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Sweaty with tough culture
Really? I thought they were quite chill, or at least that's what they say..
Also heard sweaty - HC team is tough
Assist VP, did you do a 2 year stint at EPIC IP?
Nope
Mate they don’t have a HC team. This is the private equity arm of Rothschild
No shit.
You won't see it on a filter on the website.
Karl: Karl Geisel does a lot of HC.
Javed and Vivek also used to be involved - not sure how much now.
Mixed bag. You want to get some deals done? Solid place to do it. You want to ruin your life for six months pre-process, decide prior to receiving any info that "we are going to do this deal", and then overpay relative to any other bidders by 20-40% because the firm is in expansion mode and is okay with 11-14% IRRs? Also could be the place for that.
Generally have a smart team, but they (like a handful of other Euro funds with a desire to gain market share) have some weird internal incentives and decision-making structures that lead to buying a lot of "good" businesses for "great business" prices. Also is pretty sweaty and void of culture at the lower to mid levels, even relative to the rest of the industry. Not saying to avoid at all costs, there are definitely some good parts of being there related to firm growth and resume-building deal experience, but just need to go in eyes-wide-open about their 5-10 year strategy.
very helpul! Makes sense given their strategy, although if you look at historical exits they made pretty good returns. Do you know what kind of working hours can be expected at junior level?
What are some mid-market funds you would recommend instead?
Search the forum … there was a thread on this a while back and there was an associate who committed suicide and was still listed on their page. I don’t know the guy or the situation enough to say if it was related to the culture but it didn’t seem like they handled the situation well
Avoid at all costs
Any reasons or particular details or more of the same above?
bump
Did anyone get a first round for their 2026 Associate position?
Yes
Did you hear back yet?
Has anyone received updates for the second round / case study after the first rounds last week?
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Hi, are you willing to sell the case study?
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Did anyone get an offer?
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