AKKR Menlo Park? Growth vs. Buyout in 2024?

Doing a sound test on these guys in 2024 - please let me know! 

Exit opps after? Lifestyle/WLB/Culture there? Learning experience? Growth team lifestyle versus buyout?

Thanks all

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Comp is ~230k all in, can co-invest as associate and get carry as senior associate

 

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