Blacktrace

About Us

Blacktrace is an award-winning, independent transaction specialist in international mergers and acquisitions, headquartered in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. We support family businesses, entrepreneurs, management teams, corporates, and investors in the areas: sale, acquisitions, management buy-out, corporate valuation and growth financing. The typical transaction value for these businesses lies between €20 and €250 million. Our expertise in the Dutch and Belgian market is complemented by our participation in an international network of similar boutiques having strong local presence and expertise in top economies worldwide. These attributes have helped us achieve our current position as a major player in the Dutch mid-market segment. Because our firm is growing, we are looking for new top talents to strengthen the team.

Close-knit team
Blacktrace operates in some of the world’s most interesting markets where M&A experience, agility and out-of-the-box thinking are key to staying ahead of competition. That makes it one of the most challenging and exciting places in which to exercise your skills. The ability to successfully complete transactions often lies in attention to detail. A combination of negotiating skills, empathy, networking and professional skills are key success factors. We operate in small and flexible teams that personally coordinate the transaction from start to finish and are fully dedicated to our clients 24/7. This guarantees our complete involvement and commitment.

Career
We offer internships and full-time starter positions and can tailor the job to your needs with respect to duration, fields of interest and your desired development path. Our internships and start positions are characterized by a steep learning curve thanks to a combination of learning on the job, responsibilities from the start and support from experienced M&A professionals. Internships often result in full-time employment and have starting dates year-round with a minimum internship period of five months. We seek top talent with ambition to become a full-fledged M&A professional.

What are our sustainable initiatives?

Blacktrace services leading companies with promising business models in sustainable (niche) market segments. Attracting a new owner and fresh capital, or injecting growth capital in such firms, enables our customers to scale up and enhance innovation capacity. This contributes to the continuity of their organizations. A selection of recent examples:

• Renewable energy solutions (DCC acquires PVO)
• Technology to solve climate challenges (Itility Group acquires NEO, 52Impact, and eLEAF)
• Plastic recycling (Shell invests in BlueAlp)
• Electric mobility (Growth financing for felyx)
• Solar energy development (Greenchoice acquires KiesZon)