Private Equity Grad Schemes - Europe

Hey,

Does anyone knows / have a list of PE firms offering graduate schemes in Europe? Strictly talking about buyout / growth teams here (not infra / real estate / vc)

Know already about:

- Tikehau (London)

- 3i (London)

- Terra Firma (London)

- Blackstone (London)

- KKR (heard they were relaunching their European Analyst program)

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What's the interview process for these buyout funds in London?

Do you do a paper LBO, case study, LBO questions or is it more like an IB interview

 
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Generally correct, although competition is so high usually you need at least one 6m off cycle in PE or a top IBD. Interviews can be very technical (i.e. 2 hour LBO) with 1.5 hours of technical questions. Some focus more on questions relating to investment thesis and key items to DD. Generally the competition is incredibly tough and people have stellar backgrounds

 

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