Interested in M&A tax. I'm in our FS group now but looking for a rotation to a group with better exit opps. Can anyone comment on what M&A is like? Culture? Hours? Exit opps?

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What's your level? If you're not at least an experienced senior with strong technical skills, then a rotation is highly unlikely. You can always consider the m&a academy which usually is announced in the summer as a way to get in.

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Mostly lawyers. Hours are probably comparable to what you experience now. Very technically focused, so may be a harsh learning curve depending on your experience. Exits opps are great.

Agree with most of what was said but I would be careful with the exit opps. Sometimes with m&a tax in big 4 the best exit opp is another big 4. Not a lot of companies are so highly acquisitive that they need m&a tax professionals in house. Private equity is a possibility but of course you are competing with the lawyers for those positions. I have seen it done so not impossible but something to consider.

^Disagree. There are plenty of acquisitive corporates (IBM, J&J, Coke, and ~20% of the rest of the the Fortune 500). Plus PE, banks, hedge funds. What's more, the pay will almost certainly be better than an exit opp from FS. Agree that you would be competing with lawyers, through.

Thanks everyone! I didn't know about M&A academy so I'll look into that

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