PE Analyst -> GE Associate
hey all, currently a PE analyst at a 3B PE fund which invests primarily in industrials. Hating every second of it and want to move into growth. non target background. is this likely or do I have no shot
Assuming by growth you mean venture growth (e.g., Series D vs. Series C) as opposed to growth buyouts?
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I think it’s feasible. After all, the fundamentals are there.
Yes, definitely possible. I would look into Arrowroot Capital. They do "distressed growth equity" which basically means finding struggling software companies with 0 or negative ARR growth, extremely, EBITDA negative, no other funding options and very close to going under. With "distressed growth equity", you are allowed to create terms where all of any potential profits go directly in your pocket and not the hardworking founders despite weather things go good or bad post investment. I have a cousin who runs a loan sharking business at a 3% vig, but the Arrowroot "structured equity" game is faaaaar more gangster.
Yes, that seems super gangster until you realize that although you rip off a bunch of undesirable assets with insane structure, at the end of the day those are still crappy assets that no one wants and are going to sit in your portfolio for years and years. Even in private equity, it doesn't pay off to be a sketchball.
Yes very doable just need to network, and would aim at smaller GE players rather than the blue-chip names. Have a good story for why growth of course.
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