mergers and aquisitions vs corprate finance

Which of these are better in terms of pay, hours and general work environment. i know all of these may depend on where you work and whether the firm is a bulge or not, but im just looking for some general responses here.
thanks

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corporate finance is the industry with several type of work and specialisations involved these are 1) M&A 2) restructuring 3) Takeover defence 4) IPO and trade sales 5) General valuations

M&A is like another word for Corp Fin. I like to use the word Corp Fin cos it captures more things.

Its like saying, I am an accountant, rather than I am a tax specialist

 

So within Corp. Fin.,

Do people specialize within each of these tasks or they specialize according to industry groups?

Also, what kind of work mainly constitutes as restructuring?

 

I have a question relating to this, but specifically about HLHZ.

I have been told that it is split into three areas: corporate finance, Restructuring (best area from what I've heard), and Financial Advisory.

I have a superday next weekend and will be meeting with people in CF, Healthcare Industry Group, and FA. I'm not interested in FA, but I am guessing that M&A would fall under CF in this case, am I right? Also, I know that restructuring is thought of as the best part of HLHZ, but does anyone know much about Healthcare or CF there?

Thanks

 

HLHZ is a middle market bank.

"We are lawyers! We sue people! Occasionally, we get aggressive and garnish wages, but WE DO NOT ABDUCT!" -Boston Legal-
 

Back to the original question (I'm so over the HLLZ posts) I would suggest you find out how each bank views it as its not the same. Mostly, as Wasting Time said, corp fin = M&A, but I have heard of shops where corp fin literally means just that: [phone rings, you pick up] "hello...what's that you say? $10 million? ummmm, ok - do you want that in $5 or $10 notes?". You do NOT want to be in corporate finance in some places.

 
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