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Does Strategy& have a Fintech practice?

Hi, looking for some general advice please. 4 years litigation experience, 2 years international commercial. Really interested in getting into l&e, but no idea where to start? Any particular courses, newsletters, groups, other? Thank you!

Will IBM pune match the counter offer for 9 YOE??

Today is national coming out day.

What's been your journey as an LGBT professional?

What is everyone’s thoughts about Hilton? Just got asked to interview

Hi all. I just received an offer for $130k and will be eligible for about 29,000 shares of stock options. The vesting schedule is 1 year and then quarterly thereafter.

Can someone explain what this means? I “will be eligible”. So, I have to buy the shares? Should I be asking at what price?

Newbie here. Please help!

Looing to Buy used in NYC. Any suggestions of where to go?

Looking to get an Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti sometime this year. Brand new the MSRP is about 45K and despite the reputation of the old Alfa Romeo’s from the 90’s these seem to be night and day more reliable. Would you recommend buying new, leasing new, or buying used? If I bought used it would be anywhere from 2019-2021

Hi! Am wondering what folks are paying for new 2022 Toyota 4Runners? I’m located in Virginia (near DC). Any informed people out there know what to expect? (Even if not in Northern VA - just thought I’d throw that out there)

What things *can you negotiate when purchasing a new car? What things *should you negotiate always? Any differences in negotiation approach when buying used? Seems like I can afford considerably less, given the current interest rates 😭 Currently financing a car at 1.9% and it's killing me to buy, but I've had nothing but issues with the used car I bought.

Folks making more than £100K: How do you deal with the 60% effective tax rate on the 100-125K bracket? (HMRC gradually reduces your £12,750 personal tax-free allowance to £0.)

This is the first time it is happening to me. With one month to go until the end of the tax year, I'm thinking of making a one-off extra pension contribution next payroll.

Any other effective strategies with only one month to go?

Hi all,

I joined FIS recently and I want to access outlook and teams in mobile. If anyone knows settings please DM me. It's something very urgent.

Thanks!

I lose FAR credit on 11/4 and only have 1 left (failed it in the last testing window). When's the latest I can take my last exam? If I sit for it on 11/3 and pass, then I'll be a CPA?

Any CDD / M&A Strategy fish willing to chat?

Looking to break into investment banking M&A as a lateral analyst. Been doing Valuations for almost a year (graduated spring 2018 from ug). I've practiced modeling and finance questions. Cont...

How are Corporate Development and Corporate Finance roles different in Industry? Is one sub set of another?

Does experience in financial due diligence with Big4 ensure good future opportunities ? Also how good is it for an MBA finance considering the majority of crowd I have found being CA on LinkedIn..

TIA

If I want to transition into M&A from audit, what are some basic things I should consider?

What kind of questions can one expect in interviews with the A&M PEPI practice?

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

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

ACCA and CPA qualifications. How useful are they in the line of consulting. I work in the M&A space focusing on FDD. Happy to have a chat to see what qualifications if any are actually useful in our line of work.

General practice or specialized center of excellence (CoE)? KPMG Strategy has certain CoEs, one of which I am part of. The TMT general practice hints at wanting to bring me over. What are the pros associated with becoming more of a “generalist”? I’m current in the technology CoE. M level

Can someone tell me about FDD? Is it intense work that doesn’t get paid well?

Ok, what does ‘F’ mean

Hi M&A professionals, please recommend between Deloitte M&A M vs Aon M&A AD. Both in London.

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

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.

How’s the pay and WLB at the corporate finance/IB subsidiaries of the big 4 compared to traditional MM IBs?

Anyone have insight into Deloitte’s M&A strategy, diligence, and restructuring group? What kind of projects do you see the most and what’s the culture like?

Hey everybody, I work in Healthcare Consulting (9m of prior M&A experience) and have an upcoming PwC Deals Contracts Analytics associate interview next week, any PwC D&T/M&A folks willing to connect, share their experience and provide any insights for nailing the interview?

AM here with corporate finance (M&a) experience just moved to the US to marry my American fiancé but having a really hard time landing a job right now. Job apps that match my background and requirements almost always gets rejected immediately. What should I do?