Transaction Services, M&A, Deal Advisory

As an associate I’m curious, for the Director’s at A&M or SM’s at Big 4, I hear that ur somewhat expected to bring in business but what exactly does that mean? Is it more about maintaining “good e… more

Anyone else working this holiday break? These QoE’s ain’t gonna build themselves

London - how is M&A tax at EY / PwC? Pay, progression, work life balance?

My wife and I have ~$850k net worth on track to hit $1M by the end of ‘26. We’re both 31 now and started with $0 / negative net worths 10 years ago when we graduated college. Curious to know how we’re… more

Any FDD practices fully remote out there? Looking for a long term solution...Will hit a ceiling at RSM if remote

Has anyone here moved into Private Credit recently? Is it still possible in this job market?

I’ve never seen a firm lose so much good talent due to poor leadership decisions than RSM. Unfortunate that everyone is getting underpaid in the FDD practice.

Why don’t more firms start charging on contingency? I get the argument that it’s to remain neutral/objective, but everyone knows a bias already exists on the buyside versus sellside. any shops chargin… more

Does anyone else feel that FDD is lacking behind in pay, especially manager and below? My gf is S1 in tax bringing in 118k and I am in FDD S2 bringing in 111K in HCOL. I also heard that auditors are beating FDD n… more

Anyone transitioned to PE back office roles before? Pros and cons?

Do you guys do net debt for a sell side? If so are you including accrued bonus, leases, taxes, etc or just debt? Seems a bit weird to do for a sell side.

Any feedback on culture, wlb, or salary at Eisner? Can’t find anything on FB

Deloitte or EY - are your M&A tax teams hybrid? How many days in office?

Anyone else having one of the worst weeks ever lol

Are organizational costs considered debt like? Like org cost weee capitalized? Same thing for accumulated amortization for deferred loan fees?

I have an interview set up for a boutique investment bank. What resources would be helpful to prep for the interviews?

Niche question but has anyone moved to the tech side of the finance/accounting industry? Was approached about a solutions/consultant role at a fintech start up, but can’t tell if it’s a glorified sale… more

For those who've been doing FDD for a while, have any of you experienced your total comp decreasing YoY from like FY22 and onward? Mainly driven by bonuses being smaller over the last few years. I… more

Hey all, have a sell side deal where we are adding back the discount taken by a customer bc per their LTA and new terms, the will no longer be receiving it (3%). From a NWC perspective, how do I adjus… more

How much PTO did you guys take this year including the ons scheduled for the end of this month?

I’ve had an itch to try M&A tax since college. I currently work in a tax team that has pretty good hours outside of Feb-April and pays well, although M&A would probably be like 15% jump in pay… more

A&M’s US transaction advisory practice promoted 8 people to Managing Director (partner) this year.

have you ever had a sell side die because of how messy / unusable the data was ?

How much travel is involved in turnaround & restructuring at B4 (Deloitte / EYP)?

Have an interview lined up at corp dev position. Currently in fdd earning 105k and corp dev will be around 95-100k. Wondering if its logical to take a small pay cut for corp dev? Is corp dev considere… more

I have multiple pending job offers. My plan was to accept one tomorrow and give notice the same day my current role. But, I got laid off today lol with severance. This is like the dream scenario right?? I a… more

All first year managers, what is your Base salary and COL?

What’s the ratio of CPA-to-nonCPA in transaction/M&A advisory space? I’m currently working in strategy and due diligence for an accounting firm’s transactions (not client-facing) but I’m consideri… more

New TAS senior here. Client told us that they want to present a proforma adj for a customer that used to receive a discount and now doesn’t (terms went from 3% net 30 to net 75 in 2025). Is it that si… more

EY or Deloitte better for M&A tax?

Baker tilly acquires another firm.
Berkowitz Pollock brant (florida)
They acquired moss Adams i believe.
What changes came thru post acquisition? Any inputs

Got to wonder who did the due diligence over the Warner brothers acquisition

Any success stories regarding someone starting a business after learning so much about different businesses during the management meetings? There must be quite a few out there.

Anyone at Big4 transferred internally (or even jumped to another B4) from tax to transactions M&A consulting? How is the current transfer market? How hard is it coming from tax? I’m entertaining t… more

B4 FDD/TAS vs FP&A at MM PE shop. Which would you choose for best earnings potential, prestige, exit ops?

What salary should I ask for at Kroll in a high cost-of-living city for an analyst role on the FDD team?

Has anyone here left FDD (from any firm) and regretted it? The hands on at all times is difficult with kids but the comp seems higher compared to industry positions I’ve seen so far

Anyone regret leaving audit too soon? Currently have an offer from RSM TAS and talking with another big 4. RSM Pay is barely more than audit, so may not take it. Would love to stay at my Big4 for FDD,… more

Has anyone gotten a market adjustment for pay? Our firm just adjusted our pay and I am impressed and wondering if other firms did that for fdd?