Overview

Graduate M&A Research Analyst Jobs in Gauteng, South Africa at Remote Choice

Title: Graduate M&A Research Analyst

Company: Remote Choice

Location: Gauteng, South Africa

Hours: 9:00am – 5:30pm Monday – Friday UK working hours

The Opportunity

We are working on behalf of a fast-growing, investment-led corporate finance advisory firm that is redefining how advisory services are delivered to high-growth businesses across marketing, technology, and data sectors.

The firm operates as a strategic partner to founders throughout the full business lifecycle —from early-stage capital raising through to exit. With a strong focus on judgement, timing,and long-term value creation, they combine traditional corporate finance expertise with AI-driven infrastructure to enhance decision-making and execution.

With an international footprint and a senior-led model, the business integrates capital strategy, embedded corporate development, and advanced intelligence systems to deliver high-quality outcomes across multiple stages of growth.

The Role

This is not a traditional analyst position.

The Research Associate will play a central role in building and managing the firm’s AI-powered research, knowledge, and execution infrastructure, while also supporting live and fundraising mandates.

The role sits at the intersection of:

  • Corporate finance execution
  • Investor intelligence
  • Knowledge management
  • AI workflow development
  • Outreach and pipeline coordination

This is a systems-driven role focused on scaling capability through structured processes and intelligent infrastructure — not just increasing headcount.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

  • Knowledge Management & AI Insight Platform
  • Develop and manage the firm’s AI-powered knowledge and intelligence platform
  • Design and refine AI agents to automate research workflows, investor intelligence

gathering, comparable analysis, and document production

  • Translate raw data into clear, decision-ready insights
  • Build and maintain structured internal knowledge systems (playbooks, templates,

outreach strategies, internal documentation)

  • Implement version control and retention policies
  • Produce weekly intelligence briefings covering investor activity, sector trends, and

pipeline updates

  • Research & Investor Intelligence
  • Build and maintain a comprehensive investor and strategic buyer intelligence library,

including:

  • Investment strategy and sector focus
  • Ticket sizes and stage preferences
  • Recent transactions
  • Key decision-makers and structures
  • Allocation timing and constraints
  • Develop sector research and thematic insights to support origination and pitch

materials

  • Conduct primary and secondary research to identify relevant investors and buyers
  • Generate longlists and shortlists for live mandates
  • Outreach & Pipeline Coordination
  • Design and execute targeted outreach campaigns for both fundraising and sell-side

processes

(list building → sequencing → reporting → follow-up)

  • Maintain and optimise outreach trackers and pipeline management systems
  • Improve engagement and conversion through refined messaging and sequencing

strategies

  • Collaborate closely with senior stakeholders to align outreach with mandate strategy
  • Tools & Data Infrastructure
  • Own and manage the firm’s PitchBook subscription as the internal subject matter

expert

(including list building, templates, training, and supplier management)

  • Oversee integrations between research tools and CRM systems
  • Produce rapid insight outputs (cap tables, ownership structures, funding histories)
  • Support creation of high-quality client materials, including one-pagers and

presentations

  • CRM & Execution Support
  • Act as CRM owner, ensuring clean, structured, and actionable data
  • Support transaction execution through:
  • Comparable transaction analysis
  • Briefing materials
  • Pitch documentation
  • Due diligence packs
  • Management meeting preparation

Essential

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

  • 1–3 years’ experience in corporate finance, consulting, strategy, or transaction- related research
  • Strong commercial research and analytical capability
  • Experience with private markets data platforms (e.g. PitchBook, Capital IQ)
  • CRM experience (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot, Affinity)
  • Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
  • Excellent written communication skills
  • Demonstrable interest in AI tools and integrating them into workflows

Desirable

  • Exposure to fundraising or investor engagement processes
  • Experience with automation tools or API integrations (e.g. CRM syncs, Zapier)
  • Basic data handling or SQL knowledge

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