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Jonas Software

Long-term ownership of vertical software

Associate Director M&A - M&A

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Full-timeToronto, ON, CanadaCA$130k - CA$150kIn-person

About the Job

Responsibilities

  • Manage the execution of M&A transactions, including takeovers, acquisitions, divestitures, and related activities.
  • Review and prepare financial and valuation models for potential transactions.
  • Draft and provide input to relevant transaction documents.
  • Take responsibility for key internal M&A processes.
  • Play a significant role in training and developing junior team members.
  • Engage with acquisition targets’ shareholders, executives, and financial advisors.
  • Evaluate the quality of prospective vertical-market software acquisitions.
  • Organize, analyze, and present preliminary information received from potential acquisition targets.
  • Build valuation models to determine the price and structure of potential offers.
  • Conduct financial and operational due diligence, with varying levels of involvement across due diligence activities of cross-functional teams, including specialists in human resources, research and development, tax, and legal departments.
  • Prepare investment memorandums and discuss investment rationale and strategy for the business post-closing.
  • Assist in integrating newly acquired businesses and tracking post-closing performance.

About the Company

Jonas Software

Long-term ownership of vertical software

Jonas Software manages a decentralized portfolio of over 160 independently run software companies across more than 40 vertical markets. It buys vertical market software (VMS) businesses and holds them long-term, allowing each company to keep its brand, leadership, and culture while Jonas provides capital, strategic oversight, and financial stability. Revenue comes from the ongoing operations of the portfolio’s companies, with the model focusing on deep industry expertise in nich es rather than restructuring or selling. Goal: grow value across the portfolio by supporting stable, niche-focused software companies for the long term, maintaining ownership stability instead of pursuing quick flips.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Founded
1990

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