I have two offers, looking for some help deciding between the two:

- First is from a Boutique Corporate Finance M&A firm. £20m to £200m deal size.

- Second offer is to do Financial Due Diligence at a Big 4 firm.

Which would be the best one to pick if I wanted to move to IB or Mid-Market PE in future in the UK?

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This is an easy choice, CF = IB, don't think twice about passing on the FDD opportunity to get into the door, worst case, FDD will always be there for you. Most IBing is sell side.

- Investment Banking MD

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Boutique corporate finance M&A is vague. Is it buy side?

If you want to do IB definitely do the M&A firm, Altho FDD isn’t a bad route either, it just seems like most people in FDD don’t have direct buy side M&A experience.

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Don't listen to this nonsense. Most people in FDD don't have buy side experience? Really...?

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Going to the CorpFi firm will give you hands on experience in M&A. If you want to go the consulting route later on, the experience gained should open doors. Hopefully the CorpFi firm has a good rep in the City and around Europe. If it’s a fly-by-night chop shop à la “Boiler Room”, take the second option.

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Thanks, very helpful. The firm is listed and has a decent rep in mid-market.

If you want to do IB, clearly the IB (CF) offer is the way to go if they have any sort of track record of deals.

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