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Desperate Times Call for Effective Turnarounds

BCG

We refer to these as turnaround and restructuring efforts. At this point, the company starts burning through cash reserves and needs to launch a turnaround. . Turnaround and restructuring programs involve applying all three components: * Funding the Journey. Winning in the Medium Term. Organizing for Sustained Performance.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. Banking salaries average 50-100% higher than consulting salaries , with the difference increasingly significant as your seniority increases.

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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Alvarez & Marsal have been making waves in recent years for the high profile, high quality work they did in the midst of the banking crisis. This Firm Profile started as an email from Sean, asking if we could write on Alvarez & Marsal, “The Turnaround Guys”. Turnaround and Restructuring. ALVAREZ & MARSAL KEY STATS.

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Business Buy-Sell Facts

Martinka Consulting

You will sign a personal guarantee if you’re using a bank and probably if it’s seller financing if the seller has good lawyers. It will not be 100% financed by the bank and the seller; you will have skin in the game. If you want to control the deal look for a turnaround business and roll the dice. Show growth.

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Sample Consulting Case Questions

Tom Spencer

Our client is a mid-sized retail bank in Kazakhstan. The bank has achieved sustained revenue growth over the last two years but its profits have consistently declined. Turnarounds. A large American beverage company acquired a fruit juice company for $350 million five years ago with the goal to increase revenues tenfold.

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The consulting case study: What you need to know

freshminds

Different industries need to test different skills and therefore depending on whether you’re applying to management consultancies, strategy consultancies or investment banking, your case study will be slightly different. Investment Banking : tend to use a very different case study compared to consultancies.

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Consultant Ninja: Finally, two counter-cyclical markets: Management.

Consultant Ninja

The other sector Im long on is turnaround consulting: 10-13-08. After seeing so many markets down, my cousin in the hunting business informed me that gun sales have been surging, due to Obama winning the presidency. Who knew he could stimulate the economy so quickly? WaMu made a motion to designate William C. bankruptcy Sept. 15 in New York.