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14y 
arcanne, what's your opinion? Comment below:

We actually just worked on a deal with Bayside Capital, their distressed debt group.

Their guys seem to be pretty chill and all come from pretty high pedigree. I can't speak too much about their deal flow but I'm sure its alive and well. I believe they have 140ish professionals with $7.5B AUM.

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14y 
numi, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Deal flow is pretty strong and HIG's funds have done really well historically, i.e. top quintile. Their teams do come from a pretty high pedigree and the analysts say it's a pretty laid-back place on their level (the analysts are pretty close to one another, probably because most of them moved down to Miami without knowing too many people there and the South Beach scene plays itself out pretty quickly)...but on a more senior level, the place has a more cutthroat reputation. I really recommend you meet with them in person (assuming you have the opportunity) before forming an opinion though, especially on their culture

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14y 
bu53, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Great track record, think top ~1-2% of private equity returns over the past few years. Very focused on the lower middle market and more aggressive on price than leverage. Just closed on second distressed debt fund, Bayside II, with $3B. Also, in terms of pedigree, everyone has a top degree with a very large Harvard contingent.

14y 
dilemmasareus, what's your opinion? Comment below:

i was at HIG Capital 4 yrs ago and was there for a few yrs. if you want to work there, there are a few things you should know. i'd prefer t

14y 
sobepehopeful, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Your comment got cut off, I'm interested in what you have to say about your experience at HIG

14y 
CompBanker, what's your opinion? Comment below:

While I have no idea what it is like to work there, I can tell you what it is like to work with HIG as a client:

One of my fellow analysts worked on a transaction with them and said that every friday night they would email him directly asking him to do some "task" for them. Basically, they outsourced their personal research to this poor guy who spent his weekends doing stuff he shouldn't have been doing. Completely wrecked half of his first year.

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14y 
hardbanker, what's your opinion? Comment below:

that sounds strange. wouldn't it be easily obvious that it's happening?

11y 
dollabillz, what's your opinion? Comment below:
PaulOwen:
Hey dollabillz, get the job?!

Nope, and I got laid off from my banking gig. :-)

11y 
[email protected], what's your opinion? Comment below:

Hey dollabilz, could you share a little more about the phone interview, like what were case studies about. Were most of them back of the envelop LBO cases? Also how long did it take to setup the phone interview?

11y 
sofib09, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Hmm...a friend of mine interiewed there a couple of weeks ago, and they told him they filled the spot already, although it could have been for a slightly different role.

11y 
ihopeilandit, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Interviewer was a super nice lady - it was for a back office Analyst position supporting associates at Bayside Capital.

Unfortunately, she gets on the phone and says, "I still wanted to keep our interview schedualed because I wanted to learn about your background - but I found out this morning that they filled the position."

WTF!!! I was like "Bummer! - Seriously!" As odd as it may seem, this made me extremely comfortable the rest of the interview and I think it went OK. It was just me talking and she didn't ask any questions. She said she would definitely keep me in mind for future roles (for whats thats worth - $0). We will see I guess. She said they were having a problem filling the role and thats why it came to her, which surprised me. She is a recruiter there.

Bummed out big time - glad I have a job right now at a distressed debt fund or I would be extremely depressed. So close...........

@sofib09 - tell me about your friend

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sofib09, what's your opinion? Comment below:

He's in banking now, with experience in debt capital raises, but he doesn't have distressed debt experience. I think they may have been looking for that.

Was it really BO? For some reason, I was under the impression it was FO.

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11y 
sofib09, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Ah, OK...I'll definitely chat with him about it.

4y 
Black Knight, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Any advice on breaking in? I'm at a PE shop where the CEO is ex-HIG.

I would... but the truth is I can't sell my soul to myself... http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/blackknight.asp
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spearman, what's your opinion? Comment below:

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