List of Buyout and Growth Firms with Analyst or Junior SA Programs

Hey everyone,
I’ve been compiling a working list of private equity firms that either have Analyst programs or have historically hired Analysts or Junior SAs, not just post-IB associates. This primarily skews toward MM and UMM buyout and growth equity platforms, with some credit-adjacent firms included as well.

Sharing here in case it’s helpful. Happy to hear additions or corrections.

Buyout (non-exhaustive):

Stonepeak

Audax Private Equity

Boathouse Capital

Bow River Capital

Brightstar Capital

Cerberus Capital Management

NewSpring Capital

Great Point Partners

Brown Brothers Harriman

The Riverside Company

Graham Partners

The Carlyle Group

Vista Equity Partners

Warburg Pincus

Gryphon Investors

Charlesbank

Stone Point Capital

Thoma Bravo

Ares

Centerbridge

Comvest

Sixth Street

Silver Lake

Bain Capital

Blackstone

Carlyle

KKR

TPG

Invus Group

BBHCP (Brown Brothers Harriman Capital Partners)

ZCG (Z Capital Group)

Monomoy Capital Partners

Pantheon

White Wolf Capital 

Parthenon

Baypine

Bertram Capital

Biospring Partners

ECP (Energy Capital Partners)

Grant Avenue Capital

Metalmark Capital

Stone Point Capital

PNC Mezzanine

Argonaut Private Equity

CapitalSpring

Centerbridge Partners

 Coalesce Capital

Gauge Capital

Hivest Capital Partners

IH International Advisors

Boyne Capital

LongueVue Capital

Peterson Partners

Renovus Capital Partners

Roark Capital

Amulet Capital

Enhanced Healthcare Partners

Gemspring Capital

Mubadala

Peakspan Capital

Ridgepeak Partners

Cove Hill Partners

Nonantum Equity Partners

Activant Capital

Waud Capital Partners

Wavecrest Growth Partners

Yellow Wood Partners

Vector Capital

Revelstoke

TZP Group

CenterGate Capital

Mountaingate Capital

Constitution Capital Partners

Siguler Guff 

RCP Advisors

 Altamont Capital Partners 

Milestone Partners

Heritage Holding

Main Capital Partners

Century Equity Partners

Meridium

Sopris Capital

Copley Equity partners

Growth Equity and VC:

Iconiq Capital
General Atlantic
Level Equity
Silversmith Capital Partners
Summit Partners
Chertoff Group
Insight Partners
Bessemer Venture Partners
Brighton Park Capital
TA Associates
Lead Edge Capital
Norwest
Volition Capital
Fulcrum Equity Partners
Guidepost Growth Equity
Aldrich Capital Partners

This list is based on firms where I’ve found analysts on LinkedIn. Not all of these programs may be formal, and some roles may be opportunistic or off-cycle hires.

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Apollo has a very limited program for PE, not a public program though. Carlyle discontinued their SA program for flagship fund. They only do other opportunities for SA like credit, etc.

 

FYI Apollo's PE internship program is only for students from UMich and maybe 1-2 other schools, all of whom have large endowment allocations to their PE funds

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