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This is a loaded question from my favorite one and only... Consultant, FinTech!!!!
I would do LEK over any of the mentioned, except MBB. ATK is a good firm but seems to be struggling now. Also, for PE LEK is not a bad deal. In Europe at least they had a great Due Diligence practice for PE, and I'm guessing its the same in the US.
A1 - not trying to argue, but my observation- we've a good number of people transition to big PE firms in the last few years. Most PE people I know are ex-consultants (not usually Big 4 tho), or came directly from top tier undergrad business program. And of course ex-M&A bankers, but I honestly don't think IB skills are as useful in PE as people assume.
@ATK1, I think you are referring to the ops teams at MF such as KKR Capstone. That's a possible route, albeit a difficult one as well if aiming for more "strategy" type work, and hence why I highlighted investment teams in particular. Think it's important to level-set expectations correctly here.
What about a firm like Alix Partners? They should have a fairly large PE footprint due to their restructuring focus.
Bain is strongest at PE. LEK is basically a DD shop - so you're guaranteed lots of exposure there. We have a good PE practice, but we do lots of other types of work -- so no guarantee you get to do PE work. Btw - we're really not struggling - just some outspoken unhappy folks on FB, and understand because some got a raw deal.
Could be self selection. NYU has good finance opps that pay much better. If you take on NYU debt, you're gonna want to take the highest paying job.
OP, with the number of times you have posted a flavor of this particular question, I would've hoped that you would have done some research by now and realized a few things:
(1) PE is nearly impossible to get at the post-MBA level no matter what banking or consulting firm you come from.
(2) PE roles, especially investment team roles, are difficult for undergrad consulting hires no matter what firm you come from; there just happens to be a bit more of a pipeline for MBB, especially McK and Bain.
Therefore, your best bet is by far to lateral into a good banking analyst program, so if I were you, I would focus on that if you are dead-set on PE as a career and can't get any traction right now.
Not OW? I would look at strategy& deals as a safety but I doubt we'd hold a candle to LEK/Bain in that space (relatively new practice)
A1, I'm currently working on it.
Taken a valuation and financial modeling course. Getting another review by the Wall Street Oasis team. Just joined a M&A initiative, 90% chance I get to do a short PE due diligence project by December, and then I'll focus on the lateral move. I'm obsessed
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LEK, Parthenon or Bain for PE probably
Thanks guys 💯
Need to do some more research around which schools LEK recruits. Hoping NYU Stern can get me there
Stern should be fine for LEK, probably also Bain.
Manager1, apparently Stern only sends 6-8 kids to MBB every year. Not sure if this is self-selection or if MBB doesn't really view Stern as a target
Yeah I wouldn't join ATK right now. Now in a year? Maybe things get better here.