How to build a career in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Unlike a Investment Banking firm or Big 4 Transaction Advisory, entry into M&A of a conglomerate like a Tata Steel / Vedanta could be a fairly well positioned bet for your career.

M&A in corporates makes you be a part of the team that for e.g. works on Hindalco-Novelis, Acquisition of Horlicks brand by Zydus from GSK or Arcleor Mittal's takeover of Essar Steel under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code 2016

You also get to work on Divestment deals and Business Restructuring

The job profile is highly rewarding in terms of visibility in the organisation and also intellectually stimulating ; although pay in a corporate will be lower than I-Banks. But work-life balance is also better

The key job is Financial Modelling and getting consultants to undertake the financial, technical and legal due diligence

The task of structuring the contours of the deal, identifying optimum capital structure, tax planning and ensuring risk mitigation through the Share Purchase Agreement is also quite interesting.

You can be lucky to get a first job in this role. Else you can even join in Accounts & MIS and prove yourself in the organisation , to get M&A in your second role.

My Book on Financial Modeling

Mastering the art of financial modeling is imperative for those who want to enter the ultra-competitive world of corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, or equity research.

Only those who excel (pun intended) in modeling early on are often the most successful long-term.

Having spent a decade in this field, am often asked to give pointers on how does one get initiated into the art and science of financial modelling

So, here a primer on Financial Modeling for the uninitiated

Kindle version
amazon.in/dp/B07H6CDBH6

Hard copy
pothi.com/pothi/node/195705


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