Saw this in the news today and made me wonder, what insane hobbies do partners at other firms (IB/PE/etc) have?
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I've met several that race cars competitively and spend a ton on that. Some are really into boating (sure plenty of yachters, but there was a PE partner that took a hiatus to do The Ocean Race). Then of course you have random ones that are into expensive hobbies such as art, collectibles, old cars, etc.
One guy is a managing member of dick holding lmaoo
Victor vescovo is a crazy dude
A relatively common one I've seen is 'mountaineering' (i.e. paying $100k for a sherpa to carry you to the top of Mt. Everest).
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