Respectable, not necessarily tippy-top firms
IB AN2, thinking about off-cycle career next steps, looking to identify some good, but not necessarily tippy- top, middle-market PE and credit firms in NYC.
Any suggestions?
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Would like insight into Boston as well
In Boston -
Cove Hill is a good one, newer tech-focused fund but been very successful.
Charlesbank, Parthenon, PSG, Great Hill, Audax are all respectable MM funds. All have different strengths but all are definitely solid
Doesn't Audax have terrible work / life balance and is known as a sweatshop?
Arsenal, Oak Hill, Kelso, Court Square, Odyssey, and TowerBrook are all solid MM PE shops in NYC.
Anecdotally, they run hard at Arsenal…
I thought they always try to walk it in
Mind elaborating on the anecdote?
Hasn’t Court Square had some issues? Think a big chunk of their team got poached by another fund relatively recently and have heard mixed things on performance.
Their 2019 vintage is showing up as 4th quartile on Pitchbook but the prior three funds were 1st, 1st, and 2nd. They had a senior partner leave while they were raising that fund but didn't know if there were others that followed him. Think it's still an okay spot to be, at least as an associate, but there are definitely better options out there.
The MM universe is very large, you're not going to get a comprehensive list of firms here
Yeah but that's they point, they aren't asking for comprehensive list, they're asking for a list of the good ones / up and comers. Which so far this thread is doing a pretty good job of IMO
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Is this a joke? They’re one of the biggest PE funds in world
In London, yes. But in the US they are a respectable MM firm.
I don't see how Permira/Apax/EQT/CVC are anything less than tippy top
Apax is not in same league
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Platinum, LGP, Golden Gate for California shops?
Doesn't LGP kinda seem like a tippy top firm? They raised $17B over 2 new funds recently from what Pitchbook says, so seems like there isn't much out there that really beats that size wise but idk how it really works
Platinum looking for a $15bn fund next
These are all great funds...
H&F
LOL
brookfield, historically known for their real estate & infra, but looks to be ramping up their corporate PE
Are they a MF
Ardian considered UMM?
TPG
They’re arguably the best in HC. Don’t be silly
Most of the names thrown around on this thread are actually pretty tippy-top but this forum is so full of prestige-whores that they're in the "not quite" category. Honestly, you might be better off asking your network b/c ppl will continue to throw out really solid MMs that have horrible lifestyles but great reputation and say "it's decent / up and coming" and pretend it's not a super well-respected name in the real world lmao
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