Has anyone ever seen a move from Big4 FDD team to a front office PE role? It would be nice to know if that career move is feasible and how go about it. Any input is appreciated, thanks!

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I think I’ve seen that 1-2x at LMM funds. I have seen FDD > IB > PE more commonly

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Yes it happens in Canada all the time. But those funds suck

I have seen it in Europe as well. Both from FDD and the restructuring team. Those were nice but local funds tho.

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