Partner – M&A & Corporate Advisory

Yoda Capital is expanding its national Partner network and is seeking experienced commercial advisers who can originate, win and lead M&A and corporate advisory mandates for privately owned and founder-led businesses.
This is a full-cycle Partner role. You will develop relationships with business owners and professional advisers, identify strategic and transaction opportunities, convert those opportunities into paid engagements, and remain involved through assessment, preparation, negotiation, due diligence and completion.
You will be supported by Yoda Capital’s central advisory capability, structured methodologies, research resources, analysts and MandateOS, our proprietary, in-house AI-driven advisory platform.
This is not a referral-only position, nor is it a traditional listing-led business-broking role. It is suited to senior professionals who can combine relationship development, commercial judgement and transaction execution.
About Yoda Capital
Yoda Capital is an independent M&A and corporate advisory firm working with privately owned, entrepreneurial and founder-led businesses.
Our work includes:
Strategic assessments and business valuations
Exit, succession and transaction planning
Sell-side and Buy-side M&A
Partial sales and strategic partnerships
Capital raising and corporate finance
Transaction preparation and value improvement
Buyer and investor identification
Negotiation, due diligence and transaction management
AI efficiency and implementation advisory
Our approach begins before a business is taken to market. We assess value, strategic position, transaction readiness, risks, value drivers and the likely buyer or investor universe before recommending the appropriate pathway.
The MandateOS advantage
Partners operate through MandateOS, Yoda Capital’s custom-built AI-driven advisory and transaction platform.
MandateOS is designed to bring opportunity qualification, evidence review, strategic assessment, valuation workflows, buyer and investor analysis, mandate management, transaction tracking and stakeholder collaboration into one operating environment, all automated with AI.
For Partners, this means:
Less time spent on repetitive administration
Faster analysis, valuations and mandate preparation
More consistent advisory and transaction processes
Better visibility across opportunities, evidence and deliverables
Structured support throughout the mandate lifecycle
The ability to manage multiple mandates at once without sacrificing quality
MandateOS does not replace Partner judgement or client relationships. It gives experienced advisers greater leverage, stronger process discipline and access to capabilities that would otherwise require a substantial internal team.
What you will do
As a Yoda Capital Partner, you will:
Develop a geographic, sector or professional-referral market
Build relationships with business owners, accountants, lawyers, bankers, investors and other advisers
Identify potential sale, succession, capital, strategic and AI-advisory opportunities
Lead initial owner discussions and qualify potential engagements
Originate paid strategic assessment, valuation and transaction mandates
Assess the client’s objectives, business position, value drivers and likely transaction pathway
Lead strategic assessment and valuation engagements with central support
Advise owners on transaction readiness, business preparation and value improvement
Develop buyer, investor and counterparty strategies
Oversee transaction materials, financial analysis and due diligence preparation
Lead buyer, investor and stakeholder discussions
Advise on offers, structures, pricing, terms and risk
Manage negotiations and maintain transaction momentum through completion
Identify AI efficiency opportunities and support appropriate implementation engagements
Manage your pipeline and mandates through MandateOS and HubSpot
Collaborate with Yoda Capital leadership, analysts, specialists and other Partners
The Partner remains the senior client relationship lead while drawing on Yoda Capital’s technology, resources and execution support.
Who we are looking for
You may come from:
M&A or corporate finance
Accounting, tax or business advisory
Commercial or corporate banking
Private equity, investment or family office
Transaction services or valuation
Law or management consulting
Corporate development
Business-owner succession and exit planning
A CEO, CFO, senior executive or business-owner background involving transactions or capital
You will ideally bring at least 10 years of relevant commercial experience, together with:
Credibility with founders, shareholders and senior decision-makers
The ability to originate paid advisory or transaction work
Strong commercial and financial literacy
Experience managing complex client relationships
An understanding of valuation, transaction and capital considerations
Confidence discussing strategy, value, succession, AI implementation and business improvement
Strong negotiation and stakeholder-management capability
The willingness to remain involved through delivery and execution
High standards of confidentiality, integrity and professional judgement
An entrepreneurial approach combined with disciplined process management
Formal qualifications in accounting, finance, law, economics or business are advantageous but not essential where relevant experience can be demonstrated.
What Yoda Capital provides
Partners receive access to:
The Yoda Capital brand and national platform
MandateOS and Yoda Capital’s AI-enabled advisory infrastructure
Structured strategic assessment, valuation and transaction methodologies
Central research, analysis and buyer-identification support
Proposal, engagement and transaction templates
Marketing and business-development support
Transaction preparation and due diligence frameworks
A strong culture of success and driven like-minded fellow Partners
HubSpot CRM and pipeline-management infrastructure
Collaboration with Yoda Capital leadership and other Partners
Ongoing development in M&A, corporate advisory and AI implementation
The ability to build a significant advisory practice without establishing an independent firm from the ground up
How to apply
Please submit your CV together with a brief cover note addressing:
The Australian market and sectors you would primarily develop
Your experience originating advisory or transaction mandates
One or two relevant transactions or complex engagements you have led
The nature of your business-owner and professional-referral network
Why Yoda Capital’s full-cycle, technology-enabled Partner model interests you
All applications and initial discussions will be treated confidentially.

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