Top PE firms prior to Elite HF

Hi All,

Hoping to start a discussion on what the community thinks are some of the best private equity firms to go to prior to joining the public markets, at an elite hedge fund (L/S Fundamental).

It seems as though Silver Lake, KKR, Apollo, and Blackstone, in particular, do well, but am curious to hear if there are any others that stand out too. 

Cheers,

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1. Anecdotally, and based on a Linkedin search, HF's like Tiger Cubs, Pershing Square, Third Point, etc. etc., seem to primarily draw from private equity associate pools. 

2. Perhaps the first reason is because of this, but there is also the impression that working in a private equity environment for several years helps give a deep understanding of a company, from an operational and due diligence perspective, which is hard to replicate naturally on the public market side, but highly valuable for being able to evaluate businesses.  

 

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