How do I work at a search fund?
I'm a student at a T20 (semi-target) and I'm interested in IB/PE. I was wondering how to secure a part-time position working for a search fund during the school year to learn more about the industry and get some good experience for my resume when looking for internships down the line. This seems to be pretty hard to do and I feel like there isn't a ton of info as to how students can work at search funds during the school year so any help would be appreciated.
LinkedIn, searchfunder.com, ask upperclassmen if they know of anything.
It's not hard at all and if you're unable to get a search fund internship, getting an IB/PE one should be next to impossible for you. They need warm bodies who are willing to do sourcing work for free so just cold email dozens of them until one says yes
And how would you make a jump from having a search fund under the belt in the freshman year to some MM boutique?
Just cold emails and selling the LOI stuff as “deal experience”?
It’s all seems like such snake oil salesman shit.
well search funds are still considered private equity so I wouldn't be worried about lying. At the search fund that I interned at, I spent most of the time cold emailing/sourcing but the partner knew that all of the interns were doing it for their resume/work experience so he would let us play around with LBOs, give thoughts on CIMs etc so that we would have talking points and deal experience. As you mentioned, I used that search fund to get a MM boutique by playing up the fact that I had gotten some deal exposure.
NextGen Growth Partners look for in-school interns in the Fall / Spring. Would reach out to them. Legit search fund platform.
Do you think they would take freshmen?
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