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Hey any chance you could PM me so I could ask a few more details about one of these firms?

 
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Can confirm above is accurate. If targeting PE in LA, it’s a tight market. getting anything at all should be considered a success. Keep in mind also that oak/ares/apo are still closely tied to their distressed origins, so may be a bit different than your typical vanilla MF buyout experience. 

also, analyst programs at ares etc are not like the associate programs and would highly recommend going to banking first to get real training/ experience. 

 

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