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It’s not really the same at all. Doing DDs as a consultant (at least at MBB, EYP etc) is only a portion of commercial diligence - how large is the market, how fast is it growing, etc. Going and actually working in the industry, you’re exposed to a lot more diligence dimensions, and you need to figure out how to make money if and when you make the investment. For me after 2 years as a BA I wanted to try developing an investor’s mindset which is why I moved
This probably is more LEK specific, but I chose to recruit after I had hit around 9-12 months at LEK. By then, I had done ~10 projects with more than half being DDs (rest were GTM, market entry or growth strategy). I was lucky to have had case experience in a bunch of different sectors too. So I felt that I had already learned a ton and by the time I would leave for PE in 1-2 years, I would be well equipped and also ready for a new challenge. Also - I reached out to alumni to learn about how they decided when to leave and did my own DD before diving into the thick of interview prep and the recruiting process.
LEK1, have you exited already or planning to soon?
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Agree with everything McK1 said. Went from MBB to UMM / MF PE (>30B AUM)
I came from a boutique firm. target school, had a lot of DDs under my belt, but most importantly did a ton of interviews at basically any firm that I would even consider working at. this was helpful practice for when the real firms I wanted came around