Great question! A starting point would be with consulting businesses that have an M&A practice. This can be with firms both large and boutique. Without “marketing” specific names, many PE companies, CPA/Accounting, transaction advisory, and restructuring/turnaround firms have established practices that support this. Especially with the restructuring firms, since carveouts are a common remedy for a distressed entity, they do quite a bit of M&A work. PE companies are always acquiring and selling businesses as the foundation of their revenue model. If you are looking to start a career in this space, those are areas I would highly recommend targeting.
