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<blockquote data-quote="M1999" data-source="post: 43328" data-attributes="member: 3960"><p>Hi! I really do not know much, but I have slight experience in the investment banking side.</p><p></p><p>In terms of an acquisition, the investment bankers will advise the client on what target company to acquire. They will do this by looking at more economic risks, what is going on in the market, and use calculations (sorry I don't know any terminology) to justify their answer. </p><p></p><p>An M&A lawyer is concerned with the legal risks of an acquisition and therefore will advise a client using due diligence research. Lawyers also negotiate on the legal terms of a contract.</p><p></p><p>Quite simply, both are advising a company that is acquiring another company. Lawyers advise on the legal side of it, investment bankers advise on the economic-y side of it. Because they're both services it can seem that they do the same, but for lawyers they are concerned with helping the client on the legal side predominantly (although this is why commercial awareness is super important because you cannot legally advise on an acquisition if you do not have any knowledge of the market etc).</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps. I am not an expert at all so I could be wrong, I just spent a week in an IB in year 12 !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M1999, post: 43328, member: 3960"] Hi! I really do not know much, but I have slight experience in the investment banking side. In terms of an acquisition, the investment bankers will advise the client on what target company to acquire. They will do this by looking at more economic risks, what is going on in the market, and use calculations (sorry I don't know any terminology) to justify their answer. An M&A lawyer is concerned with the legal risks of an acquisition and therefore will advise a client using due diligence research. Lawyers also negotiate on the legal terms of a contract. Quite simply, both are advising a company that is acquiring another company. Lawyers advise on the legal side of it, investment bankers advise on the economic-y side of it. Because they're both services it can seem that they do the same, but for lawyers they are concerned with helping the client on the legal side predominantly (although this is why commercial awareness is super important because you cannot legally advise on an acquisition if you do not have any knowledge of the market etc). I hope this helps. I am not an expert at all so I could be wrong, I just spent a week in an IB in year 12 ! [/QUOTE]
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