Trending Content - Private Equity Forum
Career Resources
WSO Free Modeling Series - Now Open Through
May 31, 2026
9 Free Financial Modeling Lessons
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
+Bonus: Get 27 financial modeling templates in swipe file
+Bonus: Get 27 financial modeling templates in swipe file
High Finance Applications
Guaranteed
Get at least one offer GUARANTEED
- 1:1 support
- 92% success rate
- 2,000+ mentor network
- Unlimited Live bootcamps
- AI for resume + LinkedIn
- Networking automation tools
- HireVue simulation tool
- Full course library
- Private Slack community
- 20hrs of mocks
- + much more...
I doubt there's a hard cutoff. People in IB get placed with 0 completed deals. You'd be best served networking outside of just working with recruiters. Most recruiters will focus on the kids they have a high likelihood of placing, which are generally investment bankers.
I see your in being, find a small industry focused firm that matches up with your Corp Dev experience. Sell them on how you're unique and better than someone traditional.
PE will be tough in general. You'd probably be better served trying to lateral into banking first if you have less than 2 years of experience.
Asperiores necessitatibus et ut velit eum. Quod eius iure hic veritatis suscipit alias cupiditate debitis. Deleniti rerum commodi voluptatem voluptas.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...