Advice for Industry Analysis

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by an member from Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
in 11100 San Fernando, Cádiz, España

5yrs ago

Advice for Industry Analysis

In the SF I'm working at as an intern, we are going to start searching for deals with a top-down approach. That is, analyzing industries and then looking for potencial deals within those industries.

Any advice regarding Industry Analysis? Processes, checklists, ways of structuring the analysis...

Thanks in advance!!

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reply by a searcher 5yrs ago
from INSEAD in Praha, Česko

there is an article from Pacific Lake that might be relevant for you: redacted

reply by a searcher 5yrs ago
from Temple University in New York, USA

Several on here have mentioned IBISWorld - I'd be more than happy to share with you what we have to offer and the specialized tools available to searchers - just send me a message and we can set something up. Just a side note - I'd advise against having a student jeopardize their academic standing, along with their universities membership, to solicit research from them.