RAHUL AGARWAL (Financial Assistant) (38 Points)
26 July 2011Dear Friends,
I am a CA-Finalist and a CS, I want to have a career as a Merger & Amalgamation Consultant. What skills shall I develop and the path shall I choose to make a successful career in this field. I will highly grateful to you, if you kindly guide me to reach my goal.
Thank You.
sivaram
(Asst Mgr-Taxation)
(6918 Points)
Replied 26 July 2011
Dear Mr Rahul
This can be answered only by experts working in Big4. My simple advise as a first step is to read the Book Titled "Mergers and Take Overs "Published by Bombay Chartered Accountants Society
Iron Maiden
(CS )
(463 Points)
Replied 26 July 2011
i think you should do the post qualification course of ICSI in corpotate restructuring,which is going to be introduced soon.
Mack...
(N/A.)
(175 Points)
Replied 26 July 2011
You are already a CA+CS . I think you should complement your skill set with an MBA from a top institute. From there you can join any BIG 4 who have practice in M&A....My best wishes
Syed Faraz
(Manager, Audit, KPMG)
(375 Points)
Replied 27 July 2011
It's Mergers and Acquisitions.. not Amalgamations.. It's extremely, extremely difficult to get a post in the core M&A business even for the brightest students. My friend, rank-holding CA, a CFA (US CFAI) and a very smart guy got referred by two people including me in GS but still dint get picked. Investment Banks hire a tiny number for the post every year. Maybe 1 or 2. Some years they don't hire at all! So dont wait for it. Keep working on an alternative thing while pursuing it.
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