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

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Fp&a and Corp fin is doable. Corp dev will be tougher, mainly cuz there’s less roles overall plus they want the banker skillset

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Yea this is why I disliked FDD at B4. You touch only the Diligence side of M&A. There’s so much that comes with it.

Sell side report (don’t think very common but my firm does it) Teaser > CIM > IOI > LOI > PMI

Lots of acronyms, but your typical process at a high level (from my experience in MM M&A)

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Wow… we’re on the same boat trying to pivot! Haha.

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Yes I’ve made this move. Audit > FDD > FP&A. Got lots of rejections but it is doable.

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There can be fire drills in FP&A too. Just depends where you landed (public, startup, or portco, etc).

Still way better than FDD. Just wish the pay would catch up to FDD rates

What level were you and how much severance did you get? Did they provide a reasoning?

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