Should I switch from IB to RE acquisiton / development?
Hi, I'm currently 4 years into IB (joined out of undergrad) and currently an associate at a BB. I'm contemplating switching over to a RE acquisiton and development role.
From my perspective, the pros and cons for me are:
Pros
- I enjoy being entrepreneurial and think that fits better with acq / dev longer term
- Out of all the buyside roles, I'm most interested in RE
- Not really a pro, but I imagine this is probably the last chance I get to switch roles before locking myself into banking for another couple years (I don't see myself in banking for the long term though)
- Lifestyle is probably better
Cons:
- "step back" and starting as a fresh associate again
- All in comp is lower by about 45% (this is probably the one I'm hung on most about)
Would really appreciate any advice or if anyone had been in a similar situation of switching from banking or from a different industry.
Why are you “most hung up” about all in comp being 45% lower? You said it yourself, you enjoy being entrepreneurial - what does that even mean? You think you’re gonna become entrepreneurial and double your IB salary immediately at the same time? You’ve done 4 years in IB, you shouldn’t need someone to explain to you at this point that the benefit comes down the road…but alas, here we are.
My belief having interned in an acquisitions role at a dev shop before switching over to M&A was...
- if you're going to go over to RE, either target MF/UMM repe where the all-in drop off in comp isn't as severe (maybe closer to 20%), or target a fast-growing smaller development shop in an acquisitions/finance role where you can be healthily rewarded with some carry in the one-off deals
- IB with the recent pay increases has become very attractive and unless you are considering those two options, may not be worth it to make the jump
Hey man - I made the switch over from IB to RE acquisitions (on the GP side vs LP side). I did banking for 2 years in the southeast. Here are my thoughts / takeaways:
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