Comparing a F500 corp dev role to an EB role, what is better for breaking into PE? Would ideally like to avoid IB and go corp dev for the time being. Fwiw, I want to eventually go MBA route either before or after PE.
| +81 | The Peanut Portco | 8 | 11h |
| +59 | Seeking External Perspectives | 17 | 23h |
| +32 | Rejoining old firm - Guaranteed Promotion? | 9 | 10h |
| +21 | Reneging on an offer | 8 | 1d |
| +19 | American PE VP who needs to move to London for personal reasons - how should I go about it? | 8 | 3d |
| +19 | Negotiating sale economics with CEO? | 4 | 3d |
| +19 | Cold Pitching an Investment Idea for a VP Seat | 3 | 2d |
| +18 | Career Advice | 1 | 3d |
| +18 | LMM PE to PE-backed Corp Dev? | 2 | 6d |
| +17 | Joseph Baratta to Leave BX | 16 | 2d |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
Think about it. How many people a year do you see going from F500 corp dev role to PE? How about for IB? I’m surprised this question would even come up.
Would go the EB route. It's the best route. Corp dev will be viewed incredibly unfavorably. I've had friends who had your same mindset of wanting to avoid IB and tried to go in via a corp dev/corporate role, and basically got told by every single head hunter that PE would not take them seriously and that they could only interview at LMM firms at best.
The MBA point frankly doesn't help as most PE firms won't hire MBAs with 0 prior investing experience.
Qui sapiente sit vitae ipsum. Quis inventore aut id eos officia asperiores qui. Voluptatum sint magni corporis blanditiis enim enim animi. Harum doloremque repellendus ipsum blanditiis. Ullam atque omnis quasi exercitationem earum consequatur eos libero. Suscipit eaque laboriosam voluptas.
Voluptatibus consequuntur et laborum. Eos eligendi aspernatur illum natus atque placeat ut. Dolor quod tempora eaque voluptas in at. Totam qui ex dolorem deleniti.
Consequatur sequi at adipisci maxime. Quo quam nulla et non ab. Nobis excepturi non nam. Quis ipsa enim qui. Laudantium rem nesciunt et culpa aut eligendi quos eaque. Qui illum possimus consequatur saepe. Delectus nobis et illo vel.
Id iusto laudantium vel velit eos. Accusamus sit labore minima odio accusantium dolor est laborum. Quisquam dignissimos ipsa quam est fugit. Sit ratione ut velit voluptate rerum. Sed aut natus error error dolor corporis consectetur.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...