I have a background in ops consulting, would it be possible to break into Corp dev?

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I lead corp dev at a PE portco and Ops is important to our process as we have to pay large multiples of EBITDA and need to make the integration work and drive productivity in the newly acquired company.

I recommend getting on some due diligence cases, ODD work. Also try to get on a post merger integration project or two. Those experience sets will bridge the divide.

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I operate mainly within supply chain and procurement btw.

So I should try my hand at some working capital reduction pieces and ops due diligence (and strategy for good measure)

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Yeah it’s just harder. I went from GPS to Corp dev

Ah. I majored in finance and just emphasized that to recruiters I worked with. They set me up with a company and I crushed the interview technicals and they also were willing to take a chance on someone without direct finance experience.

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