**Intro description:
**Legalist is a tech-enabled alternative asset manager that uses proprietary data-driven origination to invest in uncorrelated legal and government-payment assets. Founded out of Y Combinator in 2016, Legalist manages over $1.7 billion for endowments, foundations, and family offices.
Core Responsibilities:
Lead due diligence on acquisition targets and prepare clear, data-driven investment recommendations for senior leadership
Build and maintain sophisticated Excel-based financial models to evaluate acquisition opportunities, including revenue synergies, cost optimization, and integration scenarios
Prepare valuation analyses (DCF, comparable transactions, precedent M&A), scenario modeling, and performance projections to support acquisition decisions and monitor portfolio performance
Partner with the origination team to identify, evaluate, and execute on acquisition opportunities as part of our strategic roll-up initiative
Lead deal structuring, negotiation support, and post-acquisition integration planning across multiple concurrent transactions
Support cross-functional initiatives related to deal sourcing, underwriting, structuring, portfolio management, operations, technology, and marketing
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business, or related field; advanced degree encouraged
6+ years of investment banking, M&A, or private equity experience, with direct involvement in executing transactions from sourcing through close
Track record in buy-side M&A with experience in roll-up strategies, consolidation plays, or multi-site acquisitions a plus
Strong proficiency in financial statement analysis, advanced Excel-based financial modeling and enterprise valuation methodologies