I've been tasked with developing an M&A Integration playbook from scratch (I'm in industry and don't have the library of materials/templates you consultants have). Anyone know where to find a decent example, or resources online to help me build one? We will be bringing in consultants eventually to help review/validate what we put together. TIA!

Wanting to know what IVF coverage other consulting companies have. EY, McKinsey, BCG.

What do you guys think Michael Scott’s salary/total comp was at Dunder Mifflin?

How easy is it to return to Google after leaving? Would love to hear from any Xooglers about their experience reapplying

Can anyone help me wrap my head around this post Series C start-up equity offer? It’s an IP director position, the the base is $170 with 10% bonus (both lower than I was expecting). There’s also an equity component: 0.15% of current fully diluted equity. This equates to about 30000 shares at a strike price of $2. They also indicate the preferred stock price is $6 and preferred stock equity is $188k (whatever that means). They are in the middle of a new financing and valuation round.

Recruiters: ahhh another week! Another chance to ghost candidates 🤡🤡🤡🤡

Hi Fishes,
I am new to EY. What is EY GDS promotion policy in general?
Where can we get those details to check the required and expected things to go the next level?
How many levels in Staff? What is the min YOE is required to be a Senior?
How many months/years minimum we need to spend to be eligible for promotion (ex: minimum 1 year a person need to spend on one grade like that)

My husband and I regularly attend (virtually lately) a church we love, however there’s not a great way for us to connect by way of a small group (We’re in our late 20s and I’d say the average age in our church is 50 so all the groups are geared towards parents with adult children, things like that). How do you find ways to connect outside of church?

Does anyone know a good recruiter for tax in LA area? I am trying leave public accounting.

Planning on taking my Indian parents for covid vaccine in CVS (they are ~61 yr old and we live in. CA)
Does anyone know if they ask for resident proof and doctors note ? CA’s eligibility is still critical health condition for anyone below 65

Anyone know salary range for Director of Customer Success @ Stackline?

Have you ever failed to deliver? What was it and why?

Which industries/companies on the private side offer the best quality of life?

Anyone here at Baker Tilly? How do you like it?

Does your firm deal well with associates who need religious accommodations? If e.g. they’re observing Shabbat, do you always make sure to have at least someone on the team who isn’t? Are you even allowed to ask? Pardon my ignorance.

Should people be fired for lack of people skills?

Does the public sector ever close infrastructure deals that require DDs?

Ok, what does ‘F’ mean

CORPDEV professionals - I’d like to do a quick salary survey here if y’all don’t mind as I haven’t found a good place to benchmark salaries. Can you all share your YoE, total comp (base + bonus + equity / stock options), location, and size of company. I’ll go first - 10 YOE, 180K + 20% + $250K in options, Atlanta, and PE backed $100M company. TIA!

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

Anyone work for Alvarez & Marsal? Thoughts on culture and work within PEPI group? Considering leaving D

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

How long does it takes for you to feel confident on what you are doing at FDD? Essentially I am not trying to stay at FDD forever but want to make sure that I learn all the necessary skills before I go.

Job Titles-Levels: what are typical career levels within M&A practices at your respective companies? For example, EY-Parthenon recently rebranded the following levels. Curious if this is industry norm. Manager became “Director” and Senior Manager became “Senior Director”

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

Anyone from A&M willing to refer me. Will be great to have a conversation. They are hiring for the role I am interested in. TIA

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Help another Fish. 🤝

Any tips on preparing for interviews with S& in their Deals group? Also considering PEVC group as well.

How do you folks describe your deals in resume/ interviews/ LinkedIn while stopping short of naming client/target? If you describe the acquirer and target, it’s pretty easily traced to the exact deal.

Does anyone have recommendations for thought leaders/influencers in the M&A space? Looking for blogs, books, YouTube videos? Not currently in the space, trying to learn more as I’m thinking about a pivot after a few years in consulting/startups

I'm deciding between two offers: 1. FDD Associate at A&M (90k base + likely 30-40k annual bonus) 2. Analyst at a small boutique IB with decent deal flow (75k base + likely 50-70k annual bonus)

Hi all. I am looking to crack into the pe value creation space. Any tips or recommendations? Mckinsey senior EM and LBS grad with some early tenor investment banking experience; currently based in the middle east working for a public sector infrastructure player.

Any insights for KPMG Strategy - Deal Advisory within the Global Strategy Group (Experiences, Exit Opps, Salary)?

What’s your favorite part of the M&A life cycle to work on and why? What about least favorite?

Do industry professionals involved in M&A sign to close and integration work long hours too or do they peace out at 6