A rapidly growing digital infrastructure platform is expanding aggressively across the APAC region and is seeking an experienced M&A Director to play a central role in accelerating its growth strategy.
This is a high-impact investment role focused on identifying, evaluating and executing acquisitions, investments, joint ventures and strategic partnerships across the digital infrastructure ecosystem, with particular emphasis on data centres and related infrastructure assets.

Working closely with the senior leadership team and investment stakeholders, the M&A Director will be responsible for taking transactions from initial opportunity identification through valuation, due diligence, negotiation, execution and post-transaction integration.

The role will suit an investment professional who combines strong transaction execution capability, financial modelling expertise and commercial judgement with the ability to operate effectively across multiple APAC markets.

What Makes This Role Compelling
This is an opportunity to join a high-growth digital infrastructure platform at a pivotal stage of its APAC expansion.

The successful candidate will have meaningful ownership of the platform's inorganic growth agenda and exposure to the full investment lifecycle — from origination and underwriting through transaction execution, strategic partnerships and portfolio development.

With an aggressive regional growth mandate, the role offers significant exposure to cross-border M&A, digital infrastructure investments and senior-level strategic decision-making across APAC.


Key Responsibilities
Strategic M&A & Origination
- Develop and execute the platform's APAC M&A and inorganic growth strategy in alignment with broader corporate objectives.
- Identify and evaluate acquisition, investment, joint venture and strategic partnership opportunities across APAC.
- Build and maintain relationships with investment banks, financial sponsors, infrastructure funds, developers, operators, advisors and other market participants.
- Develop a strong pipeline of potential targets and proactively assess opportunities against the platform's investment strategy.
- Monitor market trends, competitive activity, asset valuations and emerging opportunities across APAC digital infrastructure.

Transaction Execution
- Lead M&A transactions from initial screening through to completion, including acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and strategic investments.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary transaction teams covering financial, commercial, legal, tax, technical, regulatory and operational due diligence.
- Lead negotiations with sellers, shareholders, investors, management teams and strategic partners.
- Manage external advisors and ensure transaction workstreams remain coordinated and on schedule.
- Prepare investment papers, board materials and transaction recommendations for senior management and investment committees.
- Manage transaction processes through signing and closing, ensuring key commercial and execution considerations are appropriately addressed.

Financial Analysis & Valuation
- Build and review detailed financial models for acquisitions, investments, joint ventures and development opportunities.
- Conduct valuation analysis using relevant methodologies, including DCF, trading comparables, precedent transactions and scenario analysis.
- Assess investment returns, capital requirements, financing structures, sensitivities and downside cases.
- Evaluate the financial and strategic implications of potential transactions at both asset and platform level.
- Support the development of investment cases and recommendations for senior management and shareholders.

APAC Expansion
- Evaluate opportunities across established and emerging APAC digital infrastructure markets.
- Assess new market entry opportunities, platform acquisitions, portfolio consolidation and strategic partnerships.
- Work with local teams and advisors to understand market dynamics, regulatory considerations, land and development opportunities and competitive positioning.
- Support the platform's expansion through a combination of acquisitions, partnerships and organic growth.

Strategic & Portfolio Development
- Work with senior leadership to identify opportunities to create value through consolidation, portfolio optimisation and strategic capital deployment.
- Review existing investments and identify opportunities for acquisitions, disposals, refinancing, restructuring or strategic partnerships.
- Support post-acquisition integration and value creation initiatives where required.
- Contribute to broader corporate strategy and long-term capital allocation decisions.

Key Requirements:
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering or a related discipline.
- Typically 10+ years of experience in M&A, investment banking, private equity, infrastructure investment, corporate development or a related investment environment.
- Demonstrated track record of executing transactions, ideally within digital infrastructure, data centres, telecommunications, infrastructure or real assets.
- Strong financial modelling, valuation and transaction execution capabilities.
- Experience managing complex due diligence processes and coordinating multiple internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of transaction structures, acquisition financing, joint ventures and investment processes.
- Experience across APAC markets is highly relevant.
- Strong commercial judgement and ability to assess both financial and strategic aspects of an investment opportunity.
- Excellent negotiation, communication and presentation skills.
- Comfortable engaging with senior executives, institutional investors, investment partners, advisors and counterparties.
- Ability to operate independently in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial and growth-oriented environment.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple transactions and workstreams simultaneously.