8 employee=2 founder+2 associates+1 investor relation guy+1 info tech guy+2 law staff....
Is this....common? could this be too"boutique"???? Honestly, will you give your money to this kinda firm? generally speaking.
| +101 | Cognitive decline | 33 | 22h |
| +88 | Vibe-Working in Finance with AI ? What about you | 34 | 3d |
| +46 | PE VP: Thoughts on Quitting with Nothing Lined Up? | 19 | 35m |
| +35 | Those unemployed in PE 3+ months, how do you make progress every day? | 13 | 11m |
| +13 | How Cooked is Software PE? | 1 | 5d |
| +12 | co-investment / Allocator roles WLB | 4 | 1d |
| +12 | Indian PE Landscape | 2 | 4d |
| +12 | Is it possible to get no comments as an analyst? | 3 | 20h |
| +11 | LMM Startup PE Fund Vs. Tier 2 Consulting Firm | 3 | 5d |
| +10 | Firm Culture in PE | 4 | 3d |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
I'd focus more on the size of the fund per employee...are they managing $150 million or $500 million. big difference.
Elite GMAT Tutors: //www.wallstreetoasis.com/page/one-on-one-gmat-prep Invite Monkeys Here: //www.wallstreetoasis.com/invite WSO Guides: //www.wallstreetoasis.com/wsoguides Follow WSO on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wallstreetoasis
With PE, firms can be much more "lean" than banks because there is not as much administrative crap and not as much of a need for analyst monkeys to do grunt work... and they outsource a lot of the HR-related tasks to headhunters.
Even the biggest funds, e.g. KKR etc. only have a few hundred employees, compared to banks with tens of thousands.
If you meant "8 people" as in "1 founder, 2 MDs, 2 VPs, 3 Associates" that would be fine and there are actually $500MM funds with that structure.
What you described does sound a little small but I would still go for it if it's managing at least a few hundred million.
Keep in mind that the majority of PE firms fall into this category as well - there are only a few "big" ones and then lots of smaller ones with anywhere between $100MM and $1B AUM.
Et ducimus repudiandae ipsum repellendus provident et eos est. Ut esse enim et. Explicabo eveniet perferendis facere impedit dolore omnis. Amet fuga harum reiciendis. Nam soluta incidunt cumque libero in.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...