CompanionCo is the holding company of various Auren and Moore accounting and consulting firms, backed by Waterland Private Equity Investments B.V (“Waterland”).
With an entrepreneurial spirit and a high growth pace, CompanionCo is building a pan-European organization, founded on the solid legacy and values of its partnerships.
In 2020, Waterland entered the capital of Moore Belgium. The turnover has since grown from EUR 50 mio to over EUR 250 mio through both organic growth and buy-and-build. Starting in 2023, a pan-European investment thesis was developed in order to deliver an integrated cross-border service offering to clients. This led to participations by Waterland in the capital of Moore Kingston Smith (UK) and Moore Ireland (2023) and Moore DRV (The Netherlands) (2024). More recently, entities in Spain and Germany have been added to the group. Today, combined turnover is in excess of EUR 1b with well over 7500 employees. The ambition is to further grow in the existing regions and add new ones to the group as well.
Its vision is to become the leading pan-European service provider for mid-market companies, offering accounting, audit, tax, and advisory services through a pragmatic, hands-on approach. In doing so, CompanionCo aims to create sustainable value for its employees, clients, and shareholders alike.
A Path of Entrepreneurial Growth
Entrepreneurship lies at the heart of CompanionCo’s success. Each of its firms combines a strong local identity with ambitious growth goals, driving both organic and strategic expansion across Europe.
To execute this Pan-European strategy and pursue a more profound cooperation and
integration between the different entities, CompanionCo was founded as the holding
entity that coordinates these efforts. At CompanionCo a Legal Counsel, CFO and Financial Manager were recently hired.
To support this evolution, Moore is now looking to appoint an M&A Director at the level of the CompanionCo structure. This individual will take on a significant portion of the M&A responsibilities currently held by Waterland, and will become a key figure in driving the European M&A agenda forward.
Mission
Support business development decision-taking in the early phase of the M&A process, provide the necessary expertise and intelligence in all phases of the M&A process, project-manage all acquisition projects from start to eventual post-acquisition integration plan. The M&A Director is part of the CompanionCo team and will work closely with key company leadership and Waterland.
Main responsibilities
M&A Deal Execution and strategy
Lead end-to-end M&A processes, including deal sourcing, evaluation, and execution. Focus on deals linked to geographic expansion and large or complex acquisitions, or even a potential exit.
Structure and coordinate the overall deal timeline, stakeholders, and responsibilities.
Support local M&A teams in countries where Auren & Moore is already present. Focus on maintaining high standards of M&A processes across the different countries by having a consistent approach and clear governance.
Support the Waterland and leadership team in defining and executing the M&A strategy.
2. Target Identification & Screening
Build and manage a pipeline of potential acquisition targets aligned with the company’s growth plan.
Conduct financial analysis and performance assessments of target companies.
Prepare Go / No-Go recommendations for senior management and Waterland.
3. Due Diligence Management
The role typically coordinates the due diligence process across departments:
Work with internal teams such as Finance, legal, tax, HR and IT
Coordinate with external advisors (advisors, lawyers, banks).
Ensure comprehensive due diligence before acquisition decisions.
Prepare comprehensive handover to local team to ensure smooth start of Post-Merger Integration process.
5. Deal financing
Monitor deal financing activities (if applicable)
6. Project Leadership
Senior roles also involve leadership duties:
