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I joined slalom from b4 and joined the slalom "m&a" practice, some thoughts:
- if you're getting paid way more at slalom than you were at b4 it may be worth it to jump but...
- expect your day to day to be a constant struggle to build a real m&a practice; slalom team members but also leadership don't know how to run m&a projects. There is no team structure, no framework for deliverables, no methodology. Each office or region does their own thing, and none with any semblance of the m&a machines that exist at b4.
- I personally found the above very frustrating, and it meant that slalom was unable to deliver m&a projects in the way you would expect, or in the way that is needed to really tackle true m&a. I think one or two offices have their house in order to some extent - I think Dallas for example looked the best to my recollection.
- if you just want to coast or you really want a challenge to build an m&a practice with little understanding from colleagues and leadership or support, then worth considering joining slalom. If you want to do real M&A, stay in B4 or exit to industry.
Rising Star
Lol I’m not in M&A but this sounds about right. Gotta love the Local model!
You heard correctly. Slow going in the current environment but strong leadership and some good early wins that I’ve heard of
Wins like? Any idea on comp/level based on my background
Rising Star
No insight on an M&A team, but we are making big moves across the board so that would not surprise me.
Level - probably anywhere from Senior Principal to Senior Director.
Pay range - Wayyyyy wider than Big 4. Would need to know city, level, type of role, etc. Based on my experience, and what I’ve seen with other Big 4 alum, you shouldn’t have any trouble getting a large raise to make the switch. Raises will be meh outside of promos thought
If you are an SM at big 4 you may be disappointed with the pay ranges and kind of work that you sell.
Texas
SM1 at Big 4 is very much in line with Senior Principal. YMMV ofc.
SP base salary can range from 180-250k. There's also a 15% target bonus which is paid out quarterly.