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Anyone looking for an IB/PE tutor?
Hi all I am a PE professional looking to tutor anyone seeking prep prior to entering the market. There are courses out there on everything but those are typically generic whereas my intention is to provide insight into your key focus areas/ concerns. For anyone looking for a tutor, please feel free...
Accel-KKR Compensation
Had a recruiter reach out about an operations analyst position at Accel-KKR in Atlanta, GA. The job description says the role has a blend of portfolio company strategy and investment diligence and mainly hire people with 1-2 years of consulting background. Is anyone familiar with the opportunity and...
PE with 10-15B AUM - Associate Offer Rescinded
Hi WSO Members, I'm currently a restructuring banker and I received an offer to join a PE w 10-15B in AUM in the US. Our deal experience somewhat overlapped, and after 14 interviews, case study, etc., I got the offer. They even pushed me for references from my current firm. The references were...
Breaking Into Growth Equity From FinTech Product Management + IB Experience
Hi All, I'm currently a PM at a PE backed fintech firm, with prior experience in LevFin banking. I moved into my current role about a year and a half ago after doing 3.5 years of LevFin banking, going out as an Associate. Given my mix of PE financing and direct operational experience at a portco of...
Best internship path to PE: Prestigious and Fast Growing Company Corp Dev M&A Intern or Prestigious Bank Treasury Intern
Hello Wall Street Oasis. I have been relentlessly researching through my network, LinkedIn, Reddit and WSO for the past weeks, without actually arriving at a definite answer to my dilemma. I'm 21 and currently in the middle of my graduation at a top target school in Brazil and doing a target degree....
Exiting from a PE shop focused on real assets to a tech-focused PE shop
Hi All, I wanted to gauge your experiences with recruiting for tech-focused PE firms like Silver Lake/Thoma Bravo when coming from a strong-brand name PE firm focused on real-assets? Is it possible? Any tips on how it can be done? Does having a STEM degree help in this? Thanks!
Would an employer care about taking a specific high-level course?
I'm in the process of choosing the elective courses for my 2nd year MSc. in Finance from a European semi-target school. My goal is to eventually get in to Private Equity. Our program may choose to take a PhD course as an elective and I'm contemplating enrolling in a PhD course in Corporate Finance....
What type of regulatory licenses are necessary?
Institutional Business Development role at Private Markets Fund of Fund's firm, what regulatory licenses are mandatory?
Accountant to PE Analyst
Hi, I am looking to make the jump from fund accountant at a large reputable HF/PE shop to PE analyst at a pure PE shop. A little background about myself: - I have a CPA - I am taking Level 3 CFA in September 2021 - I have a Bachelors degree in Accounting from non-ivy league school - Udergrad GPA is...
Exploring Exit Opportunities After MBB Consulting
Hello all, I'm planning to work at an MBB after undergrad graduation, and I'm hoping to take advantage of the MBA sponsorship too (if all goes well). Based on my internship work, I'm interested in consulting in the private equity sector. However, I've heard it would be difficult to exit into PE...
Fired from probation
Hi everyone First time posting on WSO for a while, in a bit of a tricky situation. For background I worked at a top healthcare M&A shop for c.1.5 years in London before doing strategy at a high growth start-up. Made the move to a growth equity shop 6 months ago and just found out the blue I didn't...
Big4 Consulting to PE?
As the title alludes to, I'm just wondering about the possibility of exits direct to Private Equity directly from Big4 Consulting, specifically from working in the Financial Institutions practice at a Big4. Has anyone made or known someone who made this jump?
From PE to IB?
Hi everyone, I few weeks ago I joined one of the biggest pension funds in Mexico (Over 50bn usd), specifically in the Private Equity division, as an Infrastructure&Energy Analsyt after being 2 years as a market risk analyst in another pension fund, so pretty good job in FO buy side as LP (Limited...
Private Equity Lawyers
Note: I don't want to hear that I made a mistake going to law school lol. I'm comfortable with my decision and I have no interest in working in high finance in a technical capacity, but I do have an interest in working in high finance in a legal capacity. Making this thread because I see a lot of...
Trading/Asset Management job for Physics and Mathematics student (currently, freshman)
So, I have been passionate about mathematics since grade 8 and figured I'd pursue it in college. Now, about a semester later, I realise I want a job in trading/asset management or even finance at a FINRA member firm so that I can take the Series 7 (I intend to start my own equity fund one day). I...
Fund-of-Fund from a Placement Agent
Hello to all, I am currently an intern at Placement Agent (good PA boutique), and I have been given an offer to join FT as an Analyst. I am really struggling to know what I should do. I learned that I really like the PE space but not necessarily in a GP, and in addition it will be close to...
Analyzing firm's cash profile for LBO
Hi all, I was asked to analyze the cash profile for a potential LBO candidate in a case study (and of course to finally decide if the firm would be suitable). What aspects would you usually consider, I was planning to analyze the following: - Minimum cash balance: e.g. through historic levels of...
Wharton Grad lateraling from LMM PE Shop
Hi - I graduated from Wharton Undergrad in 2017, took a year off, and then worked 2 years at a lower middle market private equity fund. Perhaps I have an untraditional background, but I do have the target school degree on my resume. I also have great experience doing diligence, modeling, etc. Any...
What should I choose between an internship at pretigious local PE fund and a junior analyst job at a losing international hedge fund?
Hi, I am a fresh graduate from a highly-ranked university in Europe. Recently, I came back to my home country in ASEAN and searched for jobs. I got two offers. One offer is as an intern at a local top-tier PE&VC fund. That fund is a family office (
Q&A: London BB IBD to top 3 PE
Hi all I have just joined a PE firm in London from 3 years in IBD at a bulge bracket. I had a very non-traditional background but managed to secure a job at the BB . I also did a hell of a lot of recruiting for the BB over my 3 years so am well placed to answer any and all questions you may have....
Job Questions!
Hi I am a second year undergraduate student in Canada. I have offers from a boutique investment bank, a hedge fund and a PE firm. Hoping to get into a bulge bracket firm in the US for my third year summer. Was wondering if you anyone had any suggestions for this summer. Thanks, really appreciate the...
The Hong Kong Route
While there are bits and pieces of information on lifestyle and banking in Hong Kong, few threads have the full overview. Can someone please give the general overview of the career path in Hong Kong? I read somewhere that in HK , most IB analysts stay on as associates as compared to NY , where...
Fake PE fund?
PE folks - tell me if this is as much BS as I think it is... I just interviewed with this "PE firm" that has been posting job postings all over the place for some time now. The main guy there has no PE experience, but has been a fairly successful operator (according to him) in his industry niche, so...
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