Thoughts on HIG London - Associate programme

Thoughts on HIG London - Associate programme

The firm has already recruited a part of their class for H2 2024 last week but next batch of interviews coming in July. Does anyone have insights on:

  1. Culture
  2. Learning curve for juniors
  3. Overall comp (heard they allow co-invest, is that interesting vs. lower cash package?)
  4. Down the line, is HIG a good name to have on your CV? I have a last round interview at a MF but I feel HIG is just a better investor overall and I don't want to miss on the opportunity

Would like to stress that I don't really care about comp/prestige, I am mostly looking for a firm that will give me good fundamentals and a strong learning curve in an environment that values its best people

Cheers

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