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"If you don't have any enemies in life you have never stood up for anything" - Winston Churchill | "It's a testament to the sheer belligerence of the profession that people would rather argue about the 'risk-adjusted returns' of using inferior tooth cleaning methods." - kellycriterion
 

Have an opportunity to join a CD team at a mega fund portfolio company. Wondering if there is a slight chance that I could lateral to a PE associate role within the MF. I could probably get into MM PE with my background but definitely not straight to a MF.

CD sounds very appealing to me - less hours (so they say...), working on one long-term strategy, and generally acquiring the same type of companies. Only downside is the massive cut in pay e.g. quoted $130K all-in, whereas associates in banking are now making 300-400k.

Perhaps I can slowly make my way to a CFO position and the MF would place me into dif CFO positions after each exit? Is that a thing?

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Grumpy Cat Nope FRIDGE MAGNET Funny Cat Meme Comedy ATAM | The Wild Robot!

"If you don't have any enemies in life you have never stood up for anything" - Winston Churchill | "It's a testament to the sheer belligerence of the profession that people would rather argue about the 'risk-adjusted returns' of using inferior tooth cleaning methods." - kellycriterion
 

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