Hoping to find someone who could shed some light on the culture / experience at Genstar and Silverlake?
Interested in SF-based UMM firms, and these two have stuck out. Don’t know anyone personally at these firms, so appreciate any insight!
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Know a person or two that have gone through each firm, so will provide some insight.
Genstar - Have heard incredible things about the culture. Nice people, good work-life balance, equity for associates, etc. Seems like they have some really strong momentum - believe they just raised $12bn. Probably one of the better performing shops out in SF, and those I know who spent time at the firm literally loved it
Silverlake - On the contrary, have heard SLP maintains a pretty cut throat, every-man-for-himself mentality. That being said, they work on some of the cooler deals you'll find in the "buyout" space, and you will learn a ton. They will compensate you for the pain, and SLP is a respected name in tech investing (if you care).
I'd prefer Genstar, but to each his own
Nice I'm sold who's the Genstar recruiter
Oxbridge, at least as of last year
Believe it's Ratio Advisors now - you have any more recent insight or no? Just want to doublecheck.
Could you elaborate more on what you mean by SLP’s cut throat every man for himself culture?
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