Should I take a lower paid position in M&A advisory at EY or a better paid research position at MBB (non-consulting)?

My long-term goal is Private Equity consulting. I am struggling to decide because the research offer at MBB is 40% higher in base comp but I fear I may not earn relevant experience to transition to PE consulting.

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I am more interested in the PE practices of MBB, not necessarily the investment team of PE firms. I already have internship experience in PE consulting and I enjoyed that the most (M&A strategy, acquisition target screening, commercial and financial DD).

The only way I could make this research position at MBB slightly more relevant is by specializing and focusing on M&A/PE consulting projects  - it's worth mentioning that I would be working for consulting projects and support the with research and analysis, but I would not have direct client exposure.

 

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