business development

I am a recent M7 MBA graduate who accepted an offer to be a Private Wealth Advisor (Starting as a PWM Associate) at Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management (GS PWM). I worked in finance before business school and went to MBA to stay in finance to multiply my earning potential. I was attracted to GS...

31 Jan 2022

I'm currently working in strategy for TV/Entertainment and looking to get an MBA (in strategy and corporate finance) in order to initially pivot into Consulting and in the long-term work in business development for a media company. I got accepted to NYU (with a full-ride) and Cornell so I was...

04 Dec 2021

Hi guys, I'm currently an analyst at a BB in the US. I am still undecided about my long term career route and would like to learn more about the different roles / divisions in corporations, businesses etc. To be frank I got funneled into IB really young so I don't know much about corporate careers....

21 Nov 2020

I'm an incoming analyst at an MF in RE. As a non-target, I networked my ass off to get this seat. It consisted of me doing a lot of cold emails and reaching out on LinkedIn to learn about their careers and companies, before asking about recruitment. I fully understand how beneficial networking can...

20 Mar 2022

Hi fellow monkeys, Here is the situation. I've been at my firm (F500) for about a year and a half in an analyst position within the executive group primarily focusing on corporate finance, investor relations and some corporate strategy projects. I've also passed the first 2 CFA exams and taking on...

10 Feb 2019

Was asked to put a write up together for outlining why my fund should get a subscription to an email automation platform. I've read some good reviews but I'm admittedly not familiar with all the players in this space and their various feature sets. Platforms that pop up and look interesting to me...

01 Jun 2021

Currently a second year IB analyst at a MM shop in NYC, and wondering what attractive exit opportunities there may be apart from PE/HF. Primarily interested in something strategy oriented with a high-growth company. Understand corporate development is somewhat aligned here, and in the right scenario...

27 Dec 2019

Curious if anyone has any visibility on compensation as you approach the upper levels of IR/Marketing/BizDev roles at large funds? It appears that compensation becomes very close to that of the investment professionals, particularly as you get to the upper levels where equity stake gets invovled....

18 Apr 2017

Dear WSO-Community, I very much would like to get your advice on my situation: I have been in PE/growth equity for about 2.5 years at this point; the first half year in a deal execution role, the second two years in a business development function i.e. sourcing and analyzing deals. Over the last...

07 Feb 2020

I am currently interviewing for a business development role at a MM PE shop 1-2B AUM. the role is on a smaller BD team sourcing deals. My goal is to go back to school for top MBA in a couple years. This seems like an interesting role where I could generate great contacts, but have a few questions. I...

20 Mar 2018

Any tips on how to make a deal sourcing/business development internship at a PE firm look good for IB recruiting? I want to refrain from seeming like it's just a sales job, but have not done any modeling or real financial analysis. Maybe something about reading CIMs, writing NDAs, interacting with...

29 Jun 2018

So I have done research on the corpdev recruiting cycle - It seems like there actually isn't one. From what I have seen it is nothing like PE and jobs just pop up whenever they are available (rather than a certain time of year). Because of this, I have a few questions on how to make my way into the...

07 Dec 2016

This was part of my $250k notebook. It sounds so simple... but the implications, at least for me, were valuable. Before b-school, I don't think I'd spent as much time thinking about M&A from the biz dev point of view as I should have. The challenge of most big public companies is that investors want...

23 Jul 2012

Guys, first time poster looking for some advice here. I'm going back to b-school this year, and I've been researching different career paths. F500 corporate strategy has piqued my interest. On the surface, it looks like a lot of F500 companies have one department for CS and corporate (or business)...

28 Mar 2013

I recently discovered my love for PE and startup BD roles and while searching for some postings I came across a couple BD jobs at EBs and MM boutiques. Duties include being involved in capital raising, prospecting and pipeline management, supporting pitch deck creation and developing knowledge of...

08 Mar 2019

I found it burdensome to scroll through all of the pages in the "The Other Road: Corporate Development Associate Fielding Questions" thread to find harvardgrad08's responses to everyone's questions, so I copied and pasted all of his posts (as of 3/28/13) into one Word document. Thought you all might...

29 Mar 2013

I got a semi-offer from HR for a business development analyst role at a large financial services / tech firm in NYC. The HR contact basically asked me what compensation I am expecting in order to accept the role. I only said what my recent compensation at banking is and that I expect the offer to be...

14 Nov 2012

Hey guys, I have 2 offers (Graduating Senior) and need a little help on Pro's and Cons for exit opps, b-school, etc. Goldman Sachs Technology Division-- Software Developer --vs.-- Renewable Energy Solar Company-- Business Development (Small, more startup culture, yet heavily funded and invested)...

03 Sep 2015

As a bit of background on myself, I am currently an IBD SA at a BB in NYC and have prior internship experience with a top financial leadership/management program. I am very interested in both corporate development and business development and am trying to gauge whether I should return to IB FT or...

04 Jul 2014

I'm in a good group at a top BB (MS/GS/JPM), and I decided early on that I hate IBD (so PE is definitely not the way to go for me). It wasn't just the hours, stress, and overall terrible lack of control over my life - it was also that I felt I wasn't learning about how to analyze...

04 Jul 2013

Hello, One of the head hunters contacted me for a BD associate opportunity in a small regional PE shop. I have background in technology and management consulting and also have an MBA. I actually have never seriously thought of working in PE before since I am focused in management consulting. This...

20 Aug 2014

Row call! Who here is in Calgary (and more broadly Canada)? I work in business development for a midstream / marketing company. Been at it for just over 3 years now. It's been a great experience with lots of exposure and responsibility (crude oil and ngl/lpg). Been thinking about long term...

25 May 2011

Hey Everyone, First time post. Just want to solicit some advice from members who may have been in my position and get some realistic feedback about my thought process and plan going forward: I'm 30 years old and have been working in the investment management industry in one form or another since I...

15 Apr 2017

My background is mainly in finance/accounting roles with F500 companies. Hold bachelors degree in finance plus MBA/CPA. I came across the job below which interests me, but it isn't clear to me whether this role falls within Business Development, Corporate Development, Corporate Strategy, or some...

14 Oct 2017

What is the exit ops for someone who is doing a business development analyst into PE/ HF/ IB? A little bit about me, a fresh graduate from non-target with multiple Finance internships and also a PE internship. Currently, the role is in health care company that just got a capital injection from a PE...

13 Mar 2021

Hey Everyone, I see that people who get into VC can come from all types of different backgrounds, some of them coming from Biz Dev roles at successful start-ups, and I'm wondering what exactly this means. I recently started on the sales/marketing/general client facing team at a tech start-up in nyc,...

05 Dec 2012

Hey all, Still looking for an internship in banking and its been pretty rough. I'm a sophomore at a non-target with highish GPA (3.7) in honors program as an econ major but also taking corp fin and investment analysis this semester and AMT training in modeling and valuation. A friend of mine might...

16 Apr 2012

Hi there, Modifying a post on the 'get a job' section of the site, I'd like to get some information on the best way to get into consulting after working for ~2 years in a BD+Strategy role. I've been doing a little bit of soul searching the past few months about how I'd like my long-term career to...

17 Apr 2011

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27 Jan 2011

Any thoughts on this route? Go to decent state school, 3.5 GPA- 1 boutique IB winter internship senior year, and have a solid PE internship in spring of sr year. DECENT but not great connections. Would prob use a head hunter. Plan would be IBM Financial Analyst (Maybe in business development role,...

08 Dec 2009

Niche question for multifamily specialists - from your perspective, how common are kickbacks from Vendors? Put another way, if a Vendor was trying to sell a service to a Property, is there a history of the Vendor offering the Property Manager cash (under the table) for the Property to try out the...

07 Jul 2016

As comp in IB continues to disappoint, I was wondering what industry paid as well as IB, and had the potential salary upside of IB for an associate / VP - any ideas? Does corporate pay as well? How much would a Business Development director earn at a Fortune 500 company? How about consulting?...

20 Feb 2012

Most on this forum are trying to break into the buyside (HF/PE) from IB or others areas of business. From what I understand the most common transition into a Business Development or Corporate Strategy role at a F500 Healthcare firm is from consulting or after a top MBA. My question is what is the...

17 Sep 2014

Hi Guys, I just saw a posting on my college's career site for a business development analyst position (Undergrad level) at Microsoft. The job description talks a lot about working on product partnerships, but was pretty vague. I was wondering if anyone had any insights on this role, like what...

06 Jan 2018

I have worked for just over 2 years in a start-up « no-name » m&a boutique. Then I recently moved into a business development & strategy position with a fortune 500 healthcare company (but based in a European country that is not the group's headquarters). My new job is not as exiting as my...

13 Oct 2009

From reading up on previous threads, it looks like the vast majority of corp dev jobs are in the tech industry. Disney seems to have a great program, and I'm sure big pharma players do as well. What about all the other industry verticals? Are corp dev positions out of industries like consumer or...

24 Feb 2011

I am ultimately interested in corporate development but I don't currently have a background to be competitive for a corporate development analyst position. I understand that corporate development and business development are very different more often than not. I am thinking about taking a Business...

16 Jun 2013

Hello all, Any career advice would be appreciated: I have about 7 years in the industry working in prop trading and as an advisor for the world's largest RIA. I've won multiple awards, been a top performer at my firm and have been pulling in about 250k / year for a while. I took a VP job at a small...

04 Feb 2016

Got an email from Spectrum Acquisitions saying their only positions open are Business Development and are commish only. What would I be doing? Would this help in getting an IB position next year? I'm a current sophomore. They are involved in sell side services, buy side services, valuation,...

09 Dec 2012

Hi All, I just joined the WSO. As a former aspiring physician, I studied biology and worked throughout in various positions in sales , project management, and helped build a startup as well. I am starting my Masters in economics part-time soon and is looking to transition into private equity or...

31 Aug 2015

Has anyone heard of H-Energy? It is own by the Hiranandani Group who seem to be predominantly in the real estate development sector. They are venturing into the energy space (particularly LNG and crude), looking to export out of Nova Scotia. I'm wondering if anyone has information on them or...

02 Sep 2014

Hello, My question is regarding possible positions and teams that pull together extremely large deals for a company. An example would be Boeing's $3.5 Billion US Defense contract bid in January of 2012. Understanding that every company is different and few industries have deals such as this, what...

22 Jul 2013

I have an interview coming up with a large very well known US retailer for a financial analyst position witin the Strategic Business Development group. The position would be at the company's headquarters with a relatively small group. The position entails working with executive team. I have been...

01 Mar 2010

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04 Jun 2009

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22 Feb 2022

I was just contacted by an IB about a position in business development and wanted to find out if anyone knows about bonuses for this type of position. From the description, it seems as though this role involves all tasks that IB analysts perform except modeling. The role involves client research,...

23 Oct 2012

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09 Dec 2021

Can anyone explain the difference between business development and corporate development? Is there even a difference? Do different companies use different terms? I'm applying for jobs in both of these areas, and frankly the descriptions sound the same.

25 Sep 2008

Recently got a phone call with the chief strategy officer / head of business development at one of the largest pharma/biotech companies, through a cold email (college alumnus). In general, what kinds of questions would you ask such a person during an informational interview if your end goal is an...

21 Nov 2014

Hi guys, I am being on my radical transition period. My primary education is MD and I have vast experience in either clinical work or corporate sales work for a large medical equipment company. After graduation from MBA, I have poot my foot on the path of entrepreneurship. I was wondering if it...

20 Jul 2021