Best Big 4 for FDD?

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PWC is making strides to really deliver top notch deals experience for its clients. I think we have a great platform.

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Not Deloitte and KPMG

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Not PWC or EY

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Having seen buyside and sell side reports from all four I would say KPMG are the worst

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As in variance between a non KPMG buyside and a KPMG sell side is materially higher than other way around

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EY - I realize I am biased.

I have seen reports from PwC, KPMG, and Deloitte on the other side of transaction (buyside vs sellside). IMO, PwC is better than Deloitte and KPMG. So:
1. EY
2. PwC
3. KPMG/Deloitte (Tie)

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Second this lol. EY databooks tend to be an absolute shit show, not to mention the headache with the external links / add-ins that they have built in for some reason that are never compatible with the excel we run on our machines

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I like EY but heard PwC is solid too. No KPMG for sure.

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Not PwC because of the damn Georgia font and bright colors

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Ooooo Georgia !

If you want the best deal experience with the biggest PE’s, Deloitte and it’s not close

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I’m fine working with Apollo if it gets any more insane than them I’ll pass 🤓

Having read all many many times- 1pwc, 2-kpmg, 3-Deloitte, 4-EY

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KPMG

With questions like this I just always wonder, like what’s actually the difference? Like sure we can rank on different metrics but there won’t be a job description that says “Ex-B4 except for KPMG”

Everyone is biased on thinking their group is the best … but probably agree reports from kpmg are the lowest quality of big4

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