Pros
Not much, other than memories, are left of what CV used to be. It used to be a 30 person, well knit, family, which delivered exceptional results. It used to be a company that used to care about its employees and about its clients. It used to be a company where you could learn, work and have a life. Not any more.
Cons
With the entry to private equity money, the business has been completely corrupted to its very soul. We are now only and solely and completely and fully and totally focused on earning profits for our master (by the way, the new equity investor will soon start demanding their cut). No one really seems to care about projects or employees. Many manager just pass the buck and delegate. Many new hires are very inexperienced and untrained. Many interviews that clients have paid for are never done, or are padded up to show output better than reality. The outcome of all this is very annoyed clients, very sad employees and a company that makes a huge profit. CV was sold to me as being a different kind of consultancy. However, its no longer different in the right way. The company and its soul has been sold to private equity and with that comes an overwhelming focus on profits.