Comments on: Business & Professional Services Investment Banking: Can You Outsource Yourself? https://mergersandinquisitions.com/business-services-investment-banking/ Discover How to Get Into Investment Banking Sat, 20 Jan 2024 05:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: M&I - Brian https://mergersandinquisitions.com/business-services-investment-banking/#comment-723207 Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:51:11 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=21902#comment-723207 In reply to Dre.

Sorry, don’t know enough about the industry to say anything specific.

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By: Dre https://mergersandinquisitions.com/business-services-investment-banking/#comment-723106 Thu, 17 Sep 2020 22:46:55 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=21902#comment-723106 Is working for a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Services Group (i.e. RR Donnelley) (along with Investment Banking/Financial Modeling training) enough experience to get into Equity Research, Investment Banking/M&A, Private Equity, or any front-office Wall Street positions, etc….?

What is the exit-opportunities/long-term career path for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Services Group?

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By: M&I - Brian https://mergersandinquisitions.com/business-services-investment-banking/#comment-403426 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:13:00 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=21902#comment-403426 In reply to Ib.

Yes, both could hurt you because other candidates will have had internship experience in the meantime. You can still do that and get in, but you need to get some type of off-cycle or summer internship before or during the Master’s program to have a good shot.

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By: M&I - Brian https://mergersandinquisitions.com/business-services-investment-banking/#comment-403425 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:12:10 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=21902#comment-403425 In reply to Nami.

You can either do a Google search for the deal name and “Fairness Opinion” and find it like that, or look up the acquirer or target company and find filings from around the date it was announced. For example:

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=United+Rentals+%2F+RSC+Holdings+%22Fairness+Opinion%22

Or you can look up the company and comb through its filings, though that is slower unless you find the exact right one:

http://edgar.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001389305&type=&dateb=&owner=include&start=80&count=40

And it’s confusing because sometimes the presentations and Fairness Opinions show up in different places.

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By: Nami https://mergersandinquisitions.com/business-services-investment-banking/#comment-402760 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 00:56:02 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=21902#comment-402760 How do you search for those pitchbooks on EDGAR?

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By: Ib https://mergersandinquisitions.com/business-services-investment-banking/#comment-402532 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:13:38 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=21902#comment-402532 In reply to M&I – Brian.

Thanks for the reply.
Last question, I will finish my masters from a non target university in September . I then plan to take a year off working in an engineering firm until next September.

After this I will do another masters from a strong target and then apply for graduate role in investment banking.

Could taking this path hinder me in anyway against other applicants?
Could taking a year of hurt me?

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By: M&I - Brian https://mergersandinquisitions.com/business-services-investment-banking/#comment-402476 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:09:19 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=21902#comment-402476 In reply to Ib.

It’s only required if your firm expects you to have it (which is increasingly rare) or if you want to take a break and they are willing to pay for it or otherwise incentivize you to do it (which is also increasingly rare). You would come back as an Associate in IB or post-MBA Associate in PE.

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By: Ib https://mergersandinquisitions.com/business-services-investment-banking/#comment-402378 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:29:54 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=21902#comment-402378 Hi Brian.
If you are already in investment banking or private equity, is there ever a reason to do an MBA? Is one ever required?
If people do an MBA, at what stage do they do one in Investment banking or Private equity?

Because I have heard that you dont need MBA to move from Investment banking to private equity?

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