How attractive do you consider the below boutiques to be (for people who intend to remain in Australia, i.e. brand perception abroad is not a criterion)? - Crescendo Partners- Momentum Partners- Port Jackson Partners- Pacific Strategy PartnersWhat are the exit opportunities (corporate / government-owned)? Do corporates insist on MBBB hires or would they consider people from the above?All of them claim to do strategy consulting. Is that how they are perceived? What are their reputations in terms of culture (aggressive / arrogant / diversity / ...) ? Many thanks.

I can't speak of the other three but I have a friend at Port Jackson Partners so perhaps can shed some light on them. As far as exit opportunities, I know that in the last year two of their analysts went to Harvard and one went to Goldman IB. One of the partners also just left to chair the ACCC. Seems pretty good for such a tiny firm.I also know they have several Harvard MBAs working there so must be pretty good. Apparently they're right up there with MBB. In fact most of their partners are ex-McKinsey partners. They only do strategy work. Can't speak of the culture but my friend is a pretty easy going guy, though I'm probably biased in that respect!

Partners in Performance has become very active in recent years.

[quote] As far as exit opportunities, I know that in the last year two of their analysts went to Harvard and one went to Goldman IB. One of the partners also just left to chair the ACCC. Seems pretty good for such a tiny firm.[/quote]Thank you Mikeross. I appreciate your time. I saw similar things when I ran a linkedin / factiva search and what worries me a bit is that all these exit routes are essentially career changes rather than career progressions achieved primarily through experience gained at PJP. If I wanted to go to Goldman's and do M&A as an analyst, why take the detour? Sims has been involved in politics before joining PJP and returned to politics thereafter. I found one other person who seemed to work with Sims and is now at an infrastructure think tank. Going for a Harvard MBA is nice, but did people leave with the goal to return to PJP Sydney afterwards?I could not find anyone who would have stepped into industry leadership functions after PJP, i.e. nothing like the network Ex-McKinsey people seem to enjoy. So the question for me is: are they just too small to form a meaningful sample or do they hire analytical / smart people without leadership skills?