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It's definitely possible. At my fund, we typically hire 45/45/10 banking/consulting/other for our associate classes. It'll be a bit rougher with model at the start, but you have an advantage on commercial DD. That does bring me to my main watch-out though: please do make sure you do some CDDs while you are a consultant. Running a PMO or consulting on LT HR/talent planning doesn't mean much for PE recruitment. We focus on folks who've had 2+ CDDs / corp dev projects under their belts. Good luck!

 

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