Curious to poll everybody here on their experiences with various market study firms. I figured it was easiest to group by brand recognition / prestige.
Who have you all worked with in the past and what's your experience been like?
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Premier
Highly Recognized
Mid Tier
| +106 | Is Everyone Too Bearish on PE? | 34 | 23h |
| +48 | Why would anyone do PE in long term in 2026? | 13 | 1d |
| +35 | MF Tech PE 2026 | 7 | 20m |
| +24 | Q&A: What It’s Actually Like Working at an Independent (Fundless) Sponsor | 4 | 3d |
| +22 | Do you think PE has actually helped you become a better entrepreneur? | 8 | 15h |
| +21 | Striking out in last rounds | 2 | 4d |
| +21 | UMM PE or High Paying Strat Finance? | 13 | 1d |
| +16 | Portfolio Marks | 8 | 12h |
| +15 | DELETE | 1 | 2d |
| +15 | Overwhelmed by amount of data / granularity | 3 | 2d |
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Bain should be in premier, LEK is a rubber stamp factory, IGS is garbage. Have been really impressed by EY-P. Add OW.
what does the comment on LEK mean?
They will say whatever the sponsor paying them tells them to say.
Would add Wolf Den - very good for government services
I'm interested to hear more about Wolf Den-- what was your experience with them / what's their reputation like? They're small but I guess that doesn't matter that much with such a unique niche...
They have a solid reputation within the government services / defense space. I would say the top two are Wolf Den and Avascent, but I've been more impressed by Wolf Den's analysis and quality of work.
Agree adding Bain & Co to premier list and removing LEK
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Maybe I'm a bit slow, what do you mean VDD?
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LEK is okay for the price point but they're kinda meh. You'd think a consulting firm would have better looking slides.
Bain is solid, albeit a bit variable from my experience (have been very impressed with one team but wasn't really floored by another).
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