Merger & Acquisition / Transaction Advisory

No matter the size or complexity of your deal, our M&A Transaction Services practice can help you with due diligence, structuring and post-closing activities – in Taiwan, throughout Asia Pacific and around the world. Our focused and time-sensitive approach to due diligence, structuring and post-transaction activities can provide you with a competitive edge in the challenging and ever-changing business environment.Our dedicated M&A practitioners also have a deep understanding of Taiwan’s unique business issues. Hence, we work closely with our industry and other specialist groups to bring the right resources to every transaction. As an integrated team, we provide private equity investor and corporate buyer clients with competitive advantage in making successful deal decisions – including the implementation of efficient investment structures and successful post-merger integration plans.

The main difference between being an M&A professional and an investment banker is that investment bankers work on the entire deal process (from pitch to close), while M&A advisory professionals typically focus on a few different aspects for their clients. For example, M&A advisory professionals may conduct detailed valuations in order to perform a purchase price allocation. M&A professionals may also perform due diligence for the client.

Key Skills for Succeeding in M&A Advisory 

There are a number of key skills the most successful players in the M&A advisory business have in common. The first of these is solid business analysis skills. M&A professionals have to be highly technical in order to evaluate company financials and perform valuations.

Specific technical skill requirements include:

  • Financial Modeling
  • Valuation
  • M&A Modeling
  • General financial analysis

People skills, such as management skills, communication skills, negotiating skills, and networking skills, are also critically important, as they are in most finance roles.

The personality of someone suited to work in the M&A advisory team of a professional services firm typically has the following character traits:

  • Highly ambitious/driven to succeed
  • Attention to detail
  • Highly analytical
  • Competitive
  • Communicates effectively
  • Polished and presentable
  • Team player
  • Ability to work long hours
 
     
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