Chicago - Megafund placement
Hey guys,
Seems like a lot of the Megafunds do not have offices in Chicago. Saw on one old thread there were two people fighting back and forth regarding this so I just wanted to settle it out here and see what the real deal was.
Do top groups in Chicago frequently place Analysts at Megafunds? If you can confirm, and preferably name specific megafunds you get silver bananas from me. Thanks!
More likely to end up at MDP or GTCR
I echo this. Haven't seen many Associates in NY megafunds from Chicago offices.
Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback.
@BTbanker - Any other notable big PE shops in Chi that you know of? Or are MDP and GTCR pretty much the biggest and baddest thing around?
Waud Capital, Baird Capital & Chicago Growth Partners are also pretty well regarded shops in the MM space in Chicago.
http://www.pehub.com/2014/05/chicago-growth-partners-pulls-plug-on-fund…
Aside from the ones mentioned so far, other names that come to mind are Cressey & Co. and Vista (hq'd in SF but has a Chicago office).
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Adams Street is another one
ASP is not really a PE firm in the traditional sense. They do PE secondaries, VC/GE through their fund contacts, FoF, and some co-investing. However, they are very large, but the types of funds they run are not quite as lucrative from a fee perspective.
Chicago PE has seen a fair amount of struggles in recent years - two of the larger firms, CHS and Lake Capital, are both closing shop.
One larger player that no one has really touched on yet is BDT Capital, Byron Trott's firm, but probably the reason for that is because it's really secretive (no website) and it's more a merchant bank than a traditional PE firm.
You wouldn't. They would find you. It is a true merchant bank and does more advisory than investing from my understanding.
They had campus postings when I was in school. I would imagine they also do some hiring from IB analyst ranks, so I would guess they have a recruiter / headhunter as well, but not sure.
Surprised no one mentioned Merit Capital and Beecken, Petty, O'Keefe & Co. By no means megafunds but firms that have raised multiple funds so they must be doing something right, right? BPOC has raised 5 funds to date (4 under current name); Merit Capital 5 funds as well, the latest around $600mm. Not mega, but no slouch either for those striving for that eternal sunshine PE job.
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