Which European lanuage is better for enhancing career options in Finance (M&A/PE/equity research)?

Question

I would like to know which european language should I learn to improve job prospects in the field of M&A / private equity etc. I am from India and fluent in english and planning to move to UK soon. But i see many job opportunities in the field of M&A etc with additional european language skill.

So which language is better and how much time I will have to devote. Further what is the best way to learn it.

Answer 1

German

Answer 2

Even in the UK, Chinese would be a great asset.  China has a quickly expanding private equity industry, along with India of course, and UK firms will be looking for persons fluent in both English and Chinese.  But if you're set on a European language, I agree speaking German would be helpful, Germany has a strong financial sector.  Otherwise French would be good too.

I have heard good things about the Rosetta Stone language software, but how fast you learn a language depends on the person.  If you have already learned another language you are probably going to learn this one more easily.

Best of luck.