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Breaking Down Case Interview Frameworks – M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions)

Management Consulted

Welcome back to the last in our series on breaking down case interview frameworks. By the end of this article, you’ll be well on your way to becoming an M&A case framework master. All acquirers will want to increase cash flow, but the length of their investment in the company will differ, depending on the type.

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Frameworks for the Case Interview (Part II: Mergers and Acquisitions Framework)

Tom Spencer

The reason that this framework is worth introducing is due to the increasing frequency of M&A cases confronting candidates in the case interview. Needless to say, M&A deals are notoriously complicated financial activities, which makes candidates panic when they are prompted with an M&A case.

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Transitioning from Management Consulting to Corporate Strategy/M&A – the Interview Process

Tom Spencer

Interviews. After going through a handful of interviews through referrals, direct reach out from HR/hiring team, and LinkedIn/company website applications I would categorize my interviews into three buckets: Corporate strategy. In terms of the interview process it followed the following steps: HR interview (fit).

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Management Consulting

CaseInterview.com

In this case, you may determine that gaining market share will be your client’s biggest challenge. This may involve traveling to the client’s site to collect data, interview employees, and examine daily operations. There’s an article in Bloomberg Business Week that outlines how the strategy consulting industry began.

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How to Turn Intangible Concepts into Tangible Services

The Fearless Marketer

This is the second of five articles about the 5 Pillars of Marketing, my marketing model that helps get your marketing on track. Read the original article here. – Better cash flow. Some say a concept, an idea, a benefit, or value. But one thing is for certain, if it’s not tangible, it can’t be sold. That’s your job!

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How to Turn Intangible Concepts into Tangible Services

The Fearless Marketer

This is the second of five articles about the 5 Pillars of Marketing, my marketing model that helps get your marketing on track. Read the original article here. – Better cash flow. Some say a concept, an idea, a benefit or value. But one thing is for certain, if it’s not tangible, it can’t be sold. That’s your job!

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Why We Need to Update Financial Reporting for the Digital Era

Harvard Business

In our recent HBR article , we argued that financial statements fail to capture the value created by modern digital companies. Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies.