So I have two offers from big 4, one from audit and one from M&A tax.I eventually want to go into investment banking and was wondering if I should take the audit role and then TAS/FDD or take the M&A tax offer and then do an MBA.
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Lateraling into IB from a non banking role is usually hard and the top banks will be out of the question. You should take whichever offer positions you best for an MBA.
Does the big 4 have an M&A group? Have seen people move into surprisingly top banks from Deloitte M&A, could be something you lateral into from either of those roles.
Otherwise I would probably take M&A tax and set up for MBA - with that role you have a story going about why you're interested in M&A and you will still learn a bit about deals.
You can lateral from these roles but you might have to make like 2 more stops (internal role closer to deals, small tiny boutique IB, try to get MM or BB) so MBA saves you some time and all of that jumping around
You’re best shot is getting into the Deals Advisory group, doing FDD, Val, or other M&A advisory, and then getting lucky with an investment bank hiring. I did 2.5 years in Audit, 1 year in Deals Advisory, then moved to IB. Was definitely in the right place at the right time, but I set myself up the best I could and it worked out.
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