Does ER Have Corporate Finance Exit Opps?
Hi,
So basically, I have narrowed my interests to 3 areas: equity research, long-short or fundamental/deep value hedge funds, or corporate finance. I know that equity researchers can obviously continue to be in ER and typically do well in terms of exiting into long/short or value hedge funds (correct me if I'm wrong on the hedge fund part), but would it be possible to do ER and then exit to a financial executive position at a F500 company? I'm particularly interested in infrastructure or energy companies, so would having deep industry knowledge plus, for example, a CPA and a finance degree be good enough to switch to corporate finance? Are there any skills that I would learn in ER that may benefit me in corporate finance, or is traditional M&A banking the only way to get experience in that?
if your goal is corporate
if your goal is corporate FP&A, ER isn't a great stepping stone, not necessarily because the nature of the work but because of how it's viewed
And how is it viewed?
And how is it viewed?
GutShot wrote: if your goal
if your goal is corporate FP&A, ER isn't a great stepping stone, not necessarily because the nature of the work but because of how it's viewed
I'm not just interested in FP&A. I'd also enjoy corp dev or corporate treasury. I bet treasury would be tough but what about corp dev?
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I know several ppl who moved
I know several ppl who moved from ER to corp fin in the energy sector. Unfortunately some of them ended up in the IR role... but in general its not difficult; in ER you know the companies you cover in and out and management knows that. You also speak with these people and build relationships, shouldnt be too hard to feel around should you want to jump ship.
errr what is IR?
errr what is IR?
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Investor Relations
Investor Relations
What does the Investor
What does the Investor Relations function do? Would ER have any skills transferable to capital budgeting type of work or corporate development? Those are my primary areas of interest in corporate finance along with maybe treasury
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How would you get a CPA doing
How would you get a CPA doing ER?
M&A is the way to go for Corp
M&A is the way to go for Corp Dev bro.....that is pretty much exactly what they do, except less hours, less pay, likely less deals, and work for a corporation instead of a bank. 99% of Corp Dev folks are ex bankers who want a more chill job.
Pay sucks in corporate
Pay sucks in corporate development
It is easier to go to a
It is easier to go to a company in the sector you cover from ER than it is to go to a hedge fund, in my experience anyone who wants to go work in their industry has gotten a job with relative ease, it is far more difficult to get a buyside job in my opinion. I've seen this happen a number of times with ER people going to relatively high levels within small cap companies in particular, a little more difficult if you are talking 40 billion+ large cap companies, you can still get a job there it just won't be anywhere near C-level with the exception of being head of IR, not a bad job by the way.