Higher comp in the long term: PE Ops vs MBB Consulting?

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If you get carry from associate level, then ops for sure. I took a hit of about 50k cash comp moving to ops but I’ve got over 300k in carry dollars are work now that will be worth over a million dollars in next 7 years

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Depends on type, but each is around 2-3B

PE Ops. Those bonuses can be verrrrry nice.

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PE Ops in both the short and long term

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I feel like this question is asked every week lol

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Agreed. Top tier PE Ops pay is better
About 2 levels above

So Director prob makes as much as a mid-senior partner at MBB
MD can makes a lot more than a senior Partner

BUT…. It’s all in the carry/LTIP

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Comp wise not a doubt - PE ops for established shops will outcompete MBB (former M here). Mostly driven by the carry

More so for MM or LMM funds, the downside is that although you may have the same breadth of exposure in consulting, the level of advancements may not be as market leading all the time.

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Personally I left AP and found a nice smooth entry as director in PE ops, leveraging more around my functional and industry experience. Helps to not be depended on for deal flow or more salesy work as that's not my spike.

Hard for me to say when's the optimum time to jump. What I can say is that it's more helpful to have extensive experience rather than joining PE ops fresh/new (e.g., less than 3-5 YOE) due to the nature of expertise you're expected to deliver. It's easier to justify to firm partners and investors when you come in with credentials of impact/turnarounds delivered.

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Make 2x of what I was clearing at McK at a MM fund. VP promo on the horizon (2 years) that’ll net me over a Million in carry o

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I was reached out to by a HH on LinkedIn. Full process took about two months. Work is a mix of managing consultants, leading 1-2 projects at various portfolio companies with a little DD sprinkled in occasionally

Ops

Whats the downside of PE ops vs MBB

Not only that - there’s a lot more risk as well!
If the companies do well, you do much better than MBB, if they don’t you’ll get fired

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