M&A Transaction Fees

I am reviewing a model now that breaks down transaction fees into:

  • Seller Legal
  • Buyer Legal
  • Lender Legal
  • Buyer Consultants
  • Payroll Tax
  • Seller M&A fee
  • Transaction fee

What are these final two line items? Who receives these fees? Are these success fees for the investment bankers? (For context, the final two line items account for 80% of the total transaction fees).

Appreciate any help

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Banks usually will have a fee attached with advising the client on a transaction irrespective of if it goes through or not, and another for a successful completion of the transaction.

For example, Twitter is paying GS 80mil for advising them on the Elon musks takeover bid. 15 mil has already been paid and 65mil will be paid on the successful completion of the transaction.

 
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