What is working in the Consulting / Operations side of a PE firm like? Is it worth it?

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Limited data points, but how i understand it is — you’re always 2nd class citizen at the firm compared to the investor group; pay may be slightly above or not really; travel doesn’t go down, in fact may increase; intensity is same or higher. On the upside, you are in a owner-operator environment and especially with mid-market portfolio companies, can drive much more impact and be more hands on which can be fun.

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When you say "pay may be slightly above", did you mean to compare with consulting firms?

What are the exit opps like? @PL1

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If you’re in a mid-market firm where the lines between investment group and ops group are not so black/white, then there could be opportunity to slowly get more involved in deals / transition over to investing side, although not common. More often, you could exit into one of the portfolio companies as interim management

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