Hi all,
Would like to know about fundraising/private capital distribution teams.
Know this is a new type of thing in IB (relatively speaking), so would be nice to hear from people who work here/know people in the teams.
This is fundraising for corporates btw - not for funds and not to be confused with PFG.
What are the hours like? Total comp? Exit potential?
Any insights appreciated.
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Joining an EB in just that very soon actually. Private Distribution.
I loved the team during my interviews - very all around and nice people (but this is company specific).
It seems to me that the work is very admin-based in the early years, but I’m all for it since I’m predicting that Aso2+ will be very heavy on relationship building and IR.
Hoping to stay here LT so haven’t researched exits, but think it will lean towards IR and fundraising teams at HFs/PEs.
expect work will involve a little excel work, quite a bit of PPT, a lot of record keeping and tracking of investor preferences (most likely CRM work).
I’m kind of hoping hours will be relatively better than M&A - will be VERY happy if I can average 9/10pm, expecting 11/12pm days.
In terms of comp, the oay is standard IB for base, not sure for bonuses, expecting similar (thinking there will be a tradeoff between more work in M&A but a lot more responsibility and exposure in PD - only saying this because I will be either the first or second junior hire in the team).
will let WSO correct me if I’m wrong about the above and my expectations!
Is this for PWP? Heard through the grapevine that they are setting up a Private capital distribution team.
What are the seniors like? base 80k?
My base is 70k. Not PWP - not sure if they actually are setting up a PD team or not.
Seniors seemed great in my interviews! I chose this role because of the culture I noticed. Won't comment what firm.
A gentleman and a scholar
Also curious to know - am recruiting for the next grad cycle and saw an opening
I doubt there will be grad roles available for PD in the next 1-2 years to be honest (from what I know, a very new kind of team). But good luck! Fingers crossed for you
Fundraising game is sales and admin until you have real relationships. All the matters is relationships
Nothing wrong with this either ^ all IB is sales lol
But certainly more relationship driven 10x more than any other value add vs. others groups
Some PA will also have a secondaries/gp stake etc advisory arm or team, and sometimes will have juniors cross pollinate
That will be more akin to trad secondaries/M&A albeit slightly less technical and still more relationship driven
But imo much more interesting and fruitful commercially for the bank/team (not that it matters for you as a junior, your comp isn’t tied exclusively to firm fee performance anyways)
It’s basically the private version of ECM. You’re essentially a placement agent but in-house for a bank, specifically moving corporate paper to UHNWIs, family offices, and some sovereign wealth funds.
A few things to keep in mind so you don't get blindsided:
It’s very admin-heavy early on. You’ll live in the CRM, tracking investor appetite and constantly updating the same 50-slide deck used to support a company’s booted fundraising strategy. You aren’t doing deep modeling like the M&A teams, so don’t expect to build highly technical financial skills.
WLB: 9 PM is a dream. If you’re in a live raise, you’re there until midnight. The only perk is that weekends are generally quieter than coverage groups because the investors you're calling actually have lives.
Comp: Base is the same as any other Analyst 1. Bonus might be 10-20% lower than top-tier M&A groups because the fee structure is different, but you’re still making bank compared to the real world.
Exit Opps: If you want to be a PE Associate doing deals, do not take this. You will be branded as a 'fundraiser.' Your exits are IR at a megafund or moving to a dedicated placement agent (like Campbell Lutyens).
Agree on WLB. I’m frequently working until 12-1am, good thing is that I can leave the desk and continue from home after 7-8pm almost every day, which is a big difference when you have a wife/are living with a partner.
Can’t say about bonuses until next year, but don’t imagine it being discounted because the work, while you’re correct in saying it’s less technical, is very much there and you’re working on a lot of live deals at the same time (4 currently for me as it stands). Base is same.
On exits, I haven’t researched much since would quite like to stay, but I think the only way for someone in the same position would be IR or at a more senior level, origination.
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