Hi all,
Hoping I can get some 2,2,HF to respond to this. Why is it so common in the US..?
Over here in the U.K. to end up at a pod or any elite HF/Multi Strat, )whilst I’ve seen a few 2,2,HF & 2, straight to HF), it can be quite common to get an internship at a small HF and then transition to a bigger shop, spend two/three years there and then move on to an elite shop. By which time you’ve x years of relative experience.
Is the assumption of the 2,2,2 just that anyone who’s done top tier IB & PE will (on average) have what it takes to be a PM?
Why wouldn’t a path of people spending 3/4 years in a smaller/mid size HF actually be better for these top firms? Or at least some of these top firms saying we value this over IBD/PE stints? Is this the case and am I just missing it? Almost 100% of top HF (active) I see in the US are people who’ve done 2,2,2.
The overwhelming amount of pod shop analysts will not be 2+2. You will see more undergrads breaking into Citadel/P72/MLP in the US than in the UK, too, given the grad classes are much bigger in the US offices.
Multistrats/single managers sometimes prefer 2+2 in the US. A mix of pedigree, accumulated skillset, expectations, and the strategy broadly being defined as "PE approach to publics" can mean they hire 2+2s.
Don't really think perceived skill vs a HF professional is being factored here.
Also it is wrong to assume funds hire analysts on the assumption they'll make good PMs.
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