MM PE rankings in Canada

On cycle is happening rn, wondering if anyone can provide a ranking for the MM PE funds( deal flow, pay, promotion, industry reputation etc). I don't think I have a shot for Onex/Brookfield and I don't like the pensions.

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Not 100% sure but would think some of the stronger shops:

- OnCap (MM arm of Onex)

- Altas

- TorQuest 

- Birch Hill

- Clairvest

- Novacap

Those are MM direct and diversified 

 

Curious as to what you don’t like about the pensions - also a Canadian student thinking about exits

 

Not as much transparency in these firms as the pensions, but you could expect to clear around 200k in your first year there (with obviously some variation on a firm by firm basis), at least in PE. By like Principal level, I've heard numbers of 400k-500k.

This could be entirely wrong though lol. My sample size is limited.

 

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