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I’m not in IB but would you mind explaining why you got it? How does it work? It is a standard procedure when lateraling from IB to PE?
Juniors usually take unpaid time off between IB and PE, garden leave is typically for when seniors (VP+) move to a competitor (including to PE). The point is to wait long enough so their knowledge of any pending deals is stale and they can't use it at the next firm
Travel somewhere, you won't have that much free time again for a long time...
Pretty much spent mine travelling and playing golf
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