The Role
Support origination and execution of M&A transactions across Benelux: prepare client materials, conduct industry and target research, build DCF/LBO financial models, assist project management, and collaborate with internal product teams to deliver integrated transaction solutions.
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Introduction
As a Corporate Finance Analyst (M&A), you play a key role in supporting the origination, structuring, and execution of complex M&A transactions across the Benelux. You combine analytical expertise with commercial insight to help clients achieve their strategic ambitions while contributing to high-impact, cross-border deals.
As a Corporate Finance Analyst (M&A), you play a key role in supporting the origination, structuring, and execution of complex M&A transactions across the Benelux. You combine analytical expertise with commercial insight to help clients achieve their strategic ambitions while contributing to high-impact, cross-border deals.
The team
You will join the Corporate Finance (CF) team in Amsterdam, the main hub of ING Wholesale Banking’s global Corporate Finance network. The team is responsible for advising corporates, private equity firms, and governments on high-profile M&A transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, disposals, public offers, and equity issuances.
Working closely with product teams such as Equity Capital Markets, Structured Acquisition Finance, and Debt Capital & Advisory, you operate in a highly collaborative, international environment focused on delivering excellence in transaction execution.
You will join the Corporate Finance (CF) team in Amsterdam, the main hub of ING Wholesale Banking’s global Corporate Finance network. The team is responsible for advising corporates, private equity firms, and governments on high-profile M&A transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, disposals, public offers, and equity issuances.
Working closely with product teams such as Equity Capital Markets, Structured Acquisition Finance, and Debt Capital & Advisory, you operate in a highly collaborative, international environment focused on delivering excellence in transaction execution.
Roles and responsibilities
In this role, you will support both the origination and execution of M&A transactions by:
In this role, you will support both the origination and execution of M&A transactions by:
- Supporting deal execution across the full transaction lifecycle, from pitch to closing
- Preparing high-quality client presentations and materials that clearly communicate strategic insights
- Conducting in-depth research on industries, markets, and target companies to inform deal strategies
- Building and maintaining financial models (e.g. DCF, LBO) to support valuation and decision-making
- Assisting in project management to ensure timelines, deliverables, and stakeholders are aligned
- Collaborating closely with internal teams across ING to deliver integrated client solutions
Success factors
We take smart people like you for their potential. Our biggest expectation is that you remain curious. Keep learning. Take responsibility. In return, we will support you in becoming an even better version of yourself.
To succeed in this role, you bring:
We take smart people like you for their potential. Our biggest expectation is that you remain curious. Keep learning. Take responsibility. In return, we will support you in becoming an even better version of yourself.
To succeed in this role, you bring:
- Strong analytical and numerical skills, enabling you to build robust financial models and insights
- Proven experience with M&A transactions and valuation techniques, contributing directly to deal execution quality
- Attention to detail and accuracy, ensuring high standards in client deliverables
- A commercial mindset, allowing you to identify opportunities and support deal origination
- Ability to work effectively in teams, collaborating across functions and geographies
- High energy and perseverance, helping you perform under pressure in a fast-paced deal environment
- Strong communication and presentation skills, essential for developing impactful client materials
- Fluency in English, with Dutch language skills as a strong advantage for local market interaction
Rewards and benefits
We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. Find out more about our employment conditions
The benefits of working with us at ING include:
We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. Find out more about our employment conditions
The benefits of working with us at ING include:
- 25-28 vacation days depending on contract
- Pension scheme
- 13th month salary
- 8% Holiday payment
- Hybrid working
- Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities
- An informal working environment with innovative colleagues
About us
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Questions
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Skills Required
- Proven experience with M&A transactions and valuation techniques
- Strong analytical and numerical skills
- Ability to build and maintain financial models (e.g., DCF, LBO)
- Experience preparing high-quality client presentations and materials
- Research skills on industries, markets, and target companies
- Attention to detail and accuracy in client deliverables
- Commercial mindset to identify opportunities and support origination
- Ability to work effectively in teams across functions and geographies
- High energy and perseverance; ability to perform under pressure
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Fluency in English
- Dutch language skills (strong advantage)
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The Company
What We Do
ING is a pioneer in digital banking and on the forefront as one of the most innovative banks in the world. As ING, we have a clear purpose that represents our conviction of people’s potential. We don’t judge, coach, or tell people how to live their lives. However big or small, modest or grand, we empower people and businesses to realise their vision for a better future. We made the promise to make banking frictionless, removing barriers to progress, and make people confident in their financial decisions. As a global bank we have a huge opportunity – and responsibility – to make an impact for the better. We can play a role by financing change, sharing knowledge, and innovating. Being sustainable is in all the choices we make—as a lender, as a partner and through the services we offer our customers
