How hard is it to exit from MBB to PE/Hedge Fund/Wall Street?

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Quite frequent to PE. Less common to HF although still happens. Nobody wants to go to wall street.

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Really depends on tenure. Much easier to PE as an associate (pre-mba).

Following, considering exiting to IBD. Is that terribly difficult?

Unless you have dealwork experience, moving from MBB to PE/GE/HF investment team is extremely difficult, especially post-MBA. PE Ops teams are the most common exit for MBB folks, if at all. I agree that most ex-consultants have zero desire to go to Wall Street...

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