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Case interview · MECE structure

Your firm is evaluating the acquisition of a boutique asset manager with $8 billion in AUM. What does your due diligence framework look like, and what kills the deal?

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I'd organize diligence around what can walk out the door.

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Concepts behind this questionProfitability trees and MECE decomposition

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