Realistic path to Capital Solutions/Spec Sits Groups from LevFin at a BB?

Title, doing SA in NYC in Levfin at one of the European BBs, so not the greatest brand name but strong in the LevFin space. Was wondering how to optimize my path if I wanted to end up at a Capital Solutions/SS group at a MF/major player e.g. Sixth Street--would it be best to re-recruit FT and try for something like restructuring (not even sure how feasible that is)? Or is it possible to exit from an analyst stint in LevFin directly to one of the desired groups at a MF/UMM player? If relevant, I have a prior internship at a fairly large (~30bn AUM) credit-focused HF mainly in research. Just curious on where most people who exit to these Capital Solutions groups start their careers and how best to proceed from my current point. 

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Your internship experience is largely irrelevant other than to: ladder up to a marginally better opportunity at the next recruiting cycle or to convert it to a FT offer.

If you want to do special sits at a top shop, I would focus on getting into the best firm and group you can. HC team at GS > rx team at houlihan. If you have the choice within a top firm, I’d go with a levfin or m&a team over an industry team.

 

What are you talking about? Special Sits recruiting is significantly better at PJT/EVR/HL RX than GS. Half my RX class is going to these types of groups this guy is looking for.

 

Depends if he means special sits in the old “distressed” sense (which has largely eroded away) or the newer capital solutions sense. RX won’t hurt in either case but won’t give a leg up in latter.

 

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