At what level is the best time to try to move to corporate development from M&A consulting?

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Best time when you become a PL / Manager. So ca. after 4 years in Consulting. This would have the maximum value in my opinion.

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To complement BCG1, I’ve seen Principals/Partners exiting for Exec Directors/Chief of xyz, respectively.

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Additional Posts in M&A - Mergers and Acquisitions Professionals

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Anyone have good resources (online or book) to learn about the finance function?

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I'm leaving Deloitte (consultant - capital markets) for an analyst role in M&A (in house) in a relatively small company. How long should I stay and how hard is it gonna be if I want to join an IB or rejoin a consultancy ?

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Deloitte Consulting's M&A team is hiring IT M&A professionals for their Dubai office (United Arab Emirates, Middle East)

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🍁November Job Thread

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Why do private equity firms use M&A consultants?

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What’s your favorite part of the M&A life cycle to work on and why? What about least favorite?

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Anyone on pros and cons of A&M PEPI group?

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trying to make a move into FDD...any insight into how i should prepare, know, gain skills etc. for interview and networking!

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Align to non-M&A offering but do a lot of work in the space (DD, integrations). B4 recruiter reached out and wants me to provide resume@for review with hiring partner. Does it work if I provide a bio with summary of M&A projects (client names removed) instead of a traditional resume? Also plan to list education and previous roles.

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Hi 🐟,
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Do industry professionals involved in M&A sign to close and integration work long hours too or do they peace out at 6

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What are the best exit opportunities after working in ODD, CDD, valuations for a few years? IB? PE possible?

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