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finance the acquisition 100% with debt
Why can't we finance the acquisition 100% with debt? Would that be possible in practice? Theoretically, the debt would then be equity?
How much for a M&A AN1
Hi everyone, in September I will be a 4th year bachelor degree at EDHEC Business School, I’m specialised in corporate finance. After the bachelor, I will do a master degree in Corporate Finance. My question is ; how much can I make as a first year M&A analyst in Paris in a midcap boutique or in an...
ING vs Macquarie IB
Hi, I am working at IB Lending (LBOs, financing, structured finance...) at ING as Analayst. Macquarie Capital (M&A) offered me a 6+6 off-cycle position with "possibilities to convert to Analyst" (you never know). What should I do? I'd like to know your opinions in terms of contract and also...
Designing my future career path after M&A, PE/VC and HY Credit Research
Hi everyone! I'm only 23 years old and still in college but I've managed to already get ~3 years of experience, having worked 1 year in corporate M&A for a large company with a very active dealflow + 1 year in small Private Equity/Venture Capital fund (it was more VC than PE in terms of company...
College Decision Advice: Syracuse vs UConn
Hi, I'm looking to break onto wall street, thinking IB, Equity Research, M&A, or something math related(my dream is quant but I'm aware that's extremely hard to get into, so I think I might want to pursue an MFE after undergrad). I also might want to pursue an actuarial career. Unfortunately because...
Stuck in a catch 22: LevFin or Private Debt to M&A?
Hi Folks, End of the off-cycle July-23 application's season. I got 2 offers so far: LevFin in an British bank with strong exposure to APAC market (not to name it); Special Ops (mostly complex private debt deal but also PE) team in a French investment funds (approx. 40bn AUM) This is my first...
Silverpeak LLP Graduate Analyst Online Assessment
Is anyone familiar withe Silverpeak graduate scheme online assessment. Its a 25min assessment for its analyst program administered by Test Dome. Is it simple logic, inductive reasoning, situational judgement, etc... (classic stuff), or is it something novel. Any insights on the firm and advice for...
Consumer Groups - Deal Modelling
Curious to understand more about fellow consumer bankers’ modelling experience in deal scenarios. I’ve worked with a few clients who have advanced operating models which we overlay a few sheets to pull multiples and metrics cleanly, and that’s the full extent of the modelling. i’ve also had...
Wealth and Asset Management M&A?
Does anyone know much about wealth management M&A or have any experience in it? I recently came across an M&A analyst role at a boutique focused on wealth and asset management M&A and it caught my interest, but I haven't heard much about it. Is this an area that would likely pigeonhole someone? I'm...
UBS Agrees to Buy Credit Suisse for $2bn - Thoughts?
Purchase price represents a fraction of Credit Suisse's $8bn market value, and the Swiss government is forcing it through without a shareholder vote. Seems to me like UBS got a fantastic deal, and I'd be pretty upset if I owned Credit Suisse stock. Any thoughts? Source: Financial Times
IB M&A Deal Flow in 2023?
Curious to see how busy M&A desks have been so far this year across the street? Seems like things have been off to a slow start with lots of deals blowing up / being placed on hold. Thoughts?
Best M&A groups in Toronto (Exit opps, comps, culture, deal flow, hours)
Hey guys, I am currently thinking about moving to an associate role in M&A. I work in a diversified IB role at a Global bank in Toronto Which bank has the best M&A group in Toronto? I'd love to hear your thoughts
Do M&A stars still exist ?
Hey, There used to be a time when some MDs would be even more famous than their CEOs (Quattrone, Jimmy Lee, Chertok, Wasserstein...), even non-finance people would know their name and there would be articles about them in the newspapers, but I don't know if those M&A stars still exist ? Do you know...
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Fp&a or ib, which job offer would you take?
Hi, I currently work in corp. finance in CEE region, the goal is to get a job in m&a in London. I have two job offers: a) Fp&a job in London for large logistics company, job entails preparing reports on business unit performance for cfo, also budgeting. b) renewable m&a job in the small city in CEE...
Thoughts on MBA - California Dreaming
Just wanted to speak with the fine folk on WSO about MBA moves. New year new me type beat. Current situation: - Previously from BIG 4 FDD (3.5 years). Now an analyst II at a NYC MM IB bank within their M&A team. Newish shop (2017/2018) with solid name recognition but not for IB. I have solidish WLB,...
BofA Leveraged Finance Summer Analyst London
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Alternatives to M&A
I am an A2A in a BB M&A group. While there are certain aspects of working with public strategics that I find interesting, I have concluded I do not like many aspects of doing deals (all the process crap, false precision valuation/fairness opinion work, due diligence, etc.) and do not envy or want to...
Which is the best option for eventually transitioning to IB?
So I have two offers from big 4, one from audit and one from M&A tax.I eventually want to go into investment banking and was wondering if I should take the audit role and then TAS/FDD or take the M&A tax offer and then do an MBA.
Salaries at A&M (Alvarez and Marsal) UK?
Does anyone know what typical salaries are at A&M for: - Senior Associates? - Assistant Directors? - Director? Looking primarily for London-based salaries? Also would be good to know what are the typical bonuses paid? I have heard they are typically 80%+?
Moelis vs Morgan Stanley LONDON
Hey everyone. I got 2 IB summer internship offers ( Moelis & Morgan Stanley) for London and I would love to know what you think. Moelis: better salaries, (people seemed nicer in interviews), generalist ( which is cool ), more responsabilities however they mainly have RX and I am more keen on M&A....
Chances of breaking into IB from VERY non-target university in Aus?
About to start studying a Bachelor of Business (major in Finance, considering double major in accountancy as well) at a VERY non-target university (UOW) The reason for this is that I didn't put enough effort into high school to get in anywhere better, and my position at the high school I went to...
Tech Start-Up M&A Analyst Laid-Off
I was recently a victim of a companywide restructuring lay-off wave at a health-tech start up. Nothing related to performance, but this caught me completely by surprise. Would love some advice on how to move forward from this. Some background : 30% of the company was laid-off I worked for this...
IB at age 40 from Credit Risk
I am a VP in middle market Credit Risk (portfolio management and underwriting) at one of the top 3 banks in the nation. Comp has stagnated and does not seem as it will ever go beyond $400K all in at my manager (or his manager) level. Am I delusional to consider an analyst role in IB at this age or...
"Describe a recent M&A deal" -- how late can this be?
As title says -- if I have an interview next week and I were to talk about a deal that was completed 8 months ago (announced like 16 months ago), would this be appropriate? Or is it too outdated? For reference, it's a tech deal. My rationale is that, given the 20-30% decline in tech valuations this...
TD NY M&A - Cowen Acquisition and Deal Execution
Hi All, I was just wondering if TD's M&A team in NY will be doing more execution work with the Cowen acquisition? - Insiders say it has sped up their growth plan by 5 years - Asking juniors in Toronto to transfer to the NY office - Currently beefing up the team heavily in NY
Is GP-led same as M&A?
Heard it is essentially sell-side M&A but how different they are? Appreciate any insight people might have.
Adobe's acquisition of Figma is one of the dumbest deal ever
Lmfao at the Financial Times dunking so hard on Adobe with not one but two articles First FT Lex https://www.ft.com/content/4ed2cd31-5c54-46ea-afc… Then FT Alphaville https://www.ft.com/content/6a082b1d-3ac6-48e7-b68… Anyway, congrats to the M&A advisors for closing such a ridiculous transaction...
Stephens Superday Update 2023
Wanted to see if anyone has received updates regarding Superday invites for Stephens SA or FT 2023. (Little Rock, Atlanta, Dallas)
CIBC M&A Toronto
Hi All, Just wondering how the M&A groups across the street stack up? I've heard a lot of good things about CIBC M&A, along with BMO. If anyone can provide some info on exits, culture, and hours that would be awesome. Do CIBC M&A juniors get looks from Onex, and Altas? I've seen quite a few go to...
Experienced hire trying to get into M&A, is it even possible with these credentials? (Based in UK) Thanks!
Hi, title says it all really, trying to get a job in M&A in UK or Germany, don't have Masters, only BA from shit Uni,
Capital Raising for Venture/Growth companies (scale-ups/start-ups)
All How do roles differ for Analysts / Associates who work on capital raising advisory for venture / growth stage companies (i.e. Series B / C / D fundraise from VCs or growth equity firms for scale-up or start-up companies) vs typical M&A roles. What does the role entail? What is the level of...
Do people even know what DCM is?
I am currently interviewing for M&A internships and I am baffled that some seniors of M&A groups have 0 clue what DCM is. A VP thought debt advisory was the same as DCM, and the other thought I should be familiar with M&A processes since I work in DCM, when the majority of deals are not even M&A...
What happens during an acquisition?
Please pardon this very elementary question. What exactly happens during an acquisition? (By a PE firm) Does the target company's equity investors get cash? What about when the firm is resold? These are all just random guess-questions. As you can tell, I generally have no clue about what happens and...
Deloitte Financial Advisory M&A vs Investment Banking M&A
Hello everyone! I was wondering if anyone of you has an idea of the work-life balance in Deloitte Financial Advisory M&A (within corporate finance, not transaction support) compared to WLB in Investment Banking M&A. I'm asking because I guess the salary in Deloitte is much lower than IB so I would...
Sell-Side vs Buy-Side M&A? Which one is more fulfilling?
In terms of work satisfaction as an M&A advisor, which side do you guys find more fulfilling after a completion of a deal? Which side do you guys prefer to be on?
GP capital advisory - M&A
Hi everyone, I would be interested if someone could shed light on GP capital advisory (not the secondaries advisory nor Fund placement) in companies like Campbell Lutyens. I would be primarily interested in their M&A teams dealing within the alternative asset manager market as well as Minority GP...
Moving from DCM to M&A (SA to FT)
Hey, I am currently interning at a pretty solid MM IB in their DCM division. I am interested in making an internal transfer switch to their M&A division for FT. I am not fully sure how to navigate this, so I came here to ask for advice. I realize that my first priority is to be the best darn intern...
Wells Fargo IBD in London - how good is it?
I was hoping to get an opinion and view on how good Wells Fargo IBD compares to others in the London/EMEA market in terms of pay, no. of deals, and perhaps what the best group within IBD is best at Wells?
M&A Corporate Development Internship outcomes
Hey all. I have an offer for a 6-12 months M&A / Corporate Development Analyst Internship at an F500 Top Life Science Consulting and Analytics company. My end goal is to end up in IB/banking. I come from a biology background (undergrad) but have a more business-related masters from a target...
M&A Corporate Development Internship Exit Opportunities
First post so here it goes. I have an offer for a 6-12 months M&A / Corporate Development Analyst Internship at an F500 Top Life Science Consulting and Analytics company. My end goal is to end up in IB/banking. I come from a biology background (undergrad) but have a more business-related masters...
24h M&A Intern Case Study
Hi everyone, I have third round interviews coming up for a M&A Analyst Intern role. 24h before the interview, I will be sent a Case Study that I will need to complete and then discuss over 4 back-to-back interviews with analysts/associates. Has anyone been in this position before? Any tips of how to...
JPM M&A VS EVR C&R / TMT
Any view on which group would be better to lateral into as a mid /senior level associate?
Sellside / Buyside M&A Process "Checklist"
Recent A2A promote here, and also recently lateraled to a strong MM boutique that is much more M&A oriented. Coming from a BB coverage group with very little M&A reps under my belt, I was hoping to put together both sell-side and buy-side process "checklists" for myself, to help navigate the various...
Deal Analytics - what is it?
Hello WSO , Long time lurker, first time poster. I am interviewing with a Big 4 next week for a position on their Deal Analytics team. Does anyone have any knowledge on what a deal analytics team would do versus a regular big 4 deals team or a data analytics team? For reference I have a bachelors in...
Deal Analytics - What is it?
Hello WSO, Long time lurker, first time poster. I am interviewing with a Big 4 next week for a position on their Deal Analytics team. Does anyone have any knowledge on what a deal analytics team would do versus a regular big 4 deals team or a data analytics team? For reference I have a bachelors in...
LMM FT Group Selection - Coverage vs. Boutique-size M&A
Will soon be going through FT group placement at a MM/LMM firm in a regional east coast city. Openings exist in various coverage groups as well as a new M&A group that only deals with smaller, private companies (coverage groups generally handle larger M&A deals). Being interested in PE/GE, I've...
Lincoln MM Lateral Opportunities?
I'm currently recruiting for SA23 positions and received an offer from Lincoln International for Chicago SA2023. It seems that Lincoln isn't the best for real modeling experience and exit opportunities. So, I was wondering what the process for lateraling to a bigger/better bank (EB/BB) or...
Corporate Finance in Middle Market vs Large Cap
Hi all, I started an analyst 1 position at a lower middle market boutique in NY last September (Is a small firm c. 50 professionals, covering 3 sectors), we operate in the lower MM spectrum (deal size between $20m and $120m), and I must say that I am hating every aspect of my job. I pursued a career...
Should I take the GMAT before investment banking?
I am a senior about to graduate with a 3.8 GPA and a degree in Finance from a top 25 school. I worked in IB this past summer and am continuing on with the same bank doing tech m&a full time. I do not know what I want to do after banking, but want to leave as many doors open as possible. I was...
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