Hi everyone,
I have an offer at a boutique IB in Phoenix and an offer with the financial consulting group at CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).
The boutique specializes in buy-side of M&A advisory. Its clients are mostly PE firms that are interested in acquiring middle-market companies. I would be doing deal origination and very little modeling, if any.
At CBRE I would be working as an analyst in the financial consulting team responsible for the underwriting of commercial real estate. The job is very data-driven and I will have the opportunity to do a lot of modeling with Argus in addition to Excel.
After working in one of these roles for two to three years I plan on getting my MBA at Columbia. Subsequently, I intend on landing an associate gig at MS IB or JPM IB in SF.
Do you guys think the job at the M&A shop or CBRE will put me in a better position for BB IB after my MBA?
Do you guys know of anyone that has moved on from commercial real estate to IB?
I really appreciate all of your insights.
I'm no authority but here are my thoughts:
I'd go with the real estate gig (partly because I have an interest in real estate). You'll get some good quant skills at CBRE, and I think in the next few years that will be a better business than boutique banking, unless it's top tier shop. I think the name recognition at CBRE will get you into a good B-school, and you don't run the risk of burning out on IB before grad school, since your goal afterwards is BB IB.
And I know people that have gone from real estate to IB after an MBA. I also know people who have gone from random bullshit to IB, you just have to be smart, motivated, and get into a good B-school.
the M&A shop will give you the best chances but only if they have decent deal flow and you are able to get in and work on live deals. You can go the other way and do it but it may be more difficult.
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