Hi folks,
I'm currently considering a jump into corporate development from a 2-year stint at a boutique IB/consulting firm. I'm looking at a few options: the first is with a large, well-known industrial company (not quite F100, but definitely F500). The other is with a much smaller, relatively young publicly-traded company without much of a brand name. My sense is that my responsibilities would be greater at the second, but the first has pretty significant brand equity. Any thoughts on which would give better options for long-term career development and which would leave better exit opps? FWIW, I'm not sure exactly what direction I want to head longer-term, and am on the fence about b-school in a few years.
Appreciate any and all thoughts, particularly from anyone in a corp dev role. Please PM if any more info on either of the two positions is helpful.
thanks, awe60
brand name is useless if you're not doing deals. all things equal, choose whichever has the stronger track record of doing deals.
makes sense-- duly noted. any idea what exit options are? from the people I've spoken to/what I've read, it seems like corp dev lifer, move within company to a product group, and maybe PE/VC are the most realistic opportunities?
yes generally but your corpdev experience will vary firm to firm which is why its important to qualify the role, responsibilities, and credibility the firm gives to the team. that said, yes, lifer or move internally to head up a product group or another team. maybe b-school or pull a reversal and go back to IB. PE could be possible depending on your experience but would think MM or lower MM most realistic. not sure about VC...
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