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PE in Los Angeles

by Will1220 (Baboon, 164 Banana Points Points) on 9/17/07 at 9:01pm

Anyone know of some of the best PE shops in LA? I'm looking for names, avg compensation, prestige, the works. Thanks to any and all.

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BUMP

by opticalcharge Certified User(Orangutan, 339 Banana Points Points) on 9/19/07 at 1:42pm

I'd like to know also. I have very little data on this and am in IB in the LA area.

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There's a good number

by napoleon (Baboon, 170 Banana Points Points) on 9/20/07 at 10:55am

Apollo has an office, Black Canyon, Leonard Green, Oak Tree, Ares, et

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How big is the Apollo office

by ib1234 (Chimp, 8 Banana Points Points) on 9/24/07 at 12:24am

How big is the Apollo office in LA?

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platnium equity, blackstone

by TZL (Monkey, 43 Banana Points Points) on 10/2/07 at 12:08pm

platnium equity, blackstone and cerebus have offices as well

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If you mention Platinum I

by gibranmeng (Orangutan, 315 Banana Points Points) on 10/4/07 at 11:22am

If you mention Platinum I guess we should also mention Gores Group.

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also Shamrock Capital,

by TZL (Monkey, 43 Banana Points Points) on 10/8/07 at 11:21pm

also Shamrock Capital, Yucaipa Companies....some other decent ones

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Buyout add:Freeman

by 90212 to 10171 (Senior Chimp, 24 Banana Points Points) on 10/24/07 at 3:46pm

Buyout add:
Freeman Spogli
Sun Capital*
Clarity*
Levine Leitchman*
American Capital*

Other:
Tennenbaum
TCW
Carlyle
Silver Point (HF)
Barclays*
Saybrook*
Newstone*
Canyon Capital

*Not all are best in class just adding to list, since Gores, Platinum, Shamrock and Yucaipa were added.

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anyone out there that can

by ledger123 (Monkey, 39 Banana Points Points) on 9/12/08 at 3:32am

anyone out there that can speak in more detail about any of these PE firms, in terms of deal flow, experience, pay, and overall view of the firm. I'm particularly interested in LGP, Black Canyon, Brentwood Associates, Platinum Equity, Gores Group, and Oak Tree. Thanks in advance.