Mergers & Acquisitions Manager – Eastern Europe & Mediterranean
We are looking for an experienced Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Manager to lead acquisition activities across 16 countries in Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean, supporting KONE’s growth in the construction, industrial, and technical service sectors.
This role is focused on end-to-end deal execution — from target identification to closing and post-merger integration — working closely with regional leadership and business teams.
Please note: This role requires hands-on M&A transaction experience. It is not suitable for candidates with purely strategy or general consulting backgrounds without direct deal execution exposure.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute the regional M&A strategy, aligned with KONE’s growth priorities
- Identify, evaluate, and prioritize acquisition targets, particularly in construction, technical services, and related industries
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of targets across multiple countries
- Lead end-to-end M&A transactions, including:
- Financial analysis and valuation (DCF, multiples, etc.)
- Due diligence coordination
- Negotiation support
- Deal structuring and closing
- Develop robust business cases, including financial modeling and risk assessment
- Drive post-merger integration, ensuring value creation and operational alignment
- Manage multiple transactions simultaneously in a fast-paced, international environment
- Collaborate with legal, finance, and country leadership teams
What We Are Looking For
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on M&A experience, with proven involvement in executing transactions end-to-end
(industry, investment banking, private equity, or Big 4 M&A / Transaction Services) - Demonstrated experience in:
- Financial modeling and valuation
- Leading or significantly contributing to full deal cycles
- Experience in construction, industrial, infrastructure, or technical services sectors is a strong advantage
- Ability to operate across multiple countries and manage several deals in parallel
- Strong project management and stakeholder management skills
- Fluent English; additional regional languages are a plus
- Willingness to travel across the region
Additional Context (What You’ll Work On)
- Focus on mid-market acquisitions, primarily in service and modernization businesses
- Exposure to a diverse regional portfolio across 16 countries
- Direct collaboration with regional leadership and senior decision-makers
Why Join KONE?
You will play a key role in driving growth through acquisitions in a highly dynamic region, working on impactful deals with direct visibility to senior leadership. This role offers strong exposure, autonomy, and the opportunity to shape KONE’s regional expansion.
At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.
Read more on https://careers.kone.com/en/
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many roles and markets, with field positions sometimes benefiting from overtime and strong union scales. Feedback suggests base compensation is often a relative positive even when other factors vary.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs, including 401(k) and in some regions pension or annuity structures, are consistently highlighted as strong. Feedback suggests these elements meaningfully enhance the overall package.
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Healthcare Strength — Core health coverage is viewed as comprehensive, commonly including medical, dental, and vision options. Feedback suggests a global well‑being framework and EAP resources further reinforce health-related support.
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What We Do
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. This means understanding urbanization and, together with our partners and customers, helping cities to become better and more sustainable places to live. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter buildings. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, we operate in more than 60 countries around the world, employ over 60,000 people and serve 550,000 customers. In 2022, KONE had annual sales of EUR 10.9 billion. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
