You will support clients and client teams, M&A-dedicated experts, and practice leadership through quantitative and qualitative M&A analysis, research, knowledge and practice management.
You will be expected to handle short- and medium-term research requests related to M&A, joint ventures/alliances, divestitures, due diligence, privatizations, initial public offerings, and integrations; execute M&A target scans, company research and strategic, valuation and synergy assessments; to provide our consultants the vast array of firm knowledge, and to be point of contact for proprietary databases on an ongoing basis.
Day-to-day tasks may include helping structure a client question, determining the sources of insight, analyzing data, and communicating findings. Further, you will assist clients in developing internal capabilities to better implement M&A strategies, execute transactions, integrate acquisitions, and separate divestitures as part of the service line’s Capability Building initiatives. You will also help develop new client opportunities, through the M&A Win Room, proposal preparation, pipeline tracking, etc.
You will help deliver impact through our assets, including SynergyLab (McKinsey’s proprietary approach to identifying deal-specific synergy estimates), the Deal Scan (McKinsey’s implementation engine for programmatic M&A), PeopleBase (data management tool to build employee baseline), and the Integration Digital Portal (practice portal for latest materials and Client “MyIMO” tool). Related responsibilities will include identifying product and offering needs and structuring the issues and problems with product teams to facilitate prioritization, development and implementation.
Over time, you will be expected to build a good understanding across M&A topics and develop areas of expertise. You’ll collaborate with the M&A knowledge team and practice leadership to build and share knowledge, best practices and new ideas (e.g., writing articles, updating playbooks, and supporting the Knowledge Review Board process). You will enable reach and relevance (e.g., supporting landmark client events such as Integration Leaders Forum, M&A conference), help develop internal learning curricula (e.g., Merger Management Foundations program), and maintain case libraries.
The M&A service line offers an excellent springboard for successful candidates to progress within the practice and firm into expert consulting, solution delivery, practice management and more.