How useful is working in the Deals/PE practise for a strategy consulting firm?

I have an offer for a strategy consulting firm. It is in their PE/Deals practise. So most of my work will focus around commercial and vendor due diligence work with a small portion of my time spent on corporate strategy projects. Would this be a good place to start my consulting career? What are the downsides/upsides? It is not the traditional strategy consulting work I had in mind but the pay is good and so is the team. My main concern is exit opportunities, variety of work and travel opportunities?

Can anyone advise me on this?

Thanks!

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PE groups within consulting firms are usually high-burn, but that brings along with it some good opportunities to learn. As for your decision, it depends on whether you have another offer. Are you comparing against other consulting gigs, or..?

 
"almondbutter"

Anyone?

Would imagine you'd have the opportunity to join a PE firm. Also with time you should be able to focus more on corporate strategy projects (through networking, performance, etc). Top MBA is plausible.

 

Can anyone shed some light on what it is like to work for a "deals strategy team" within a consulting firm. Where do you draw the line between the "deals strategy" offering and the "corp fin" offering, Also, how much does "deals strategy" overlap with IB. Thanks!

 

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