Interim Corporate Finance Advisor (Travel Sector M&A)

Interim Corporate Finance Advisor (Travel Sector M&A)

Location: London
Contract Type: Interim (3–6 months, extension possible)
Start Date: Immediate
Client: A rapidly expanding travel group

About the Assignment

ReachX is supporting a high-growth travel group. With a strong balance sheet and active access to capital for acquisitions, our client is accelerating a buy-and-build strategy focused on high-quality niche tour operators across Europe.

We are seeking an Interim Corporate Finance Advisor with strong M&A experience — ideally with exposure to the travel, leisure, tourism or consumer services sectors.

This is a hands-on, fast-moving assignment supporting multiple live deals.

About the Client

Our client is a well-capitalised, internationally minded travel group with a mission to acquire and scale niche, founder-led tour brands. 

They are targeting:

• Well-established, specialist tour operators with a clear niche and strong reputation
• Founder-led or entrepreneurially driven businesses with mature operations
• Companies with loyal repeat guests, positive reviews, and a history of delivering high-quality travel experiences
• Brands with values aligned around responsibility, authenticity, sustainability, and quality
• Businesses with potential to scale internationally or digitally with improved systems and technology
• Revenue range: €2–20m
• Regions of interest: DACH, France, and select international markets
• Preference for asset-light, scalable business models

Role Responsibilities

As the Interim Corporate Finance Advisor, you will:

• Lead financial due diligence on target tour operators

• Main activity is sourcing opportunities and support the transaction process

   Other activites could include:
• Assess operational quality, commercial metrics, customer profile, and growth potential
• Provide insight into travel-sector economics, cost structures, and risk factors
• Support deal structuring, negotiation inputs, and transaction documentation
• Work closely with founders, senior management, legal advisors, and internal stakeholders
• Present clear recommendations to the CEO, CFO, and ReachX investment team

What We’re Looking For

• Ability to source opportunities and support the transaction process

• Strong experience in corporate finance, M&A, deal advisory, or transaction services
• Knowledge of the travel sector or similar asset-light consumer service models is preferred
• Ability to function independently in a fast-moving, founder-led environment
• Experience working with private equity, acquisitive groups, or IPO-ready companies is an advantage
• Strong communication skills and comfort dealing directly with founders and management teams
• Available immediately or at short notice for an interim assignment

Why This Role Matters

This project is central to an ambitious acquisition programme that will shape a new pan-European travel group. You will directly influence which tour operators are acquired and help ensure each transaction is financially robust, strategically aligned, and scalable.

Activity: Interim COO, C-Level Growth, Investor Relations Professional, Corporate Finance Advisor, Interim CFO/Controller, Strategy Consultant

Sector: Tourism, Retail, Telecom & Media, Fintech, Consumer, Technology, Saas, Infrastructure, Software, Transport

Skills: Corporate Finance, Due Diligence , Financial Forecasting, Deal Sourcing, Market Analysis, Market Segmentation, Deal Assessment, Mergers and Acquisitions

Years of Experience: 5-9 years, 10-14 years, 15+ years, 0-4 years

Region: EU, Europe - non EU, UK, Other