on cycle 2027 kicking off
looks like happening tomorrow?
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Confirming funds doing “chats” in the morning early: Blackstone, H&F, Apollo, KKR, CD&R, Advent, New Mountain, General Atlantic.
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Can you be virtual?
^ Anyone know if firms are interviewing candidates based outside of NYC?
stop trolling
I wish I was trolling, genuinely. Lmfao. Literally kicking off in the morning
doesnt necessarily mean starting tomorrow, but basically confirms itll be in the next few days. past threads had it sound like there was a 1-2 day gap before official kickoff.
It kicked
Confirming it has kicked off. Interviews will commence tomorrow.
Best of luck.
Gtcr Sent out invitations to interview
I received a chat for tomorrow at one of the firms listed. Is it acceptable to email other HHs about it to coax them into giving me a chat/interview? Or reach out to the firm directly?
Along with this, if I have a coffee chat scheduled with one of my top firms later in the week (Friday), should I ask to move it up or just leave it?
Worth a shot only for top firms of your list. Interviews may/will potentially run concurrently so only try so for firms above the firm you got the interview invite for. If it wasn't a formal interview invite, would not try anything since you technically are not officially in a process.
chats =/= kicking, just that it's imminent which we all knew
edit: I was wrong
Blatantly wrong. GTCR sent invites to interview for tomorrow
have received “coffee chat” invitations asking to bring laptops .. doesn’t seem so informational
Blackstone said to bring laptop and charger. Apollo just sent invites also.
Apollo interviews are out
Stats?
PE only? Or other teams (HBV, Credit, FIG)?
Anyone from jpm get interviews?
bump. nothing here
U mind pm?
We have been communicated internally tomorrow is the kick-off and we aren't one of the firms already mentioned as sending out interview invites. Would anticipate similar actions from other top UMMs/MFs. From this thread seems like GTCR formally kicked it off this time. Gl everyone!
Hearing Thoma has sent out interviews for tommorow am as well. Good luck everyone
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did Apollo HVF/ Oaktree /CB go? They have been pretty silent
Same. Interested in all 3 and have not heard anything yet.
Oaktree did
Apollo HVF went
Apollo went, they had multiple people go in for interviews 1/5 morning
Any SF funds/teams initiated?
several have set up "coffee chats"
Yes am aware most MFs
Are any European MF going on cycle (esp EQT)
Anything from Permira, Vista, Veritas, Warburg, FP, SL, or TA yet?
SL chats out
NY or Menlo?
FP, Permira, and Vista are out from what I’ve seen
Veritas went 1/5 morning
TA did interviews for tech teams.
Consumer HC I hear hasn’t
Del
Safe to assume if we haven’t gotten an interview / chat, we’re cooked / not getting oncycle looks?
Anyone from EB get looks?
yes but I have above a 3.8 gpa
Yes, a few of the MF's mentioned here. Semi-taget/3.8/top EB.
Anyone hear from Oak tree / distressed guys?
Oaktree is interviewing now
Have any non-NYC analysts (top groups in SF/LA/CHI) heard anything?
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Yeah, hopefully. Are you in NYC right now? Planning on hopping on the next flight here ...
Anyone know if Blackstone energy transition or credit have kicked?
I know Energy has, not sure about credit. Would be interested in that and Tac Opps if anyone knows.
Is this for seniors or first years?
someone come get their intern he's lost
go enjoy your senior year buddy
First years, seniors will prob be next January
thanks for asking, had the same question
Are these AM interviews? Or like starting at 6pm? What time generally does this stuff kick off
Some are AMs. Dont know if that means all of them or not.
Oaktree interviews are out
Which fund / location?
NYC Global opportunities at the minimum
When will the names that don't go day 1 minute 1 go? Chicago firms other than GTCR, NYC MMs (that I was told will go like week 1).
Anyone heard from AEA / MM funds?
So assume “in-person coffee chat” = interview? If they didn’t specify bringing laptops
*Firms moving to modeling tests. Seems offers coming shortly / today.
Bro lmao it just started wym offers out…y u tryna stress heads. Name firms offer out at buddy
Offers out at 15+ funds
Anyone know if TPG / BXG SF has started interviewing?
received invite for BXG SF
Background?
TPG out
Bain out?
Yes
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Have any MM firms besides GTCR gone?
Are all groups at TPG out? Any insight on TPG rise / climate?
Thoma is out
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Any infra/energy ones out?
Blackstone Infrastructure filed half their class
Warburg out?
Will all firms go today / tmrw or will some go later this week??
Non targets - any luck w interviews ?
Semi-target not ideal GPA, haven't heard anything. Based on this thread, I'm hoping it's almost entirely MFs/top UMMs that have kicked off and everyone else is waiting to go..
What gpa?
Any news on Centerbridge, Vestar, Audax, HIG, Harvest, Berkshire, insight , GI, Francisco?
Berkshire sent around interviews
Cbridge out
Any December 25 grads/Fall 2025 grads participating in on cycle right now?
another comment said this is just for first year analysts
Roark scheduled interview prep calls for high potential candidates before Christmas, so I assume larger MFs have already scheduled interviews for this week before New Years.
Anyone know the latest on LGP?
Already ran
They filled their class?
just curious how many people do firms interview typically?
Has anyone heard back after Bain Capital NAPE first round?
I’m p sure offers r out but i could be wrong
Do we have any updates on if some firms have filled their on cycle spots?
Did Apollo HBV go/is done? Any other hybrid/special sits seats going?
Offers out
(ignore title) as in all spots are taken?
Working at EB right now - if I haven't spoken with HHs already in the past couple of months, is there anything I can do to get in front of these on cycle processes or is it too late now?
Email immediately to whichever headhunter u want
If you haven't received any invites / interviews - are you cooked?
Multiple Veritas offers out
Are these for PE only or does that include Private Credit / Secondaries?
Shorting every PE company tomorrow. LOL
Any info on the process for Sycamore? Have first round tomorrow
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Offers out still interviewing
Anything on Searchlight
Anything on H&F?
still interviewing
Hearing Apollo filled all seats
Anything on Warburg?
heard interviews went out today 1/6
Bump any offers given out?
Does this include the Capital Solutions group?
Anyone heard from Bain Capital LS?
Bit skeptical of this chain as I am at an UMM that supposedly "gave out offers" and we have not even started interviewing yet. Looks like there is one account spreading misinformation...
All Offers are out at multiple UMM/MFs
Confirming Bain cap filled
Advent?
Thoma?
Accepted KKR offer just now
Bg?
3.76 EB but i went to a target, they said they’d reject me if I was at a semi
If CPI has been ghosting us and we didn't have a touchpoint in the weeks prior to on-cycle, is there any value in reaching out now?
If they’re not proactively reaching out, they won’t start showing you jobs because you reached out. They are aware of every analyst in every group. But there’s no downside so might as well
Is Leonard Green done?
Has this on cycle only been for first years? I’ve been in touch w headhunters for 2months now and got nothing but MM and corp dev reach out this week as a second year
Bump ..
Same situation for me..
Did Golden Gate Capital kick off their process?
Bump
Stonepeak?
Platinum?
Title isn’t accurate. Current associate
My impression of this oncycle this year vs. last was there was a ton more outreach for MM and MFs. I wonder if many firms are just going off cycle outside of public MFs
Do you mean in previous years there was more outreach ?
Yes I think that's what he means. My impression is MM and some UMM firms are in no rush to interview and that the majority of on cycle on Monday was just MFs
For those who got on cycle offers, did you guys network recently w headhunters / firms
Does TPG Growth usually fill spots on cycle?
Last cycle they did not. Historically healthcare fills the most during on-cycle with more seats in SET, IDMC, and Business Services available off-cycle.
Have all Advent groups finished?
Any AN2 participating? I lateraled from another firm recently and may have ruined my visibility amongst HH.
Been wondering the same. Im an AN2 and Haven’t had any outreach
Have received zero outreach. Target, 3.9 GPA, boutique bank. Any advice for second years looking to participate?
looks like it has slowed a bit. For those saying firms “filled” – this means they are done recruiting on-cycle and will evaluate how many off-cycle spots they need (i.e., asking who actually filled their entire asso class)?
Interviewed with 2 firms, both of them said they wouldn’t be recruiting off cycle unless something materially changes. Being that Oncycle was later this year I’m assuming firms aren’t looking to recruit off cycle unless they have to
As in these firms fully filled the class on cycle? Which ones if you are comfortable sharing
^ Would really appreciate any info on which firms
when would we expect off-cycle to start? In a few weeks?
Tommorow, there is always a big wave in the succeeding 2 weeks of the on-cycle process for MM / rest of the UMM's. That and there is going to be a large off-cycle wave like this past Jan was for the class above you (think more MF/UMM offers were given out in Jan/Feb than offical on-cycle for C/O 2026).
Has Providence Am Sec or Court Square filled their class?
if you got an on cycle offer dm me i'll venmo you 10 bucks for info
PM me
if you got an on cycle offer dm me ill zelle 10 for advice
Try 50 or 100…
whats $10 gonna do for someone making 300k+ next year son
if I had a five hour on cycle virtual interview on yesterday (Thursday) until 5PM and still haven’t heard anything back (Friday 4PM), safe to say I’m dinged, right? Thought it has went well oof
Firstly, it is almost certain that you got eliminated from the process and that you won’t be moving forward. However you never know and you might genuinely be waitlisted (best case scenario). What you should be doing (should have been doing this since morning) is calling the firm (ideally directly call / email someone there you connected with well; if not then could potentially call the headhunter though I think this is vastly inferior to directly contacting the firm and might even have some cons if you want to move forward with other clients of the HH) and asking for an update and reaffirming your interest in the opportunity (and maybe even remind them of other places that invited you where you might be heading to interview to drive up some competitive tension).
For my future reference, you are saying to cold call an associate / VP we connected with?? Or text them first
I finished the final round for a process and the HH said the firm wanted to extend me an offer after doing reference checks on Tuesday. Can I assume that I have been dinged?
That’s tough my man. I’m sorry to hear.
Did Blackstone PC and Ares PC go already?
BX went but some seats left I think
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