PE recruiting from a small, global boutique
How would analysts coming from small boutiques that work on 10b+ deals (Dyal & Co, M. Klein & Co, Liontree, Robey Warshaw, etc) be viewed during PE recruiting? Are they desirable because they tend to come from target schools, hold more responsibilities, and receive unique exposure or do they face an uphill battle because their experience is less traditional and the firms are less known?
2nd year in PE. Personally, I'd definitely give an interview to someone from a firm like those mentioned above if school, gpa, etc checks out. Those jobs are super tough to come by as there are so few slots and those analysts are certainly not a dime a dozen like analysts from other firms. Their unique experience and connections could lead their upside to potentially be much greater. Curious to hear what others have to say as well as my opinion is limited.
hi this is reassuring to hear. i currently work in one of these boutiques where we typically target deals in the $bn range - quality over quantity for us.
Big reason for me to choosing my firm over EB / BB offers I received was bc of the exposure I’d get to the senior guys at my firm as middle mgmt runs lean. Been loving my experience thus far but PE has always been in the back of my mind. I figured graduating from a strong target with high test gpa and test scores as well as a strong network ive continued following up with would