M&A Networking Question
Hey guys, I have followed this site for a while but this is my first time posting. I am a senior and interned over the summer at a Evercore/centerview type last summer. I have set up a office visit/informational interview with a head of m&a at a top BB next month. My question is, I know how to normally do this with a vice chairman/big group head type but for a head of m&a at a top BB would you mostly talk about his experience and his recent deals? Would the m&a head most have a client relations type role? Any other advice would be great.
Do you already have a full-time offer in your hand or that is why you are meeting this dude?
I do have a offer but not in the exact group I would like. My goal is m&a for ft, which is the reason for the office visit with him.
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He's the head of a large group so go with questions about his last deals, the marketplace and his experience. Avoid the small stuff about analysts go for industry questions. He has a lot of pull so just get him to like you and show your interest.
Best approach to networking at M&A industry event (Originally Posted: 12/01/2015)
I am attending a local industry happy hour sponsored by an organization for M&A professionals. The event is open to non-members so I thought it would be a good way to meet local professionals that I have no school or personal connection with. I am hoping you guys could provide some advice on how to approach this event and the professionals I meet. Obviously I am not going to be handing out resumes, asking for internships, or talking about specific deals but how should the conversation end? Should I simply try and get their name/card and reach out later via email or should I try and set a meeting at that point?
This is the first time I am attending an event of this kind and I am guessing there will be a lot of shooting the shit. If anyone can give me some perspective of what to expect and how to make good connections I would appreciate it.
Thanks for your help.
Just make normal conversation. Don't treat this event as a job fair, treat it as an opportunity to meet new people. Go with the flow of the conversations you have, and just be yourself. Don't explicitly bring up any internship/job topics, but do address it if the people you're talking to mention it. Always ask for a business card at the end, but don't set up a meeting on the spot. You can always reach out to them later via email to do that. And try to keep your conversations relatively short but also in-depth. Don't just exchange pleasantries but also don't silo yourself into one conversation. In the end, try to accumulate as many business cards as you can from people that you'd actually want to talk to, and who would actually want to talk to you. Establish a precedent for the connection so you have talking points when you reach out to them again. And after the event, follow up with everyone you spoke with, and then ask to schedule a call/meeting if you want.
Appreciate the response. Does anyone have any experience with these types of events that can provide some color on what I should expect? The event is from 5:30-8pm (not in NYC) on a Monday which makes me think that a lot of the junior bankers will likely still be in the office and not make it over. Do bankers tend to leave work for these types of events/how much weight do these have on a bankers schedule? Is it something they mark in their schedule or something they just show up at if its convenient?
and of course, be interested in him. The entire meeting time should be about him and not about you.
M&A Networking (Originally Posted: 01/21/2008)
OK, so in order to show my focus on developing myself and my firm I am looking to join some sort of m&a professionals group. I would like it to further myself as well as build contacts. My ideal group would have breakfasts/luncheons that would discuss relevant material as well as allow for some networking (golf outing would be a huge plus).
I am pretty junior, but am given quite a bit of responsibility and have gotten great feedback from clients. It's really time I step outside of the analysis-only role.
Does anyone have any recomendations for groups or other ways to network in Chicago?
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