IB M&A buyside vs sell side

Hi guys, just wanted to ask your thoughts / experiences regarding IB / M&A buy side vs sell side.

To clarify, by buy side I don't mean PE or such, I'm talking about when IB firms represent the investor / buyer. How would the work in IB buy side differ to the sell side?

Thing is I have been working in an IB shop that does mostly sell side, but now I might be looking at an opp to go to a shop who does mostly buy side, so I'm trying to get some perspectives on how the two might differ. In case there has already been discussion about this topic on an existing thread would you pls help point me to the link. Tks

( I already read the article on this from mergers & inquisitions. Trying to get more perspective)

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