Random WSO Questions

Killing some time before "hey , got some slides I'd like before 10 (10 AM delivery indicating all nighter level work load) tomorrow. Hang tight and will walk through before I go here in 30... (hey, at least he's giving me pointers instead of forwarding a non-desc. 20 page email chain)"

  1. (Rando douchey 1st year ques.): with PE interviews comming next spring, know networking never hurts, but any point of dusting of the networking skills and reaching out to PE folks now (informally)? If so any pointers on how to go about compared to IB networking (ie bullshit that works on bankers but less so on PE guys, if any)?

  2. Buyside vs. Sellside m&a deals: again, stupid question (but isn't that what WSO is for?), have the opportunity via staffer to work on (at pitch level, neither mandated). Very plainly, as there are many factors that entail a "good PE interview deal for resume", but any benefit one vs.other? Buyside '+' 's: LBO experience, looking at targets, etc., '-' 's low balling clients, being monkey for PE shop (why do I want to do PE again?), intellectual lifting done by PE guys, etc. Sellside '+' 's, (que epic Hanz Zimmerman track) "the ultimate mandate", "intellectually challenging", broader range of scenarios, '-' 's less modeling experience for LBO PE interview tests (douchey, just trying to be pragmatic here).

  3. Douche-bag associate term of the year: "this is a waste of my fucking time...", correction you're a waste of this banks and life's time. Asshole.

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