If given the overall option, which one would you take? Both are known to have intense cultures and pay is top notch but curious to hear what this forum would take if given the rare opportunity to choose
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They’re pretty different places. I haven’t worked at either but my impression is that while both are incredibly grindy, the people at H&F are at least cordial / generally pleasant while Apollo is much more abrasive. They also take very different approaches to underwriting. H&F will only buy absolutely pristine, bulletproof assets at correspondingly high prices while Apollo is well known for its deep value approach and is willing to dive into much hairier or even distressed companies. Both can be pretty flexible and creative with deal structures but I think Apollo gets the edge there.