Pros / Cons - IB M&A vs. Industry M&A

  1. Global M&A group at a BB i-bank (NOT GS/MS though...)

  2. Internal M&A / venture capital at a pharmaceutical company (US$25bn market cap, so not a mega-pharma company, but not a tiny one either)

What do you think are the pros and cons of each one? especially with regard to a PE gig?

Thanks.

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