MFO vs Boutique IB

Deciding about what I want to do with my career. I don’t want to make a decision I will regret.

Would you take a prestigious multi family office position at a BB that is geared towards long term relationships or would you take an offer to be at a boutique IB shop located in the suburbs of an east coast city that does sell side M&A (poor deal flow in 2025, but a solid backlog and good regional exits).

My worry is that I might burn out or not get a good exit because of lack of deal flow. Ideally, I would like to be in an investing role in PE long term, but being a relationship manager working 50 hour weeks sounds nice as well. I would like to hear your guy’s thoughts.

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