Insight into PE focused family offices?

Hi everyone - I searched through the WSO database on relevant topics, but given some opportunities that came from headhunters recently on MSD (Michael Dell’s family office) and Wildcat Capital Management (David Bonderman), amongst others, I was hoping to get a better sense of what the work experience (e.g. lots of sourcing?), culture, and comp might be like at a junior or mid level for these kinds of family offices.

Any insight would be great, especially given they’re so lean and secretive.

Associated Resource: List of Family Offices

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