Thoughts on the Crowe/KKR news from yesterday? PE is everywhere and unavoidable unless you’re big 4. Could this be a net positive for career growth? I hear technology and AI may be advanced at Crowe.

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Your boss has a new boss
She is a 24 year old PE staffer
Knows nothing about accounting business
Your boss now reports to her every Friday
Layoffs coming soon to pay off PE Debt
Senior Crowe partners head to the Bank
Everyone else is screwed….

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Sounds terrible

Remember PE always needs an exit.

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Looks like I got out at the right time. Feeling pretty lucky that I left early before all of this happened.

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Crowe1, I get it and tend to agree. There doesn’t seem to be a safe haven in public or industry. Is this unavoidable? What’s the long-term play here? PA has changed drastically and the profession may be vastly different in 5-10 years.

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Who is next?

If you are the company on top, you are likely ok, if you are the company being eaten, .....well, usually it doesn't go well, but there are some exceptions. If it is going to go badly that usually happens 6-18 months in, and it will happen quick.

Does it ever make sense to go from one PE backed firm to another?

Devil you know or devil you don’t know is what it comes down to…

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