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URGENT - Case Study interview for M&A Operation (Deloitte), Operations Due Diligence, ODD, Synergies, Carve out

Carve-Out Deals Deloitte Excel for consultants M&A Case operations cases Synergies
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Hey Cameron, I believe I can help you as I'm a Due Diligence consultant and left Strategy& Deals London only three weeks ago. Feel free to reach out.
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Investment Case Framework

Framework Investment Opportunity cost Synergies
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Lorenzo
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University of St.Gallen graduate | Learn to think like a Consultant | Personalized prep | CV review
Lorenzo
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1. Analysis of Revenue and Cost Synergies: Placement: Typically, the analysis of revenue and cost synergies would be a crucial part of the overall financial analysis in an investment scenario. This could be part of the d ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Synergies framework

M&A Synergies
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Clara
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello! Precisely for the high amount of questions (1) asked by my coachees and students and (2) present in this Q&A, I created the “Math & Formulas - Economic and Financial concepts for MBB interviews”, recently ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Synergy questions

Synergies
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Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Ian
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Hi there, The simplest way to think about Synergies is that it's essentially how two companies can help each other. As in, how can one company leverage its strengths to add value to the other. Without synergies 1+1 = 2. ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Quantify/Calculate Synergies - Formulae

Synergies
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Pedro
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It's difficult to give a complete answer to this, so let me mention a few relevant points and maybe other coaches can complete the answer: At a high level you compare the Merged company profitability with the “As is” co ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Should PE firm buy a company

Synergies
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Ian
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Ian
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Hi there, Synergies can only exist between two entities! So, you can only use synergies if this PE firm is explicitly looking to acquire multiple companies and combine them. Otherwise, you cannot have a synergies bu ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Synergy types

Synergies
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Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, 1)Are there other synergies besides cost and revenue you need to think about in M&A cases? Yes and no. R and C is a fair structure to have. However, the more you can show your industry and case-specifi ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Synergies between big company and startup

Synergies
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Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Ian
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Hi there, In general, I like to break down synergies into Revenue uplift and Cost reduction. Non-exhaustive examples include: Revenue Uplift Charge higher prices Seller power Analytics allowing better ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Synergies in M&A

M&A M&A Case Synergies
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Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
This is case specific. You need to learn how to think about these cases on their own! Learn your industries, practice creative thinking, and apply this to your casing. There's no 1 answer here. https://www.preplounge. ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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M&A synergies

Case Interview M&A Case Synergies
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Francesco
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Francesco
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Hi there, I would not list all the synergies in the initial structure – that would indeed take too much time. What I would recommend is to: Present the synergies with an initial level (eg “In terms of synergies, ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Is costumer base overlapping attractive in a M&A scenario? What happens to cross-selling?

Actively preparing for upcoming interviews with Mckinsey AT Kearney & Bains. Looking to take and give great feedback. BCG BCG Bain McKinsey customer HelpASisterOut M&A MBB Synergies
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Francesco
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Hi there, as mentioned by Vlad and Robert, it depends on the products and possibly also on the ancillary services offered. You may have different situations, for examples: Complementary products (eg hotel services ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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M&A cases - synergy examples

M&A Synergies
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Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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Hi, For Synergies Calculation cases you can use the following structure: Revenue synergies - here you calculate the synergies in price and quantity (depending on the case it may be new geographies, new products, n ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Synergies - M&A Case

M&A Synergies
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Francesco
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Francesco
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Hi Anonymous, I would always start with a theoretical approach before the actual analysis of the income statement. A potential structure could be the following: Revenue synergies: Increase price Increase th ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Is economies of scale a synergy effect?

Economies of Scale Synergies
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Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Hi, Yes, definitely. It will be part of the cost synergies. For Synergies Calculation you can use the following structure: Revenue synergies - here you calculate the synergies in price and quantity (depending on ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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