What is difference between CIM and CIP?

Are the two names used interchangeably?

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Analyst 1 in IB-M&A

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I've been told that CIM refers to word docs, as they are text based, whereas CIP refers to PowerPoint decks, as they're presentations.

But they are largely the same thing. Tomayto-tomahto

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I've been told that CIM refers to word docs, as they are text based, whereas CIP refers to PowerPoint decks, as they're presentations.

But they are largely the same thing. Tomayto-tomahto

No lol, see above.

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Its pretty much the same thing purpose wise

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Principal in PE - LBOs

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