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Has anybody ever heard of this fund? They're based in Switzerland and have a small NY office. I believe they do a lot of FoF and structured product work, and have about $25B AUM. I have a phone interview coming up and I would appreciate any insight/opinions regarding their...
Partners Group AG?
33 years 17 weeks ago
by suitup
4 days 22 hours ago
by Hof
If we talk about acquisition of telecommunication companies,So we are one of the leading investment banking firms in acquisition of telecom companies in...
fiber mergers acquisitions
31 week 11 hours ago
by EdenAquis
4 days 23 hours ago
by peinvestor2012
Hi all, Considering interviewing for this company. Nearly $10 billion AUM. They do 1/3 equity co-invest, 1/3 mezz investments and 1/3 fund of funds - no control investments. Ultimately I was hoping to break into middle market PE, which I likely can still do, but probably with a smaller fund...
Principal Investment Arm of Insurance Company
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by asdf12345
4 days 23 hours ago
by SanityCheck
Guys, Quick question. What search firms typically represent the top growth equity/later stage VC firms out there? I'm thinking guys like Accel, TCV, JMI, Battery, Bessemer, Highland, Polaris, Bain Capital, etc. I know Glocap typically does a nice job but I don't know many of the...
Growth Equity / Late Stage VC Recruiters
45 days 3 hours ago
by jimbrowngoU
5 days 58 min ago
by Aragorn
Hey guys, are here any private equity or even investment banking professionals that work in russia who could explain how the game works over there? I am particularly interested in: -how does the recruitment work over there? -what qualities are important? -whats the biggest difference between...
Private Equity in Russia
615 weeks 6 days ago
by Floridarolf
5 days 1 hour ago
by bankey_wp
Anybody have a sense of what guys at top firms like Mount Kellett, Cerberus, Madison Dearborn, etc. pay to top execs. We all know of the hedge fund lists of top paid managers, guys who make 3,4,$900 million+. Considering many of these private equity firms are the same in terms of AUM and fee...
Private equity exec compensation vs. hedge fund execs
196 days 21 hours ago
by DaveChildress129
5 days 3 hours ago
by DaisukiDaYo
Next week will mark the end of my second year at a small boutique bank; since I started the goal has been to jump to PE around this time. I have been looking for PE positions for most of 2013 and have come up dry. I am assuming most of this is attributed to the fact that I a) didn't go...
Asking Partner for Help Making Jump to PE
56 days 5 hours ago
by JrMistMaker
6 days 18 hours ago
by Beny23
I am wondering what stuff do you think I can do in college that can be most beneficial to breaking into or learning about Buy side? Portfolio Management competitions? Equity Analysis...
Best best buy side prep?
61 week 3 days ago
by ar169
6 days 18 hours ago
by Beny23
Hi Everyone, Has anybody recruited for Mithril Capital? I'm done with summer recruiting, but I'm curious to learn more about them. I do know their basic investment focus and have read all the relevant news articles on them, but I'm wondering if anybody has had any kind of...
Mithril Capital?
101 week 1 day ago
by sandwichmaker
1 week 20 hours ago
by Kejsaren
Or do you guys just do the deals and then once you buy it out, it's passed to a different group? I am assuming this varies by firm. The reason I ask is because it could be really time consuming to monitor the portfolio if you are in the middle of a large deal....
Do analyst typically monitor the portfolio of companies?
31 week 1 day ago
by TeddyTheBear
1 week 1 day ago
by thecoldburns
Hey! I'm a second-year student probably doing a MM IBD internship in a major southeastern city. I may be able to get a full-time offer at this firm if they like me. However, I'm wondering if getting into private equity is very doable coming from MM IBD. Would I need to get an MBA?...
Private Equity in southeast
104 weeks 3 days ago
by pryan2016
1 week 2 days ago
by cphbravo96
Hey everyone! I am not in IB or PE right now, but looking to get into PE post undergrad or post 3years IBD and MBA. That would be my final goal. I have always wondered this: What happens if a senior associate or a VP gets laid off? Would the be able to get into another firm at the same...
What happens if a senior associate or VP gets laid off? Chances of becoming Partner?
424 weeks 6 days ago
by thefirsttimer
1 week 3 days ago
by earthwalker7
So I'm very happy with my current job as a VC analyst, however I'm currently building my personal network out for future opportunities. I go to conferences in the major PE cities often and regularly e-mail MD's from other PE/VC shops if they have time to meet and talk. Just found...
How to prep -Info Meetings with Megafund MD's
01 week 3 days ago
by TheBigBambino
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What is the general reputation, pay, culture, exit ops, etc. of the credit arms of megafunds i.e. Sankaty, TPG Credit, KKR AM, etc.? Looking for information on a pre-MBA associate role. Any help or insight is much...
Megafund Credit Arms
132 weeks 4 days ago
by Lame Duck Analyst
1 week 4 days ago
by AptInNYC1234
So there's one thread that says PE recruitment might be heating up soon but no one has posted on it in a week, and everything else is relatively silent... Does anyone have an idea as to whether the process is really starting or is that mostly rumors...? If it is true that it's...
PE Recruiting
142 weeks 2 days ago
by Vox
1 week 5 days ago
by Louboutins and ...
For those of you done with recruiting for PE associate gigs, is your position a 2-3 year program (most commonly for larger funds) or partner track (i.e. you can stay as long as you want)? I'm going to a large fund (upper MM) and I will be there for 2-3 years. There's always a chance...
PE Associate - Partner track vs. Program
316 weeks 2 days ago
by Dunkin Donuts Banker
1 week 5 days ago
by Lame Duck Analyst
Let's say I work as an MM IBD analyst for a 2 years in a major southeastern city. If I don't get an MBA, how doable is getting an MM PE role? What types of firms would I be looking at? How hard would I have to network?...
Lateral from MM IBD to MM PE
21 week 6 days ago
by pryan2016
1 week 5 days ago
by peinvestor2012
This is PEI's last year's top 300 PE firms in the word, by 5-yr. fundraising total. Should be about the same list this...
The Top PE firms Worldwide
82 weeks 2 days ago
by Financier4Hire
1 week 6 days ago
by HarvardOrBust
Curious if they've started...
Anyone on the east coast interview with genstar?
23 weeks 4 days ago
by noobmonkey
1 week 6 days ago
by Duke4Lyfe
I've been hearing some chatter around the bullpen and from the recruiters that things are starting to get going. Fresh from a headhunter today - Centerbridge, New Mountain, GTCR & Audax are all going out this weekend / early next week and over over the next few weeks everything will be...
2014 Recruiting - Chatter About things starting up
615 weeks 21 min ago
by tdorman08
1 week 6 days ago
by dostoyevsky
Which PE/growth/venture firms haven't recruited yet this cycle for summer 2014? I know most of the big guys have gone already, but there are some reputable MMs that are still left. Off the top of my head, I know Sageview and Vista haven't recruited for 2014 yet. anyone else? Any venture...
Summer 2014 - Who's Left?
22 weeks 6 hours ago
by LifestyleBanker
2 weeks 1 hour ago
by Andre.p
Does anyone have any knowledge about the small advisory/IB Blackmore Partners based in...
Blackmore Partners Chicago
634 years 23 weeks ago
by HypeCycle
2 weeks 21 hours ago
by peinvestor2012
Has anyone heard of Kinderhook...I think sometimes referred to as Kinderhook Industries? Any information about them would be much...
Kinderhook
23 weeks 17 hours ago
by Hernandez
2 weeks 1 day ago
by Hernandez
Did a search and couldn't find much insight on travel from a PE analyst perspective. Any knowledge as to % of time spent out of the office and usually what a trip to go meet with a prospective investment/management team...
Insight on Travel as a PE Analyst
52 weeks 3 days ago
by LukeJackson
2 weeks 1 day ago
by CompBanker
I will probably get an offer (hopefully within the next few days) for an opportunity to join a good fund with great pay in newport beach area. Sounds like a dream job, if I had a wife and kids...but I don't. I will likely be working pretty long hours during the week, but probably have...
Move to Cali? - small fund team - would you do it?
32 weeks 2 days ago
by welcome2nyc
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