Does West Monroe Partners M&A only do tech due diligence? Also, what is the career trajectory of doing just TDD vs experience in commercial DD? CDD sounds more interesting but not sure yet.

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Tech diligence is our bread and butter (mostly software and corporate systems), but also do functional, commercial analytics (if you're a data scientist type) and operational / digital diligence - those are our emerging areas. 10% of our deals are sell-side, which could involve any of the scopes above. We don't do classic commercial diligence.

Thanks for these answers! They're really helpful. I'm still brainstorming where I want to go a couple years out doing consulting. Do you know what kind of exits people go into? You mentioned PE/corp strategy - how common are those vs continuing in consulting or other paths?

Yes, 90% is IT DD and post close work. Not many exits unless you switch firms. CDD is much more attractive (and competitive) M&A work.

Eh, I disagree EC1. We've had quite a few ppl exit to corporate strategy or PE roles. Part of it depends on where you specialize as you progress - as a campus hire / consultant you'll likely do a mix of both diligence and post close. I don't think you have to worry about being pigeonholed too quickly.

That said, if CDD is your top interest, we're not your best choice!

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No I just know they have their own consulting firm that does TDD. In all honesty unless you love tech I would not do TDD it’s very technical and a lot less strategy

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