How to position myself to get into a private equity small-mid cap buyout fund

Hey Guys, I am a recent college graduate and I am trying to position myself for a private equity small-mid cap buyout fund. I was thinking of taking a Masters in Finance, then getting a role as a IB analyst for Leveraged Finance, then getting a CAIA, and then applying for a small-mid cap buyout shop or working for a small-mid cap buyout shop for free to get a foot in the door. If there is a better route to getting into a small-mid cap Buyout shop please let me know.

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If you want to get into levfin and middle market PE, it wouldn't hurt to learn the basic valuation methodologies, particularly the LBO. Check out sharpelbows.co to get a feel for how to model LBOs. What's nice about this is that you don't need to concurrently stress about mastering Excel AND learning the LBO.

 

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