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Where to move? 1 yr PE Secondaries exp.
Hello everyone, Hope you are doing well. I am currently exploring possibilities of the domains where I could move into with a 1 yr PE Fof Secondaries experience. I have networked heavily in the PE Secondaries industry but still no vacancies or they need more exp. in this domain. I have overall 3 yrs...
Hedge Fund Acquisitions and Valuations - KKR Takes 24.9% Stake in Marshall Wace
Pre 9/9/15 market open, KKR announced that it will acquire a 24.9% stake in Marshall Wace , a UK-based hedge fund with more than $22B in AUM. Stock analysts were pleased by the deal, with one analyst lifting the price target by $1.50 to $29.00. This is the latest in a series of private equity funds...
Lateraling as analyst-Less relevant group with lots of deal flow vs relevant group with none??
Recently finished as a summer analyst in a LevFin group of a large non-BB bank (BMO, WFS, RBC) in their east coast office. Not wanting to risk ending up with nothing, I accepted a full time offer to comply with exploding offer deadline. Problem is, I don't want to do debt long term and I don't find...
Good Book for Advanced M&A/Corporate Finance & Accounting?
Have come to realise all of the material in books like Rosenbaum & Pearl is pretty simple to me now, so looking for a new book that covers advanced topics in M&A and accounting. To give an example, some of the more technical topics I have come across in my time in IB thus far, relate to accounting &...
Brand or badge? Which is more important?
Hello all, I'm a recent graduate from a non-target school who is working at a private equity advisory firm. My long term goal is to get into consulting and am considering jumping ship to a company with a better brand (think fortune 500) but in a role less relevant. So which would be more beneficial...
Summer Internship M&A
Hi wso community, The recruiting season starts soon... I am looking forward to nail an M&A Internship this summer. My Question is how to best prepare for the interviews. I know the wso Interview prep guide is a good source… But any other suggestions? books, pdf ???
MBB Consulting -> Top Tier IBD
Hi all, Jerry is currently a non-MBA 3rd year consultant at MBB Europe and wants to switch to a top-tier M&A investment bank (think JPM / GS /MS). Academic background: Non-business, but technical (think BSc+MSc engineering/computer science/maths). Non-target school GPA 4.0 and GMAT 770. Consulting...
Career Change to Investment Banking Analyst - EXITS
All, Any idea if exit ops for investment banking analysts are the same if I were to have add a different career before going into IB? Graduated in 2012 and have been working in Equity Sales and just got an offer to join an investment bank as an generalist analyst. after my 2 year stint, will i have...
Investment Banking Headhunters
What would you guys say are the best headhunters to use for IB laterals? I found a few topics on this but they are all outdated and generally do not have great responses. My buddy is looking to lateral from a European city (he is in sort of a hybrid trading / lev fin role at a BB) to NYC and all of...
Question on managing relationship with headhunters when interviewing for PE
So just started my search for a PE role and have an interview lined up at a small fund. Only thing is investments the fund makes are pretty small and would prefer to work somewhere with a bit more capital to deploy. I am going to go for the interview because I need the practice, but I know if I got...
FIG M&A: key considerations to assess in buyside transaction
Hi guys, I just wanted to ask you folks if you had any knowledge on key questions to ask a potential buyer (in this case, a private bank) on how he envisages a transaction in buying another private bank? I guess you would have to ask the approach, financial improvements/synergies, regulatory...
Is there any good Book on Past Mergers and Acquisition - Successful and Unsuccessful real deals
Hi fellow monkeys, I am looking to read stories and accounts of past mergers and acquisition deals (past 2-3 decades). On Amazon and other websites, I only find technical books 'how to do merger and acquisition' which i don't want. I want the stories of actual deals, people involved. If not any...
Deloitte M&A Advisory to M7 MBA
Hello everyone, I am currently finishing my bachelors and I am thinking whether to accept or not a position in the M&A team at Deloitte. I know that Deloitte has a nice brand and all, but: - Is M&A at Deloitte valued as much and BB investment banking at M7 business schools? - Can I compensate this...
Elite Boutiques - Advising on BB M&A deals?
Non-banker here. Am I off-base in my understanding that elite boutiques sometimes advise on deals done by larger, BB banks? If so, could anyone flesh that out a bit and help me better understand what goes on there?
Public Accounting to Banking Resume
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worth taking M&A?
I have an internship offer from an M&A shop specializing in tech. They are not an investment bank per say because they only do 100% cash M&A deals. With that being said, they still do some 300mm+ deals and have sold companies to big boys (Msft,Intel, Carlyle, etc). If I want to get into ibd...
Transaction Log
Hey WSO , I want to start a log of all the projects / transactions I've worked on. and would like some input from the community regarding what should be in it. I'm thinking basic stuff like target comp, acquiring comp, industry deal size / final valuation. Does anything else come to mind that would...
Must See Videos for Bankers and Those Interested in IB
Bankers vs. Consultants - A Day in the Life of an Analyst - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcsRKaJPNDM
Questions about Lazard
Wanted to get a better sense of how Lazard is doing as an IB . Have a few questions that I'd appreciate answered. 1) How is Lazard's reputation now? I know its historically been strong, but Evercore/Centerview are doing well. Is Lazard still as strong as it used to be? 2) What were placements like...
Macquarie Capital IB West Coast
Hello everyone, Would you guys and gals be able to provide some insight into Macquarie's West Coast (SF,LA) IB operation? Deal flow, deal sizes, industries covered, reputation, exit ops, etc. Thread responses and PMs are welcome. Thank you all!
Guggenheim (M&A) vs. Houlihan Lokey (Restructuring) for Summer Analyst
Hey guys, So I just finished up my cycle for SA recruiting and I have two offers to choose from: Guggenheim generalist and Houlihan Lokey for restructuring. What do you think is the better opportunity in terms of prestige/compensation/culture/intern offer rate/exit opps? The most important thing for...
Can you kindly rip apart my resume?
I thought I had a good resume prior to applying to banks on campus. I did not get any first round interviews and am trying to diagnose why. Good place to start is always the resume, so kindly tear it apart. NOTE: I keep my high school on my resume because it is a private high school with a large and...
Portfolio Ops to M&A
I'm looking for some advice on a possible career move. Right now I am working for a Portfolio Ops team (Value Creation in large investments) for a $100b+ firm, think Abu Dhabi Investment Corp, CPPIB, GIC. I have an offer to move to the M&A team within the same company, they help the investment teams...
DC Advisory vs. Commerzbank, both M&A internship Frankfurt
Hi guys, What do you think would be the better choice? Especially when it comes down to getting more internships/graduate programs at BBs /top boutiques?
Undergrad Business Program Broad vs. Kelley
Which would land me a better shot at a BB IB? Do I have any shot at breaking into the business staying at these school or should I hope for a decent transfer after freshman year? I am interested in M&A btw. I have applied to a few other schools as well if they rank higher. Loyola University Chicago...
Valuation Case - Companies with real state
Fellow monkeys, During another day of valuation, something crossed my desk. It was an M&A advisory for a small industry (
M&A model question - projecting financial profile and statements of buyer/seller
When it come to projecting the financial statements of the buyer and seller in the pre M&A analysis how long are you projecting them? What the purpose of these projections if your only combining the income statements with the considerations of the purchase price and financing methods? Thanks in...
McKinsey vs Perella Weinberg Partners
Hi I receive full time offers from both McKinsey and Perella Weinberg Partners in London. Which one would you choose? Which has the better exit options and which offer ist better for business school in the USA?
Who on your team selects the potential acquirers for a company? How do you do it?
I'm curious to hear about other bankers' experiences. Assuming it's a typical sellside M&A process with a MD, VP, Associate, Analyst. Who on the team usually selects the acquirers to reach out to? And what's your process of identifying these acquirers? I.e. competitors, companies known to be moving...
Firepower Analysis - General&Interview question
1. What is firepower in M&A? 2. How do you calculate the firepower of a company exactly?
Perella Weinberg Partners (LND) vs Rothschild (LND) vs Citi (London)
Which bank would you choose. What salary and bonus could you expect in London?
Too many debt issuances and not many M&A Deals a bad thing for IB Analysts?
Hey all - wanted to get your thoughts on this: will an Analyst get any interest from PE recruiters if your BB industry/coverage group has had many debt issuances but only one large M&A transaction (2011)? On behalf of someone who is interested in moving to an Associate in PE . Thanks
M&A job difference between Banks and Accounting firms
I was wondering what is the difference if any between the M&A jobs in banks and those in accounting firms! Is it worth looking in accounting firms rather than small and unknown investment banks?
Citi M&A vs. GS/MS/JPM
I summered in a BB coverage group as a sophomore and received a return offer for next summer. While the fit was good, it was a mediocre experience and I'd like to explore other opportunities. That said, I have another offer with Citi M&A that seems great. I've networked with the group extensively...
Get the M&A Game Before Tomorrow's Launch!
So I reached out to Sam Riley, the CEO of Ansarada, after all the excitement on WSO over their M&A game, and he graciously agreed to the following interview. On top of that, he also gave me a link to share with you guys where you can get the game today before its official launch tomorrow. I've...
Who's Playing the M&A Game?
Big hat tip to @"TheKing" for tipping me off to this one. This becomes the most downloaded iPhone app by WSO monkeys in history in 3...2...1... The game was created by Ansarada, a company in the virtual data room space . For those not involved in mergers and acquisitions, a data room is a secure...
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Best Field for Ambitious Go-getters
I have recently started working as an intern in risk management at one of the largest European banks, and have just completed a Master's degee in a highly quantitative subject (not directly related to economics/finance) with a strong IT background at a very important European university. Brutally...
Citi M&A TMT or Financial Sponsors to VC?
Fellow Monkeys, I am considering joining Citi in London soon. I have the opportunity to either join their TMT team (which, from what I understand, is mainly focused on M&A transactions but will involve some ECM / DCM work as well) or their Financial Sponsors team (where 2/3 of the workflow revolves...
Buy Side Engagement Letter
Anyone have examples that are publicly available? I'm particularly interested in how "acquisition idea" is defined. I feel that some teams just pass a list of 1,000 names - and then say if you acquire any of them, you have to pay up. Would appreciate some insight on this topic.
Are you selling any companies?
I know MergerMarket is a good source for which investment bank is selling what company. I also know Axial is a network for much smaller sell side mandates. Know of any others besides DealBook?
Here goes nothing, internship applications here I come!
Going into second year of uni, looking forward to the job hunt. Have spring week experience already at mid/lower tier BB in the UK, want to upgrade and go for MS/ GS / JPM in corporate finance , either M&A or ECM (currently weighing the two up). Currently at a top target university, strong interest...
Lateralling from FIG to M&A
I've been told by several people that FIG teams typically do their own M&A transactions internally, since the generalist M&A team doesn't understand the more esoteric methods of financial institution accounting and valuation. Is this true? Also, if I'm going into FIG and work on M&A deals, could I...
RBC vs Nomura in the US?
I work in London, and just wondering for IBD in the US, which out of RBC or Nomura would you say has the stronger franchise / more prestigious?
Big 4 TAS M&A Advisory Intern - Is what I am doing basically the same as IBD?
I am a rising sophomore halfway through an internship with the M&A Advisory Group in a Big 4 firm's "Transaction Advisory Services". It's all a bunch of weird ass names and subdivisions, and I guess I'm not sure if Big 4 can call a spade a spade, which is why I'm confused half the time. Is what I am...
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Should I spell out Mergers & Acquisitions on my resume?
"Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)" vs. "M&A".
Resume for IB Analyst Position
I'm looking to apply to full time analyst positions in NY and possibly London come fall and am currently in the process of refining my resume. Unfortunately I don't have an IB internship on my resume, but do have modeling experience through both classes and TTS courses I've taken. I would appreciate...
Anyone on this forum work on the whole Hillshire deal?
Very interesting what happened over the last month with Hillshire. They went from about to make a big acquisition to being thrown into a bidding war. I would love to hear what the atmosphere was like at some of the banks representing one of the companies involved.
Distressed Hedge Fund to VC?
So coming up to end of my first year in M&A and looking to jump ship. Ultimately I want to do VC , but that only seems accessible after 3/4 years of experience. Am currently considering a few junior positions at distressed debt hedge funds and just wondering how it would impact my chances of getting...
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