If centerview partners is the exclusive financial advisor to Happy, inc. on its acquisition of Cheerful, Inc. where the deal size is $30 billion
Are the followiing assumptions correct:
30 billion x 1% (transaction fees) = 300 million
so CVP would collect 300 million in deal fees alone
excl. any financing fees/lawyers/accountants ... seems like a lot ????
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1% is a lot, usually 25-50 bips
Still $75-150mm. No wonder a firm like that can offer such strong comp packages.
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