Hi all, I'm currently about to finish my ACA, I've been working in big 4 audit for the last three years with a focus on PE valuations. I graduated university during covid so the job search was difficult, so I ended up at big 4 audit (not what I wanted to do but thought I may take the job as it will hopefully be good for the CV). Ultimately I want to work in PE and would like to know if anyone here has made the jump from audit to PE or if they know anyone who has. I have checked on google but those sites didn't really offer much insight. I am going to sit my CFA level 1 in 2024, I should complete my ACA by end of summer. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
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I know someone who went Big 4 -> IB Analyst -> MM PE Ass, but have not seen anyone make the jump directly
That's useful, Sorry I should've been clearer. I would expect that there may be a few stepping stones I'd need to take. For instance, going to IB then moving on. I've also heard of big 4 auditors going to in-house fund accounting at PE funds, then moving over once established in the company.
Can’t speak for the UK market, but in the US there’s a close to 0% chance you could move from in-house accounting to deal team. Moving to a traditional feeder like banking or consulting will be much more transferrable
I live in Canada and I went B4 Audit -> B4 Valuations -> Infrastructure PE at a large Canadian Pension Plan.
I also have a friend who went directly from B4 Audit to MM PE in Canada.
PM me if you have specific questions on my process.
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