Litigation/Arbitration Consulting to IB/PE - possible or forget about it?

Hi all,

Was wondering about your thoughts on the possibility of moving from litigation/arbitration consulting (i.e., estimating damages in disputes) at a good shop (think NERA, CRA, Frontier) to IB/PE in London?

Many of the skills are directly transferrable (lit/arb consulting involves building detailed financial models, sometimes working long hours, writing expert reports and sometimes creating presentations), but I'm wondering if any of you are aware of people making the jump early on (i.e., Analyst level)?

If not, would the only option be pursuing an MBA?

Thank you!

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No, but up that alley :) although BW are not that big in London afaik

 

Ah, I had a friend that worked their for ~12 months then went into IB and ultimately PE. So that's all I have to contribute here haha. 

I would think that your experience could be especially valuable in a PE operating group. I know that's a pretty common path for management consultants at reputed companies and I'm sure your DD skills are great. I think you can def make the jump to IB and then PE two years later. You're still young m8.  

 

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