London - How easy it is to transition from top rating agency (S&P -Moodys - Fitch) to HF (structured finance)

Hi fellow monkeys,

I was wondering how easy it was to move from a role in structured finance (ABS) to Hedge Funds after a few years working in a big three rating agency (S&P -Moodys - Fitch).

Many thanks in advance for your responses !!

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“He was very responsive and prepared for the meeting. He actually read the JD, resume, and looked up linkedin which sometimes other mentors doesn't actually go over those to prepare things beforehand. I appreciate his direct comments I think it saved time and actually helped me to know exactly where to improve. I also appreciated him admitting if he doesn't know about specific HF strategy. Only thing I'd suggest for him is probably sending actionable key takeaways after the meeting because other mentors did and that was very helpful. ”

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