splitting hairs - pe exits at top groups

I don't mean to start a debate over which top group exits are better. Just genuinely curious why it appears some pe firms seem to have a propensity for hiring from ms/gs as opposed to jp.

case in point, h&f: apart from consultants, their hiring is mostly from ms and gs with not a single jp analyst. it's hard to imagine that there wouldn't be a jp analyst suitable for the job - at the top level how different can analysts at jp/ms/gs really be.

so what exactly explains the discrepancy at a firm like h&f (Truthfully, i don't know if such a discrepancy exits at other top pe firms)? why is there an underrepresentation of jpm - is it a cultural thing and a self-serving cycle where former gs/ms pick gs/ms candidates for interviews. do hhs just not pick jpm analysts to show h&f? is there a similar phenomenon at other pe firms?

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H&F absolutely hires boutique hardos. Especially ones in Rx who are the hardest of the hardos

 

so would it be fair to say in the eyes of h&f jpm isn't as prestigious as ms or gs?

 

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