Hi all, I wanted to ask and glean a more updated view of PE funds in LA. The ones I'm interested in are Ares, Oaktree, Platinum, Aurora, Marlin, Pacific Coast (or others I'm missing) in terms of returns, reputation, culture etc. Would love any thoughts! Thanks!
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I can comment on the larger LA PE shops. Oaktree, Leonard Green & Partners and Ares are probably the largest/most well known/prestigious shops based in LA. Leonard Green and Ares are also one of the few prestigious PE firms that hire straight out of undergrad (although they rarely hire outside of schools like Harvard, Wharton etc.). All of these firms have an unbelievable reputation. Leonard Green has been known to keep their team small (harder to break in) while Ares and Oaktree have a larger headcount. Oaktree is also solid in the distressed debt space
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