Deloitte M&A Advisory to M7 MBA

Hello everyone,

I am currently finishing my bachelors and I am thinking whether to accept or not a position in the M&A team at Deloitte.
I know that Deloitte has a nice brand and all, but:
- Is M&A at Deloitte valued as much and BB investment banking at MBA business schools">M7 business schools?
- Can I compensate this job position with a high GMAT?

Thanks!

 

I recently read an article on P&Q citing Deloitte as one of the top 5 feeder companies to HBS along with M/B/B and Booz. There's probably a disconnect and I'm missing something but I figure I may as well post it anyway.

 

I think WSO needs to have a Europe or USA icon by your name because people keep starting forums and the location completely changes the answer. From my limited knowledge of European banking, I know that some of the big consulting firms here compete with banks in Europe in advisory. Granted, it is definitely better to be at a BB, but doing M&A at Deloitte in Europe is not the same thing as doing M&A at Deloitte in America (If they even have it, I think they call it valuation).

 

Hello everyone and thank you for your answers. I do not havê that BB offer, but I also havê the possibility to pursue a masters degree and then apply to BB (I'm from Europe). Do you really think that Deloitte M&A to BB M&A is possible without the MBA?

 
Best Response
JB24:

I recently read an article on P&Q citing Deloitte as one of the top 5 feeder companies to HBS along with M/B/B and Booz. There's probably a disconnect and I'm missing something but I figure I may as well post it anyway.

Agree. In many cases anecdote makes no sense after simple data analysis: Wharton's 2015 class has 20% or 171 ex-consultants. It is hard to image they are all from MBB.

The problem of Deloitte is they have more employee than MBB so you really need to distinguish yourself.

 

There's a TON of Deloitte people at Kellogg and M7 in general ( plenty at Harvard too contrary to what this site thinks). That said almost everyone is from Deloitte Consulting not Deloitte advisory. That said, you pretty easily make the move from M&A advisory to BB if you want, it's pretty common (although probably not a top group).

 

Deloitte's U.S. M&A branch falls within the corporate finance arm of FAS. The people that work in that group have pretty impressive backgrounds (a few UPenn grads).

I don't understand the OP's dilemma. The choice between Deloitte's M&A branch and BB IBD is nonexistent, in the OP's case. Is BB IBD more impressive than Big 4 M&A in advisory? Sure, and working at a megafund would trump working in IB. It seems that the obvious choice for the OP is to take the job at Deloitte and see if he can transition into IB --> M7 MBA.

“Elections are a futures market for stolen property”
 

I know that in Europe Deloitte competes with IB in M&A and valuation. There is just a difference in the IPOs. I am also consedering continue my studies and pursue a MiF in a top European BS. There I could get some relevant internship and pursue an IB position. What do you guys think?

 

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