What’s FDD like at Bain, BCG, or McKinsey?

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I’ve never seen them do FDD. They mostly do strategy work, commercial due diligence, and operational due diligence (standalone and synergy work)

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It doesn’t exist. It’s lower-margin commodity work compared to their main offerings.

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Fdd is essentially a commodity. No one cares which firm does it just get it done and move on.

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The question is how to go from FDD to CDD, ODD and such..

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Is it really lower margin or lower fews? Fdd is 5% higher margin at EY compared to ey-p but fees much lower.

EYP margins are higher than EY FDD. We use your excel hour trackers for simplicity but not what actually gets entered in system.

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M1, what’s a typical career path + exits for someone in commercial due diligence?

Generally strategy roles at F500 companies (or other consulting roles).

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