FP&amp;A to PE...really?

Associate 3 in PE - LBOs

Anonymous

I've seen select FP&A roles where the description covers corp dev activities, which I would assume gives you a better toolkit to pursue IB/PE.

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VoodooMagik

Baboon

So it's not the standard budgeting/forecasting/reporting that's useful for transitioning, but the M&A exposure in certain FP&A roles? That makes sense, thanks.

Mephistopheles

Senior Neanderthal

I could see FP&A --> IB --> PE, but not sure I could see a direct jump. Especially if it's not more of a corp dev type role.

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Associate 2 in PE - Other

Anonymous

Not a snowball’s chance in hell that 10% of FP&A analysts end up in PE… I’m sure it happens on occasion, but the PE industry is far, far less than 10% the size of the FP&A industry, and it has to be a tiny share that ends up in the field

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VoodooMagik

Baboon

That's why I was sceptical, surely every mid-to-large company will have FP&A roles but there's precious few PE jobs to go around.

The full quote from that site regarding FP&A was:

"A majority of corporate financial analysts remain in the industry but pursue new challenges (and higher salaries) by moving from one company to another. Approximately 10% of corporate financial analysts eventually transition themselves into the fields of either investment banking or private equity. Another 10% move into some other area of corporate management, such as sales and marketing or human resources. About 20% of financial analysts end up going into business for themselves, becoming private business consultants."

How much of that do you think holds water?

Associate 2 in PE - Other

Anonymous

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