Apr 08, 2023

Private Credit to Leveraged Finance

Hello, 


I was wondering if the switch from Private Credit to Leveraged Finance is possible/easily done? I'll be starting an internship at a lower top-tier PC fund in Paris and would like to see which internships I can target afterwards. 

I know that PC is typically the exit from LevFin, but since I'm young and bold I don't mind a worse WLB to earn a little more $$ in LevFin. 


Thank you. 

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In Paris, buy-side internships are given to target school students like candy due to how higher education is structured (many schools have mandatory internship years/gap years to gain work exp). Entry level buy side roles are extremely difficult to come by and most people will go back to banking even after doing 1 or 2 prestigious buyside internships.

 

I think OP is French and therefore has to get internships under their belt to be able to graduate.

If you want to remain on the credit side then I do not see why a LevFin internship would hurt, you will see the other side of the market. Depending of what you want to do later, it may be useful to get an M&A internship instead.

There is no point going to LevFin full time, unless the PC fund pays very little.

 
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