How is the recruiting process for infra PE funds like? What is the timing for infra PE recruitment (ie. Is it on the same cycle as corporate PE?)
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Outside of the mega funds like GIP, stonepeak, or infra arms of a regular PE MF, etc. it is all on an as needed basis.
Thanks. For the mega infra funds, how do you typically recruit for these positions? Is it mainly through HHs / is recruiting done the full 2 years in advance?
yeah, 2 years out through the usual HH suspects. One Search also specializes in Infra recruiting on the more as-needed basis for 2nd years
how broad a reach will HHs take when approaching banking analysts w/ regards to product / coverage groups? for example, if an analyst in an industrials coverage group was interested in infra PE, would they naturally have HHs for infra PE reaching out to them at the same rate as general PE, or would they have to more actively put themselves in that spot as compared to someone in a more infra-related banking position?
I know One Search is big, see their job posts on LinkedIn a lot, but what are some of the other ones you're referring to?
Depends on the fund, as-needed certainly, but a lot also have more structured intern and recent grad hiring processes, so they follow the more typical courting process. You need to be at a target, at a bank, worked on a file or two with them, bank bonus season followed by exit opp to the infra fund.
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