Hey
If you are not interested in quality/prestigious exits to PE firms etc, would it be bad to seek out and join instiutions with very little/low M&A activity in hopes for better a work-life balance? I'm thinking that maybe this will allow me to gain the understanding in M&A I am interested in without working ungodly hours very regularly (due to fewer active deals). Would the WLB at low deal flow banks be significantly better or more or less the same? Any advice for or against doing this? Thank you!
Dealflow and WLB are not correlated.
It's true that you can find some very small structures that are satisfied with a low dealflow and a quite good WLB. However in most cases, if you don't execute deals you will spend much more time on pitches, as an attempt to improve the dealflow
No. I work at a low deal flow bank and my WLB sucks. We just pitch all day
Argh sorry to hear. Mind sharing what a normal week looks like for you in terms of hours vs when you are actually on a deal? Cheers.
You are completely ignoring the fact that low deal flow also translates to low job security. Big part of the equation if you ask me.
Didn't consider this, thank you.
WLB is governed by the MDs / culture.
You should not put low deal flow and exits to a prestigious PE shop in the same sentence.
yeahh I misread lool my bad
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