ONEX New York v Toronto Office

Differences between NYC and Toronto offices in terms of headcount, recruiting, deal flow, types of deals, culture, pay, hours, exits? Any insight appreciated!

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Thanks, man. Any insight on internal promotion? Do they recruit mostly from NYC BBs or do they focus on Canadians? Assuming associate pay is comparable to MF?

 
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Definitely sweaty in Toronto. Work on hairy deals which can be interesting.

Will nearly match NYC MF compensation but in Toronto (and in USD) making for a pretty sweet deal nearing $400K CAD.

Promotion pipeline is actually quite strong compared to US funds from what I've observed.

Some recent associates have gone to HBS/GSB then Apollo. Otherwise past associates have stayed or launched search funds. Not sure on HF pipeline.

 

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