Operations careers in Transaction Strategy and Execution
The EY-Parthenon Transaction Strategy and Execution (TSE) Operations team provides operational advice to assist corporate and private equity clients in realising their value potential through M&A activity – integration or divestments – or through rapid transformations.
Being part of Ops has been an enriching and rewarding experience. I have valued working on projects ranging from carve-outs to value creation. I have also worked on various interesting business development pieces within Consumer Products and Retail (CPR) and Energy. Aside from this, I enjoy being involved in Recruitment & Onboarding and the Diversity and Inclusion initiative of increasing women representation within TSE.
Sharanya
In my first 12 months in the Ops team, I have worked predominantly on post-deal carve-outs in the Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) sector. One of the great things about TSE, though, is that if you have a particular interest in a type of client / deal, there is a whole breadth of projects you can get involved in. Alongside project work, I am also involved in the Onboarding and Consumer Products and Retail (CPR) team.
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Operations
The TSE Operations team work on a mixture of pre-deal analysis and due diligence (operational, carve-out and synergy), integration / divestiture planning and execution, value creation and operational turnaround for a mixture of corporate and PE clients.
Working across the full transaction life cycle allows members of the Operations team to experience, and provide solutions for, a breadth of client challenges before, during and after a transaction takes place.
What will you be doing?
- You will be working with experienced project teams, supporting on pitching for new work through to executing engagements.
- You will be supporting one of the many sectors we engage with on a daily basis, such as Private Equity, Technology, Media and Telecom and Health, Sciences and Wellbeing.
- You will gain exposure to the deal/investment “engine” including the diligence process, valuation process, stakeholders involved (PEs, M&A teams, investment banks, legal team), bidder meetings and the deal negotiation process.
- Assisting with wider practice development tasks from recruitment through to learning and development.
- Supporting, and eventually taking ownership for elements of, a wide range of service offerings, including:
- Pre-deal analysis and due diligence (operational, carve-out, synergy identification and readiness assessment)
- Integration planning and execution (integration/joint venture strategy and planning, synergy identification, validation and realisation, organisational/process/system design, and governance setup and execution)
- Divesture planning and execution (stand-alone cost modelling, one-time cost analysis, separation planning and governance, day one/exit readiness, transitional service agreement (TSA) strategy and governance and stranded cost analysis)
- Portfolio value creation and operational turnaround
Professional qualifications
CIMA CBA (Certificate in Business Accounting)
Programme length
Graduate: 2 years
Summer internship: 8 weeks
Programme eligibility
Graduate: the programme is aimed at final-year university Bachelor’s and Master’s students, pursuing a variety of degrees and with an analytical mindset.
Summer internship: the programme is aimed at students in their penultimate year of study.
How will it be structured?
FAQs
Please see TSE page for general FAQs relating to the application and interview process, eligibility and visa requirements and key process milestones.
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