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Hi, I need a referral for an internship
in Financial Advisory Team
Valuation, M&A, FDD, or Financial
Consulting - at Big 4 in Germany,
can anyone help me?
I did my bachelor's degree at the
University of Mannheim.
I would appreciate any kind of
support and advice.
I'm not above reaching out to alumni
directly via Linkedln, but l'd prefer to
bug as few as possible. So if you
want to help, guide, or mentor,
please pm me.
PwC Deloitte KPMG EY
Do PEs offer singing bonus or relocation fee?
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Even from MBB, PE investment team is tough to get without banking experience.
If you’re not MBB, then you’ll need to know somebody.
E.g., In-law of mine was very senior partner at MBB (direct line to CEO). Mind you that this was 30-35 years ago so not what the consulting industry is today. He pivoted to PE initially at another firm in a senior investment role and then eventually opened his own shop. That was a long time ago and even he tells me his experience as a junior banker (before going to B-school and then consulting) was key to getting in.
This is a great answer
For the record, he also continues to say to this day that a monkey could do what the bankers do and that consulting experience is far more valuable, but they expect it none the less
Try Networking and Headhunters to test waters. It’s possible but harder at more senior levels. Typically investment team recruits junior consulting (MBB) talent but even that path is very challenging.
Easier path to value creation side
Mitt Romney did it