I once met a Jewish banker who started his own M&A shop without any prior relevant experience in the form of an IB stint. But how would a person be able to do that without any sort of track record or relevant experience? What kind of lead up would starting your own shop without an IB stint require?
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Well if you specify that the banker was Jewish I suppose you want the confirmation that he used the Jewish network
In the essence, M&A is a relationships job. If you have the network to reel in deals, to line up the right consultants and to find potential buyers you can run a successful M&A shop.
Of course, there are some additional things that come with track record like credibility for sellers and buyers and a solid inflow of talent.
Network is the key to starting in M&A.
Who gives a shit if he was Jewish? Why does that matter?
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