VP/Principal Resume - 1 Page or 2?

Lol I don't know about separate deal sheet for a VP just seems self important. IMHO you need 10 years of PE exp to go above a page.

As a VP, one page, all transaction experience listed is on the buyside. Wouldn’t fault you for two, but personally felt like it didn’t make sense prior to principal

Agreed with the last two posts - 1 page should be sufficient as a VP

I've had two versions of my resume for SA/VP recruiting (5-7 years of IB/PE experience). I would use the standard one-pager for email blasts / apply online / first contact with recruiters, and use the 2-page version (1-page focused on broader skillets and responsibilities + 1-page deal sheet), to offer it on demand once there was definitive mutual interest. Most shops were very glad to have the 2-pager and will help you differentiate from plain vanilla candidates, it will make you look more impressive and well-rounded if properly structured and could make an instrumental difference all the way to the final round and hiring decision. Do ping CompBanker if you want a very thorough / high-quality resume review.

Question on deals sheet. Do you do it in a "resume format" that is largely text based? Or more of a "highly formatted grid" with key parameters (Name, Business Description, Responsibilities, Size, etc)

I would say that it depends on how much deal experience you've gotten at that point in your career. Some have enough to warrant a separate page by the time they are an experienced VP and definitely by the time they are a principal. I generally advise my clients to do a 2-pager, utilizing the first page to offer standard resume stuff and describe key responsibilities / accomplishments in your jobs and have the second page be a supplement that outlines deal experience, portfolio coverage responsibilities / board seats, and other things like that. Generally the deal experience is resume format rather than a table with key parameters. Not all of your deals should be described the same exact way because in theory your key contributions and key aspects of each deal are different.