EY TAS OTS vs PwC DDV

While I didn't capitalize on my MBB interview, I have an MBA internship offer at PwC Advisory DDV and E&Y TAS OTS. Any thoughts about pros and cons of each re: exit ops, prestige, full-time re-recruiting, culture, etc? Looks like EY will pay slightly more.

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Had an undergrad internship offer from EY OTS but ended up rolling with an MBB. I've never interacted with PwC DDV, so take my opinion for what it's worth:

  • One of the EY partners told me they plan to double OTS in size in the next few years. Idk how fast DDV is growing, but it definitely seems like the EY leadership is heavily invested in OTS and that could lead to better opportunities and visibility when working there.
  • Fundamentally, it looks like DDV and OTS do the same work. However, PwC has a much more fleshed out management/strategy consulting arm (both general MC and Strategy&) than EY (Parthenon is fairly small and BAP relatively new). This might mean EY OTS would play a more leading role in working with clients, whereas PwC DDV might be upstaged by its management consulting arm. (Of course, this is just me guessing)
  • All the people in EY OTS I've interacted with were fairly down to earth and likable. Your mileage may vary on this, but I interacted with people from 4 different offices during interviews so this suggests to me a trend
 

I have a similar question regarding EY and PwC. It seems that both firms are investing heavily in this area.

From the people I've spoken with, it sounds OTS is more involved in the actual integration or separation of an M&A transaction, where as DDV has more FDD/ODD work in addition to integration/separation.

Any other thoughts? What about exit ops? Prestige?

 

I started at MBB but EY TAS is solid. I went to a MF for 8 years after my stint and had two close colleagues come from EY TAS and they are sharp guys. Exit ops are corporate Dev,PE, ect network with your clients. I recently left the city to move back home to move to a large family office where I’m from and I got the job from a client I had at MBB. The family was investors. Keep in contact with your clients.

 

I work at TAS (non-US, non-OTS).

OTS does integration/separation with some HRDD and ODD (we have a separate FDD team) and it is true that it is one of the fastest growing competencies in TAS and EY as a whole. They have had some pretty large wins not only against other big-4 but MBB and other tier 2 consulting firms. OTS is definitely in a very good spot.

 

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