Bloomberg PE Recruiting Article

Interesting article from Bloomberg explaining how the absurdly early PE timelines have meant that PE firms are having to re-recruit to fill up associate classes. Wonder people’s thoughts on this and if it looks set to continue in the coming cycle and beyond?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-2…

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