Origination at Apollo Capital Solutions, Ares, blackstone , KKR in Europe

Does anyone have some info on working on origination at these firms ? Been reading a lot of interesting anecdotes about life at Apollo. But was hoping to get more peeps views and experiences whether it’s worth to make a move

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