Werde aktiv in unserer Community aus über 452.000 Gleichgesinnten!

Verabrede dich zum Casen über das Meeting-Board, nimm an Diskussionen in unserem Consulting Q&A teil und finde gleichgesinnte Case-Partner, um dich auszutauschen und gemeinsam zu üben!

Wie funktioniert das Consulting Q&A?

Jeder kann eine Frage stellen

Jeder kann eine Antwort verfassen

Upvotes lassen Antworten nach oben steigen

What should I expect in a Big 4 written case for an M&A operations integration/separation role?

Mergers&Acquisitions Post-Merger Integration writtencase

Neueste Antwort am 31. März 2024

gab die beste Antwort am 29. Jan. 2024

Hi there, I wouldn't practice market sizing questions - it's much more complicated than that. I actually have 30+ written cases (including many from Big4). Feel free to message for support. What I generally do with my c ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

5
Antworten

171
Aufrufe

54
Upvotes insgesamt

am 31. März 2024 am 31. März 2024
Letzte Aktivität

EY-Transaction and M&A Team

Big 4 Ernst & Young Mergers&Acquisitions

Neueste Antwort am 14. Nov. 2023

Cristian

Experte

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

Experte

gab die beste Antwort am 9. Nov. 2023

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Hi! I would expect it to consist of case studies across different topics, industries and functional areas. Do validate this with HR, but if you're interviewing with their Transactions / M&A division it doesn't mean ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

3
Antworten

441
Aufrufe

21
Upvotes insgesamt

am 14. Nov. 2023 am 14. Nov. 2023
Letzte Aktivität

Case Coach: Flaw in M&A Case Framework - omission of market and competitive landscape bucket.

Mergers&Acquisitions

Neueste Antwort am 30. Sept. 2023

gab die beste Antwort am 24. Sept. 2023

Hi there, This is a super super nuanced question that, honestly, is pretty difficult to talk through via a Q&A. The short answer is: It depends. Just like how a soccer team can organize themselves and score goals i ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

4
Antworten

311
Aufrufe

24
Upvotes insgesamt

am 30. Sept. 2023 am 30. Sept. 2023
Letzte Aktivität

Spannende Diskussionen aus der Community gesucht?

Melde dich jetzt an und finde weitere Fragen und Antworten zu aktuellen Themen aus der Branche in unserem Consulting Q&A.

Is 'synergies' as a separate bucket MECE?

MECE Mergers&Acquisitions

Neueste Antwort am 31. Aug. 2022

Vlad

Experte

McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Vlad

Experte

gab die beste Antwort am 25. Sept. 2019

McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, First of all there is no "Right" or "Wrong" approach:) Secondly - text books solutions, even from the best b-schools are rarely well written, since they are written by caseclubs of these schools, not by the pro ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

2
Antworten

2,2 T.
Aufrufe

3
Upvotes insgesamt

am 31. Aug. 2022 am 31. Aug. 2022
Letzte Aktivität

Interview Big Four Strategy - M&A (IT Operational Strategy Services)

Big Four - Strategy EY-Parthenon IT Strategy M&A Mergers&Acquisitions Monitor Deloitte Post-Merger Integration sap strategy& Transaction Services

Neueste Antwort am 30. Mai 2021

Adi

Experte

Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience

Adi

Experte

gab die beste Antwort am 29. Mai 2021

Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience

Hey, You will need to focus on IT & M&A intersect. I recently helped two candidates sucessfully get into Big4 Strat practice focused on IT M&A. Please do some research on following topics and roughly und ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

5
Antworten

1,8 T.
Aufrufe

78
Upvotes insgesamt

am 30. Mai 2021 am 30. Mai 2021
Letzte Aktivität

Oliver Wyman Acquired OC&C?

Mergers&Acquisitions OC&C oliverwyman

Neueste Antwort am 21. Nov. 2020

gab die beste Antwort am 21. Nov. 2020

You know, this is actually a very weird one. There's some reference to it happening, such as here: https://www.crunchbase.com/acquisition/oliver-wyman-acquires-oc-c-strategy-consultants--7e0a6d7b But there's just no ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

1
Antworten

2,4 T.
Aufrufe

13
Upvotes insgesamt

am 21. Nov. 2020 am 21. Nov. 2020
Letzte Aktivität

Can't we directly divide the total store sales with average expense per person to determine the number of customers ?

Case Calculations case question Mergers&Acquisitions SuperBurger

Neueste Antwort am 23. Dez. 2019

Luca

Experte

BCG |NASA | SDA Bocconi & Cattolica partner | GMAT expert 780/800 score | 200+ students coached

Luca

Experte

gab die beste Antwort am 23. Dez. 2019

BCG |NASA | SDA Bocconi & Cattolica partner | GMAT expert 780/800 score | 200+ students coached

Hello Ravi, You are right, you can obtain the same result using your way. You will find a different number just because in the case resolution the intermediate results are rounded. Hope it helps, Luca

1
Antworten

2,2 T.
Aufrufe

2
Upvotes insgesamt

am 23. Dez. 2019 am 23. Dez. 2019
Letzte Aktivität

What to do to prevent Failure of a merger?

M&A Mergers&Acquisitions

Neueste Antwort am 14. Aug. 2019

Ivan

Ivan gab die beste Antwort am 14. Aug. 2019

A lot of mergers fail because the cultures do no mesh. Some points on this: - Culture is built around core values: integrity, trust, cost efficiency, growth mindset, customer orientation etc. It might be prudent to ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

2
Antworten

2,2 T.
Aufrufe

8
Upvotes insgesamt

am 14. Aug. 2019 am 14. Aug. 2019
Letzte Aktivität

Approach for PE cases after the investment is made

Mergers&Acquisitions Private Equity

Letzte Aktivität am 18. Mai 2019

Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 18. Mai 2019

Hi there! The reason why most strategies (80%) fail is execution. I would start by stressing this concept. For sure the PE firm identified a strategy to make the target grow before acquiring it. So, your action plan h ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

1
Antworten

1,8 T.
Aufrufe

2
Upvotes insgesamt

am 18. Mai 2019 am 18. Mai 2019
Letzte Aktivität

Urgent: Acquisition of a private wealth management firm case study

Mergers&Acquisitions wealthmanagement

Letzte Aktivität am 14. Feb. 2019

Sidi

Experte

McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Sidi

Experte

gab die beste Antwort am 14. Feb. 2019

McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi Anonymous, have a look at the yearly released Global Wealth Report by BCG. It contains industry outlook, margins, geographical profiles, asset classes, etc. Here is the link to the 2018 report: https://www.bcg.co ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

2
Antworten

2,5 T.
Aufrufe

7
Upvotes insgesamt

am 14. Feb. 2019 am 14. Feb. 2019
Letzte Aktivität

A company wants to acquire our company, what to consider?

Mergers&Acquisitions

Letzte Aktivität am 10. Okt. 2018

Benjamin

Experte

ex-Manager - Natural and challenging teacher - Taylor case solving, no framework

Benjamin

Experte

gab die beste Antwort am 10. Okt. 2018

ex-Manager - Natural and challenging teacher - Taylor case solving, no framework

Hi, Since they want to acquire us, I would not focus too much on the synergies, because this matters to them of course but not so much to us. Also I would not focus too much on the methodology to establish the value of ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

2
Antworten

2,6 T.
Aufrufe

1
Upvotes insgesamt

am 10. Okt. 2018 am 10. Okt. 2018
Letzte Aktivität

Joint Venture

Case Interview Experts joint venture Mergers&Acquisitions

Letzte Aktivität am 25. Juni 2018

Dorothea

Experte

Ex-Oliver Wyman with 100% interview success rate - specialized in female career coaching

Dorothea

Experte

gab die beste Antwort am 25. Juni 2018

Ex-Oliver Wyman with 100% interview success rate - specialized in female career coaching

Hi Ashutosh, A joint venture is a subsidiary, jointly funded by two separate companies. The two companies act as partners and channel both know-how as well as capital into that subsidiary. It is important to note, tha ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

3
Antworten

4,2 T.
Aufrufe

12
Upvotes insgesamt

am 25. Juni 2018 am 25. Juni 2018
Letzte Aktivität

Hast du auch eine Frage an unsere Consulting-Experten?

Dann melde dich jetzt kostenlos an und erhalte innerhalb kürzester Zeit wertvolle Insights unserer Coaches.

Exit strategies

Case exit options Experts Mergers&Acquisitions

Letzte Aktivität am 25. Juni 2018

Vlad

Experte

McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Vlad

Experte

gab die beste Antwort am 24. Juni 2018

McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, 1) It may be a private equity fund that buys the company, improves the performance and then sells the company in 4-7 years with a significantly higher price 2) There is a number of them: Physical assets (lan ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

2
Antworten

3,9 T.
Aufrufe

1
Upvotes insgesamt

am 25. Juni 2018 am 25. Juni 2018
Letzte Aktivität

Looking for Mergers and Acquisition Cases- Interviewer led/ McKinsey Style

Case Framework M&A M&A Case McKinsey Mergers&Acquisitions Practice cases prep

Letzte Aktivität am 27. Sept. 2017

Jacopo

Experte

Project leader BCG, Bain and A.T. Kearney / 200+ real interviews

Jacopo

Experte

gab die beste Antwort am 7. Dez. 2017

Project leader BCG, Bain and A.T. Kearney / 200+ real interviews

Hi Alic, Have you already checked the M&A cases available on Preplounge? If you haven’t yet you will find them under ‘Resources’, ’Case Library’ and then filter the Topic ‘Mergers & Acquisition’. Also, you m ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

3
Antworten

8,0 T.
Aufrufe

9
Upvotes insgesamt

am 27. Sept. 2017 am 27. Sept. 2017
Letzte Aktivität

14 Ergebnisse

Consulting Q&A - Stelle Fragen rund um Deine Karriere

In dieser Übersicht findest Du alle bisher gestellten Fragen der PrepLounge-Community. Jeder kann Fragen stellen und Antworten verfassen. Unsere Coaches stellen auch gerne ihre Expertise bereit. Wenn Dir eine Antwort gefällt, gib ihr ein Upvote, sodass sie nach oben steigt. Hier findest Du außerdem unsere Richtlinien und FAQs zum Consulting Q&A.