To those working in B4 M&A groups - what are your hours like? Are you pushing 70-80+?

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No, I’d say average ~60 with spikes on busiest weeks in diligence where it can push 70-80, but can also have weeks where it’s 40.

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Yeah I'm on a long term post merger project so my hours have been very low. Hit me up if you wanna join us!

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The long term PMI projects are definitely way lighter hours wise and more predictable than diligence

No different than anybody else in consulting - hours vary by deal and phase in the life cycle. I’ve done M&A for last 7 years (13 in consulting now). Tech projects have crazy hours during testing, cutover, and go-live. 6-8 week sprint projects can be crazy hours due to the short duration.

What is GPS M&A like?

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