What would you do if you had an offer in hand at a small boutique M&A/PE consulting firm but also in the early stages of interviewing with McKinsey and Bain. Accept the offer and leave “IF” I manage to secure an offer at Mck or Bain? I would like to join a PE shop after getting some DD experience and also start my own fund later down the line. I have a strat and Ops exp. at Big 4.

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Take the job for experience and keep interviewing. MBB will open more PE doors than the boutique.

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