Hello everyone,
I understand M & A is often done by the executives/ Corp dev/ and IB.
I am interested in M&A but I am unsure if any of these paths are for me. In your experience are there any other departments of a company that help decide to acquire a company? Operations to spot synergies? the Marketing team?
Thanks
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Corporate strategy maybe. It really depends on the organization structure at the firm. However, usually regular employees outside of the deal team won’t be involved due to confidentiality considerations
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