Roland Berger vs Arthur D. Little vs OCC vs LEK

Hi everyone,

Can you please rank these consulting shops in terms of prestige and exit opportunities (ideally, for Europe)?
I am in late stages of the recruitment process with them.

 

In terms of exit opportunities it depends on what you are trying to exit to (an MBA, PE, CPG, etc.). On the finance side, LEK is well regarded in PE DD and that leap is difficult, but possible. LEK is also more well known in North America by a wide margin compared to the others. Roland Berger, is extremely well-regarded in Europe, but unknown in North America. It does more traditional strategy consulting than LEK.

OC&C is largely dying (they sold off much of their US practice a few years ago to OW and recently sold their Benelux offices to Parthenon-EY) globally, so I'd avoid them.

ADL, has a great history, but had nearly gone bankrupt repeatedly and is weak outside of the Middle East.

In sum, I'd go with LEK or RB depending on your areas of interest in terms of industry and geography long-term.

 
GlobeTF:

In terms of exit opportunities it depends on what you are trying to exit to (an MBA, PE, CPG, etc.). On the finance side, LEK is well regarded in PE DD and that leap is difficult, but possible. LEK is also more well known in North America by a wide margin compared to the others. Roland Berger, is extremely well-regarded in Europe, but unknown in North America. It does more traditional strategy consulting than LEK.

OC&C is largely dying (they sold off much of their US practice a few years ago to OW and recently sold their Benelux offices to Parthenon-EY) globally, so I'd avoid them.

ADL, has a great history, but had nearly gone bankrupt repeatedly and is weak outside of the Middle East.

In sum, I'd go with LEK or RB depending on your areas of interest in terms of industry and geography long-term.

Thanks a lot for your response! Sorry, I forgot to add the locations - both RB and ADL are in Middle East and LEK & OCC are for UK. I am actually going for a post-MBA role (graduated from a top5 MBA program).

 
Linq:
GlobeTF:

In terms of exit opportunities it depends on what you are trying to exit to (an MBA, PE, CPG, etc.). On the finance side, LEK is well regarded in PE DD and that leap is difficult, but possible. LEK is also more well known in North America by a wide margin compared to the others. Roland Berger, is extremely well-regarded in Europe, but unknown in North America. It does more traditional strategy consulting than LEK.

OC&C is largely dying (they sold off much of their US practice a few years ago to OW and recently sold their Benelux offices to Parthenon-EY) globally, so I'd avoid them.

ADL, has a great history, but had nearly gone bankrupt repeatedly and is weak outside of the Middle East.

In sum, I'd go with LEK or RB depending on your areas of interest in terms of industry and geography long-term.

Thanks a lot for your response! Sorry, I forgot to add the locations - both RB and ADL are in Middle East and LEK & OCC are for UK.
I am actually going for a post-MBA role (graduated from a top5 MBA program).

Are you from or do you plan on settling in the Middle East or wider MENA region long-term? If so, I would actually lean a bit towards ADL, although in the interest of full disclosure my knowledge of the Middle East consulting market is circa 2011, so RB may have improved since then. Back in that time frame, outwith of MBB (and Bain was largely a non-factor in the region at the time), Booz & Co, EY, and ADL were all strong regionally, due largely to some historical and familial ties amongst the respective partners.

If however, you don't plan on settling in the Middle East depending on your MBA debt situation I would still go with LEK or RB. What industries are you interested in professionally? This will be the key differentiater.

 
GlobeTF:
Linq:

GlobeTF:In terms of exit opportunities it depends on what you are trying to exit to (an MBA, PE, CPG, etc.). On the finance side, LEK is well regarded in PE DD and that leap is difficult, but possible. LEK is also more well known in North America by a wide margin compared to the others. Roland Berger, is extremely well-regarded in Europe, but unknown in North America. It does more traditional strategy consulting than LEK.OC&C is largely dying (they sold off much of their US practice a few years ago to OW and recently sold their Benelux offices to Parthenon-EY) globally, so I'd avoid them.ADL, has a great history, but had nearly gone bankrupt repeatedly and is weak outside of the Middle East.In sum, I'd go with LEK or RB depending on your areas of interest in terms of industry and geography long-term.

Thanks a lot for your response! Sorry, I forgot to add the locations - both RB and ADL are in Middle East and LEK & OCC are for UK.I am actually going for a post-MBA role (graduated from a top5 MBA program).

Are you from or do you plan on settling in the Middle East or wider MENA region long-term? If so, I would actually lean a bit towards ADL, although in the interest of full disclosure my knowledge of the Middle East consulting market is circa 2011, so RB may have improved since then. Back in that time frame, outwith of MBB (and Bain was largely a non-factor in the region at the time), Booz & Co, EY, and ADL were all strong regionally, due largely to some historical and familial ties amongst the respective partners.

If however, you don't plan on settling in the Middle East depending on your MBA debt situation I would still go with LEK or RB. What industries are you interested in professionally? This will be the key differentiater.

It is hard to say regarding long term plans now, probably not, but I would love to stay in ME for 4-5 years, then maybe transfer to somewhere in Europe. As for industries, I am interested to stay in TMT (as per my background and ALD afaik is strong in this in ME), VC/PE and Restructuring/Turnarounds. The latter two probably almost non existent in ME.

 
Linq:
GlobeTF:

Linq: GlobeTF:In terms of exit opportunities it depends on what you are trying to exit to (an MBA, PE, CPG, etc.). On the finance side, LEK is well regarded in PE DD and that leap is difficult, but possible. LEK is also more well known in North America by a wide margin compared to the others. Roland Berger, is extremely well-regarded in Europe, but unknown in North America. It does more traditional strategy consulting than LEK.OC&C is largely dying (they sold off much of their US practice a few years ago to OW and recently sold their Benelux offices to Parthenon-EY) globally, so I'd avoid them.ADL, has a great history, but had nearly gone bankrupt repeatedly and is weak outside of the Middle East.In sum, I'd go with LEK or RB depending on your areas of interest in terms of industry and geography long-term.Thanks a lot for your response! Sorry, I forgot to add the locations - both RB and ADL are in Middle East and LEK & OCC are for UK.I am actually going for a post-MBA role (graduated from a top5 MBA program).

Are you from or do you plan on settling in the Middle East or wider MENA region long-term? If so, I would actually lean a bit towards ADL, although in the interest of full disclosure my knowledge of the Middle East consulting market is circa 2011, so RB may have improved since then. Back in that time frame, outwith of MBB (and Bain was largely a non-factor in the region at the time), Booz & Co, EY, and ADL were all strong regionally, due largely to some historical and familial ties amongst the respective partners.

If however, you don't plan on settling in the Middle East depending on your MBA debt situation I would still go with LEK or RB. What industries are you interested in professionally? This will be the key differentiater.

It is hard to say regarding long term plans now, probably not, but I would love to stay in ME for 4-5 years, then maybe transfer to somewhere in Europe.
As for industries, I am interested to stay in TMT (as per my background and ALD afaik is strong in this in ME), VC/PE and Restructuring/Turnarounds. The latter two probably almost non existent in ME.

It sounds like it is a bit of a toss-up then for you. But given your interests in PE and restructuring, along with a desire to return to Europe in the long-run, I'd go with LEK London. Let us know what you choose.

 
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