Hi there,

Glad to see a fellow IT Consultant moving into the Strategy Consulting space :)

So the answer here lies in between. You need to be familair with M&A AND IT.

Now, unfortunately, there aren't many resources out there for the intersect of the two. So, you'll have to learn about the various types of M&A cases (PE firm acquisition, merger, divestiture, etc.) and you'll have to make sure you're well versed in the various current IT topics (digital transformation, cloud, agile as scale, etc.). You really need to do both.

Now, it's "funny" you bring up this questions as I've just published a case that actually is at the intersect of IT and M&A! You can check it out here:

https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases/candidate-led-usual-style/intermediate/roma-solutions-senior-expert-level-tech-case-240

Feel free to reach out if you have any further questions!

Hi there,

The OTS team only recently became part of EY-P, so they are not very used to the case interview format.

Also their work tends to me a bit more "operational" in nature (vs. "pure" strategy), therefore the technical interview should be prefered vs. the case interview format.

Having said that, understanding the business implications of an integration is something relevant for your interview. You dont have to be an expert in case interviews, but preparing a couple of M&A cases can help you better understand how revenue and cost synergies work (and other relevant topics around customer, supply chain, etc. that must be addressed in an integration). However, this should not take more than 20% of your preparation (a bit more if it is a Manager or Senior Manager role).

Your focus should be on technical topics, namely the ones mentioned by Adi.

[In any case you can try to ask HR for more details on the interview format]

(editiert)

Hi there,

I recently quit from my previous job in IT and M&A. I have a background in M&A and have to pick up IT specific skills which is quiet hard.

What I suggest is doing a lot of cases in M&A, it would help you a lot on the job performance. You have to know different kind of operations (pre acquisition, from target search, M&A strategy advisory to due diligence and post acquisition, from carve-out/PMI to divestiture).

Some main M&A skills would be necessary to succeed! So learn as much as possible before starting your job about the M&A space. You can find a lot of things online and framework methodology. Regarding your past experience in IT, I am not sure that is necessary to pick up more IT skills.

You have to expect that you are going to work a lot a lot, you could finish around 2 am and have work during the weekend ! But the work itself is really exciting.

hope that helps ;)

A

(editiert)

Hi, I suggest a standard prep with a focus on the practices you mentioned. However, I would ask for more clarity to HR without worrying about bothering them. They are there to help

Best,
Antonello