeability with our Debt Advisor before LOI, so we the client doesn’t sign terms that can't be financed
• Keep clients informed and moving: status, risks, next steps

What you bring

• Ability to coach and communicate; you can guide a client through a complex, emotional, fast-moving process and keep them clear-headed and focused.
• Track record in M&A, private equity, or business acquisition, ideally buy-side
• Strong modelling and comfort with structuring and valuation
• Experience negotiating LOIs and transaction documents
• Sound judgment under time pressure; deals move fast, and terms shift
• Comfort working part-time and async, with responsiveness during active deals

How success is measured

• Deals reaching signed terms and closing
• Quality and durability of negotiated terms

Qualifications

Required: 5+ years in M&A advisory, investment banking, PE, corporate development, or transaction services; strong modelling; experience negotiating acquisitions and conducting financial diligence; working understanding of purchase agreements and deal structures.

Preferred: CPA, CFA, or CBV; experience with ETA / entrepreneur-acquisition transactions; mid-market experience.