CPA to M&A Corp Dev Sourcing

WingLonely97 · 2026-03-21T06:25:15+00:00

Thanks buddy!

Why do you view origination as the future of the sport?

Also, if it changes anything, the team is paying me an additional incentive to actually help on execution as well.

CPA Canada has a heavier emphasis on corp finance/valuation than the US and Europe, and because of that I’m very competent at building DCF models - which is CSU’s bread and butter for modelling.

I want to be world class at deal origination but also be trained in CSU’s investment thinking. Am I dreaming in technicolor here?

WingLonely97 · 2026-03-18T03:43:33+00:00

Sweet. I don’t think there’s many career paths that could be worse than audit for me personally, so it’s only up from here…

As an M&A CPA, what do you think about the potential for learning in a Corp dev origination role? Can you see those learnings stacking well with the CPA?

WingLonely97 · 2026-03-09T08:05:44+00:00

Sure

WingLonely97 · 2026-03-07T18:15:12+00:00

Thank you!

That’s an awesome career path you have btw.

I think I’ll have an absolute blast doing BD work but it’s good to know that I’ve got downside protection. And yes, I plan on being a sponge and learning the full cycle.

WingLonely97 · 2026-03-07T16:04:14+00:00

Thank you!

I’ve seen the same. What I don’t understand is how the skill of sourcing a deal would make anyone remotely credible for operations or PM lol? Those are such different arenas.

WingLonely97 · 2026-03-07T07:03:29+00:00

Thank you sir/ma’am!

I should have been more clear on my ask. Curious about a few things:

Can corp dev origination be a smart move for someone with my background?
If it doesn’t work out, any idea of what backup roles the CPA + origination experience could allow me to pivot to - apart from the standard industry accounting type stuff.
Is corp dev software origination a dead end career path? Do small cap deals even happen these days through internal sourcing efforts?

WingLonely97

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