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Certainly Apollo.
Who knows about Apollo anymore. The old rule of thumb was if you also worked for Josh Harris’s family office he’d take care of you at Apollo
Who knows about Apollo anymore. The old rule of thumb was if you also worked for Josh Harris’s family office he’d take care of you at Apollo
Ares (Corporate Opportunities / PE) has seen quite a few promotions from associate to partner over the years but they have lost their MF status with 2 consecutive down funds while the "top" MFs have kept raising larger funds despite market volatility.
Bain
Second this. Surprisingly high number of partners in all groups there who started as associates. Firm prefers to promote from within from what I’ve heard.
Advent
Don't think any of these get you there before 35 anymore tbh
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