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M&A attorney here. Been asked to present on a current industry topic at an upcoming M&A department meeting. Any topic ideas? (Not getting a traction in the Law bowl.)

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Hello ! I am a consultant in strategy and investment in telco (commercial due diligence, performance improvement, Business plan review ..) in a small boutique in Paris. Do you think that I can break i… more

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Which advisory firms do the best job within the carve-out / divestiture space? Running PMO, negotiating TSA’s, evaluating cost structure, etc. Assume the Big Four is pretty solid - any specific firm t… more

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If you were to start a small cap private equity company now, what would be your industries of priority? (North east, US)

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anyone here work in Corp Strat and willing to connect? I’m working in corp dev rn focusing 100% of my time on M&A and starting to think about what’s next. Would love to hear thoughts about the rol… more

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What kind of industry exits make sense from an m&a consulting background? Thinking strategy function? Assuming corp dev needs more financial modelling experience than I have

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We are hiring for managers/director roles at EYP. Focused on M&A execution work. Ping me if anyone is interested

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Alvarez & Marsal Hold on just a gosh darn moment… What happened to the Alvarez & Marsal Happy *day of the week* person?!

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Is there a difference between a ”searcher” that acquires several small businesses vs a small cap PE fund? What route is more lucrative?

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Who all got MLK day off?

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Hello, I am looking to use BA degree, Masters degree, and Deloitte Consulting experience for my next professional opportunity in the tech industry. I am looking for M&A support or project manageme… more

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Anyone at Bain familiar with the TIG practice care to speak to how the group is doing? Interested in a lateral.

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Anyone work at AlixPartners and familiar with their M&A practice? Can you please share some information around the practice, scale of projects, team structure, main competitors, and growth traject… more

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I am a first year manager working in a M&A post deal implementation/ consulting role. What skillset should I work on to transition to Corp Dev?

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If I currently work in FDD but want to eventually transition into Corp Dev, what steps should I be taking to make this happen?

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Is there anyone at PwC DT/DDV who travels weekly?

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Who wants to go acquire some small businesses?

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Alvarez & Marsal Anyone from alvarez and marsal PEPI group willing to chat for a role I am interested in. Thank you in advance

Alvarez & Marsal

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How is the new year treating you?

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Looking to get into starting my own private equity firm; starting with one acquisition and building to a minimum of 4 within 5 years.

Want to build a trustworthy team/network and have gaps on the legal and account… more

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What is your companies policy on AI? How have you integrated it into your workday, if able.

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Any recommendations to transition from M&A valuation to corporate development?

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This is such a terrible time.
I have lost hopes multiple times!

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Anyone looking to hire a 3rd party vendor for a few hard searches to fill ?

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Anyone ever start their own PE firm/fund? Not search, but maybe with a specific investment thesis? Particularly interested in journeys from entrepreneurs who parlayed their exit.

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I joined a boutique IB (6 employees with <2 years in existence) in Jan 2023. We run $10 - $200M industry agnostic deals and have been very successful. I have 3 YOE. The title they gave me was “director”,… more

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Happy Christmas Eve!

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Hope everyone's week is going horribly! SAD Thursday!!

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What’s your ideal framework to capture, filter, and shortlist the right investors that maximises your sell-side client?

In other word Scouting 4-5 investors in stage 1 rather than 8-10 all the way dow… more

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Are there any newsletters you subscribe to that you find are really helpful?

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What a week, deals are not slowing down.

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How much of a pay cut is reasonable going from M&A consulting to industry? How much do you value WFH?

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Hello to the A&M person here that posts “Happy “day of the week!” and “Hope you all had a great weekend!!” ALL THE FREAKING TIME - it’s cool that you’re seemingly really happy, but, kindly, please… more

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Any reason this bowl is just filled with “Happy day of the week or weekend”? Versus more useful threads? Not to offend - maybe I’m too jaded by work

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Happy pre holiday week Monday 🐠!most likely working through next week but still grateful for the family and friends.

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Hi, M&A bowlers.

Qq, and a noob one at that. What's the easiest way of finding out the demographics for owners of a company? Other than the manual googling for them and looking through public sites that ag… more

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Hope everyone’s weekend is going well 🐠!

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What consulting firms offer ‘Externships’ similar to Bain Externship model? And is that something typically only pursued by those looking to get out of consulting without having to make immediate comm… more

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how would you go about talking about an unannounced transaction that did actually close on your resume? Is this allowed since it’s not public info?

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Alvarez & Marsal Anyone at Alvarez & Marsal open to referring me?

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