Best Undergrad Major for M&A

GrouchoMarxist
Mon, 12 Dec 2005 07:52:01 +0000

WHy do you want to do M&A? No one recruits for just M&A except for advisory roles (Houlihan, KPMG M&A advisory). The rest you get hired in for investment banking at the Bulge and Middle Markets and then either get put in the advisory group based on your interest or work in a “super group” like financial institution or TMT (tech media telecom) where you do capital raising, restructuring and M&A. it really depends. Thus, to do M&A you need the same background for an ibanking, which is strong school, strong grades, and something showing interest and motivation in the field (internships, econ/finance/math related degree). You dont need a specific degree per se, but it helps to show you know something about the field so you can hit the ground (or cubicles) running and know whats going on. Double majoring might be a good way to do that, or even a minor in a business related field or even just a few classes in accting or finance.