Questions on getting into PE:
- Would it be better to try to go MBB Associate to PE Analyst/Associate (not sure of the level), or go MBB to IB to PE?

- Is it better to try to leverage industry experience to target specific funds or be a generalist?

- Does anyone have resources on making the transition (recruiting tips, modeling exercises, etc.)?

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1. Just go from MBB - people on this app and in general understate the number of firms that hire MBB/consultants

2. If you want to be a generalist be a generalist. If you have a specific sector that you like, go for that

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Thanks for words! There’s certainly some sort of generic hypothesis about the path being ONLY IB to PE, which is clearly nonsense

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Following.

I do think it’s generally harder to go consulting to investment team at a PE firm but def not worth it to do MBB then banking IMO

For modeling, YouTube and there’s a ton out there to practice whether it’s paper LBOs or full three statement build out.

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