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I understand that LMM M&A shops are completely commoditized but somehow I manage to keep bringing in deals on a pretty consistent basis and have a handful of others in the pipeline. I just don’t see the point of working with a group where I don’t get to control the brand or have a say in people they hire when I could do my own thing with a colleague of mine and have more control + upside on the deals I bring to the table.
I need to do this honestly. Unfortunately I don’t have many mentors in IB and have figured out most of this myself.
Nice work. Did you fully originate + then execute with no help from the brand?
20% of the fee is not hugely below market all the way up to MD level, especially if you are a VP - the majority of firms at that level you’ll get a bit of credit and a push upwards.
You’ll have more upside, but also more risk + operational burden.
You’d be better off moving up in brand and up the deal size, and keep pushing onto MD. Once your book and deal sheet is big post an MD slot that’s when the really successful individuals leave to start their own firms.
And yes ! Full originated myself absolutely no help in pitching. On the execution side I used the one partner that is helpful who really only pitched in on diligence and the initial negotiation phases but it is something I could’ve handled myself. Used the analyst team who I hired and trained to support me as well.
Only if you hire me as your counsel lol
If you give me a good price sure haha
So you got $1.2M for bringing in three client, as a VP, and ur mad?
I’m not at a BB I’m at a boutique no name LMM place. If I left they’d have essentially no ability to execute.
It was 3 closed deals over the course of 20 months. 3M, 1.8M, 1.2M.