Should management consultants charge clients on a contingency basis for merger and acquisition work?

Richard Connell and Tatiana Zalan

The Service Industries Journal, 2012, vol. 32, issue 16, 2677-2689

Abstract: Management consulting firms frequently assist their clients by providing merger and acquisition advice on a contingency basis. Drawing on a field study of acquisition decisions, the paper describes the common rationale for such behaviour and the pitfalls to which it may lead. These pitfalls include, among others, a loss of revenue that could be available from charging fees and a degradation of client relationships. The research also specifies factors that consultants should take into account both in their own and client organisations when deciding whether to propose to charge clients fees or a percentage of the value of transactions that may or may not materialise.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.593168

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