Working in a SPAC M&A group seems like a really cool opportunity right now. Should be tons of deal flow over the next few years, get to work with tons of early stage growth companies. People think there will be good exits to VC, growth equity, or working on the sponsor side? What type of modeling experience do you get? Any opinions on these type of groups and the transactions you work on?
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Would think exits could be directed towards vc given you are analyzing early stage growth companies on a daily basis. Exiting to sponsor groups also seems like a possible option. Deal flow should also be insane over the next few years with 500+ SPACs looking for deals so that’s a big plus. Don't know too much regarding the day to day would love to hear about that as well
Would avoid at all costs if you have any other options.
Work is primarily administrative (combing through filings to put together an internal database, responding to 1,000 requests across the bank asking for outputs from that database, refreshing weekly slides for everyone across the bank to use in marketing materials with content from said database).
Any of the M&A aspect of any of the deals you’re working on will be handled by coverage (I.e., coverage will put together management presentation, S-4, etc.,)
it’s also naive to think dealflow will be strong. The pipe market isn’t strong enough to support most of the deals contemplated. Average redemptions and portion of space trading below trust just keeps going up.
I'm referring to a group that strictly works on deSPAC M&A on both but side and sell side deals
Exactly what I was referring to. Think of the role as back office for the M&A/coverage teams - basically supporting them with the administrative aspects that are unique to SPACs. Technically it's client facing, but the client facing work will be largely administrative.
Your seniors will have a meaningful role in structuring/negotiations but you won't beyond looking at precedent deals and how they were structured.
This group handles all the M&A work - they don’t work with coverage they run the whole process
uh huh
Maybe try talking to someone who has left the group and will give you an honest response.
Reformed is correct. Database central. industry team leads the interesting workstreams
I don't think there's a more toxic sector on the sellside right now, with more downside/less upside, than SPACs
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