IB associate to PE recruiting

Hi - how does lateral IB associates to PE (associate/senior associate) recruiting work? Should one reach out to headhunters/PE firms directly? Any clarity would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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I did this and went from a lower tier bank as a post MBA associate to a LMM PE firm as an associate.

I reached out to all the headhunters directly but didn’t have much success that way. I found better success by reaching out to my bank and school alumni directly (VPs and associates). Took a ton of rejection but got there eventually with a couple off cycle offers.

 

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