2023 Full Time Analyst Recruiting

Hey Guys, 

I worked at BB last summer and I am returning this summer. I am a rising senior and definitely want to end up in PE and not banking. Which firms are recruiting for full time 2023 or do most of them wait until after the summer. 

Appreciate any info. 

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Re recruited from an EB to an MF for FT. Here is a comprehensive of all the Pe Analyst programs and some commentary. Most of these funds will take 1-3 kids ft so spots are super slim.

Bain Cap (SSG, PE)

Audax (Add ons for days. Sweaty AF)

Alpine (Hipster CEO good returns)

Crestview (One year promote to associate which is pretty cool)

KKR (PE, INFRA, SSG, RE)

Global Infra Partners ( the apollo of infra. badass fund with badass pay)

Blackstone (Tac Opps, PE, RE, INFRA) all the chicks will wanna bang you once you update your LinkedIn to incoming Private Equity analyst at BX)

Apollo (Credit Mainly)

LLR (Kinda Shitty would probably just stay at a BB and recruit for way better funds on cycle)

Graham Partners (Same Story As LLR)

Golden Gate (Only Hires White Males from Notre Dame but worth a shot)(Awesome returns)

Ares (Special Sits, PE, RE) (LA is fun too)

Warburg Pincus (Haha Good Luck unless you’re summering at PJT RSSG and Beta Gamma Sigma at Wharton)

Stone Point Capital (Meh would still stay at the BB)

Macquarie Infra and Real Assets (MIRA)

Partners (Weird rotational program, Only recruit FT direct PE, Real Estate Credit Stuff, Secondaries)

Angelo Gordon (SSG & PE underrated opportunity)

Altamont (Meh would stay at the BB)

Stellex (Shitty Culture, Avoid like the plague unless you have a boner for industrials PE)

Blackrock (Apparently have Pe analysts but not sure if it’s Secondaries or co invest focused)

Roark (prefer southern kids hire like one person ft)

Vista (Sourcing Heavy)

Silver Lake (Douchebag mgmt team and seniors)

 
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LLR is a great fund. Top name in the LMM and GE space with great culture.

There are literally only 2 people at Warburg that went from PJT summer to WP FT and WP has way more than 2 analysts.

Roark hires more than one analyst. They recruit from my target.

Vista does 0 sourcing and is 100% execution focused at every level. Vista doesn't do VC or GE and many of their opportunities are brought to them by banks.

 

LLR coper detected. Dude joining a no name fund in the suburbs of Philly right out of college is career suicide. I can see the appeal of joining LLR at a later stage in your career to get but for your first job you should prioritize brand name and compensation to build up a safety net of savings and some connections/personal brand. Starting out at LLR would pigeonhole you in LMM Pe/GE very hard to trade up fund sizes.

As for WP It is a stupidly hard program to get into ft. I went to Penn and could not even get an interview. Vista is very sourcing heavy at the analyst level. Know a few kids there. Lots of bs admin work too. Associates tend to hold the pen on the model. But this is purely anecdotal you could be right.

 

You're missing BDT, GTCR, Permira, Apax, and Sixth Street

What is Bain SSG? Did you mean Credit?

Bain also has a Ventures group which hires FT.

KKR Special Sits does not hire undergrads anymore.

Baypine is hiring FT. Think Sumeru might as well (they have a fairly expansive SA program)

Haveli Investments has an SA and FT program as well.

spot on re: WP + PJT RSSG lmao

Think GGC analyst program has been discontinued

Think Apollo is just Real Estate Credit but may be wrong

 

Anything specific on why Stellex is so ass? Was in process with them recently and aside from being slow as fuck I didnt catch any bad vibes but might've just been my experience. 

 

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