Explain like im 5 years old - how does IB work translate into a HF exit opp?

I'm not sure how any of the skills I'm developing in IB would translate into an opportunity at a HF. My initial guesses are coverage groups would have (maybe) industry specific knowledge and also the ability to read financial statements. 

I've googled this and looked through the forum and haven't seen any solid info regarding this.

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Thanks man, I guess prep has far more to do with personal prep than transferable hard skills it seems

 

Understood thanks. The whole HF world is something I’m not at all familiar with.

 

Excel, ppt, some brand name.

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I used to do Asia-Pacific PE (kind of like FoF). Now I do something else but happy to try and answer questions on that stuff.
 

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