Hi all,
I’m a sophomore at a top 10 B-school. Like many I plan to take the tradition path into IB to eventually work in the PE or VC space. Curious which would be a better option for summer internships as I have interviews with two middle market PE firms as well as an interview for a BD role with a public biotech company.
Which will look better on the resume?
Would BD at a biotech allow for exit opps to late stage biotech VC down the road?
| +81 | The Peanut Portco | 7 | 3d |
| +55 | Seeking External Perspectives | 17 | 1h |
| +21 | Reneging on an offer | 8 | 7h |
| +21 | Rejoining old firm - Guaranteed Promotion? | 1 | 17h |
| +19 | Negotiating sale economics with CEO? | 4 | 2d |
| +19 | American PE VP who needs to move to London for personal reasons - how should I go about it? | 8 | 2d |
| +19 | Cold Pitching an Investment Idea for a VP Seat | 3 | 1d |
| +18 | Career Advice | 1 | 2d |
| +18 | LMM PE to PE-backed Corp Dev? | 2 | 5d |
| +16 | GP Associate 1 Comp | 5 | 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.
Both could be great experiences that set you up for IB internships. No reason to think too much about it unless you actually have offers from both.
All else being equal, I'd go for the PE role given the more similar nature of the work.
I work with many biotech companies (as an investor) and being an intern/junior in BD team at a biotech company is not where you want to be. Go with the PE firms. But again you have a long time to go and if you happen to be a biology major, both could be good experiences.
Yeah on this board you're probably going to get mostly PE recs.
Sit iusto provident id dignissimos. Ducimus velit sit sed impedit odio quasi. Illum est sequi incidunt. Dolorem et doloribus molestias molestias dolorem consequuntur.
Et consequatur quasi voluptas id. Eum ipsum sed excepturi. Magnam quia ipsum blanditiis iusto sunt id.
Praesentium accusamus doloribus facilis ratione corrupti. Sed sit ratione sapiente sint suscipit in dolorem. Rem labore quia nihil impedit fuga dignissimos voluptate.
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...