I am currently a senior consultant at a big four advisory firm here in Canada (EY/PwC/KPMG/Deloitte) in deal advisory under M&A consulting. We focus on integrations/separations/carveouts/platform setups which is more consulting than transaction advisory. Have 6+ years of experience in big four, started in external audit and now in consulting for almost 2 years (4 years in Financial Institutions audit). Education: Chartered Accountant+Bachelors of Science in Applied Accounting+CFA Level 2 candidate. Age 31
My goal is to transition into IB post MBA and eventually PE. Currently options for a full time MBA are Rotman and Ivey. Not sure which one suits my goal better. Based on my pre application chats with both schools, I think I can get into both.
Would love to hear thoughts from folks on here. Is it even worth going for MBA for such a career switch, and which school would be ideal in my case. Any other advice would also be appreciated. Thanks.
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Ivey all the way? Not for MBA, I think theirs is more geared towards consulting
They are both good schools, but for Investment banking and Front office roles on Bay street, Rotman is likely to be a much better option given that the internship plays a big factor in hiring. Also especially relevant because you are switching careers
Rotman typically places anywhere between 10-16 Investment Banking Associates every year across the Big 6, the BBs/EBs (rare) and the Canadian Boutiques
I would caveat the above by noting that PE in Canada is a lot smaller than the US and moving as an associate to PE is even harder.
Associate to PE is more common in Canada than the US actually
Rotman easily
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