Transaction Services, M&A, Deal Advisory

I'm considering a TAS Senior position at Plante Moran. Does anyone have insights on work/life balance and what kind of hours the group typically works? I'm transitioning from Big 4 Audit as a … more

Got laid off and looking to pivot into FP&A, Corporate Finance or Corp Dev roles. Anyone make a similar transition?

How much are M1s in Chicago/ MCOL FDD making

How many hours a week are FDD people working right now?

What is the argument for working in TAS after the salary gap between TAS and audit has narrowed? My hours and stress have both taken a beating when I moved from audit to TAS.

Anyone heard of MarshBerry? Any thoughts?

How often are people being contacted by recruiters?

For those who know they cant sustain long and unpredictable hours for future in fdd, where do you guys look for where the hours are limited to an actual 9-5?

Which Big Four has the best TAS/FDD practice in Canada?

What are the best ways you are implementing AI on deals? What are the most helpful prompts? So far, I’ve seen the biggest benefit from polished report write ups but I’d be interested to hear other per… more

Is big four expected to be ramping up hiring soon with hotter deal market? Trying to get pulse check

I recently saw a job posting for manager in EY-P’s restructuring group. Base salary is public at 185K, does anyone know how bonuses are in this group tho? Sure base is a little higher than FDD but not… more

Is everyone else super busy as well? Seems like there is abundance of deals all of a sudden.

I am a rising sophomore looking into TAS at Big four. Can someone explain the difference between TD at a firm like EY Parthenon vs FDD at a big four?

Do a lot of accounting firms fire MDs and admin right before they do a deal?

What’s the most amount of target hours you have done in a week in FDD?

Does FTI fdd operate similarly to A&M in terms of pay where you can get upward of 70-100% bonus? How common is that and what kind of utilization you have to be?

Anyone here who was able to get into finance job in tech industry or IT related jobs from fdd? How are you able to make an exit and how are your working hours?

Is RSM any good these days for FDD? I remember seeing positive reviews on them a few years ago but seems to have become increasingly negative the past year or two.

FS at Alvarez and Marsal? What do yall do? How is the WLB and pay?

Just curious. How many of yall have high utilization and high realization? Seems like lately I am getting killed on both but it’s always a battle.

On a few deals I have seen cash included in the nwc peg (in purchase agreement). Why?

What is PwC FDD new manager base salary in MCOL these days?

Can someone explain why there is a closed loop regarding cash and collectibility, regarding working capital and artificially building up inventory to increase the peg. May be applicable to other finan… more

What are the salaries looking like in FDD for S1? Looking for perspectives from MM & B4. Is there an actual difference in hours between MM & B4? How much of a loss on exit opportunities would … more

how’s WBL in FDD europe? while comp is significantly lower, is wbl better? or same shit?

How easy/hard is it to relocate offices at A&M? Want to apply soon but also considering a move in the next year or so. Not sure if I should time the potential job switch with the move or not

At the risk of sounding like a dumbass, do you guys think it might be easier to just plug away at your work in IB than FDD? I’m tired of being in deep thought all day and dealing with minutia (like re… more

Any thoughts on fdd analytics? Worth the jump from mm fdd to big 4 fdd analytics?

I’m new to FDD, how much focus is there usually on balance sheet accounts and NWC? Is it 50/50 with EBITDA and income statement adjustments?

How does the wlb compare from major PA firms vs small shops like ‘the bolton group’, ‘MCI’ etc?

How different is deal tech at EY compared to SAT/FDD?

Is the clause about giving 4 weeks notice in the EY and other Big 4 employment agreements actually enforceable? What are the consequences of giving only standard 2 weeks notice?

I’m a 2nd year associate and just received an offer at as a valuation analyst at a PE firm with AUM ~$60billion. Pay will be $150-170 compared to ~90k right now. My main issue is the exit opportunitie… more

Gets asked to keep the utilization high but once you do charge proper hours, you get let go cause you’re killing the budget and the client doesn’t want to pay

Who in the world comes up with these logic… more

Would be curious to hear from anyone who has worked in TS across multiple Big 4 / MM firms what notable differences exist across firms (culture, focus for year end, tools, process, ACs, whatever!).