Any tiers or just overall ranking would appreciated. Hard to find recent information (anything within past year or two) on the caliber of private equity firms within Chicago.
| +139 | What’s “the path” now? | 56 | 13h |
| +92 | Is Everyone Too Bearish on PE? | 32 | 5h |
| +48 | Why would anyone do PE in long term in 2026? | 13 | 5m |
| +37 | 3rd Year IB Analyst, Top Bucket, Still No PE Offer. What Would You Do? | 19 | 17h |
| +25 | Is This Normal in LLM PE | 10 | 3d |
| +24 | Q&A: What It’s Actually Like Working at an Independent (Fundless) Sponsor | 4 | 1d |
| +21 | UMM PE or High Paying Strat Finance? | 10 | 26m |
| +21 | Striking out in last rounds | 2 | 2d |
| +20 | On Cycle Preparation | 8 | 1d |
| +16 | Would you use a centralized sponsor research page before meetings? | 6 | 6d |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
GTCR, Vista
any idea what the pay is at those two?
Doesn’t matter. If you can’t use the search function you won’t get a job there
How is Wind Point looking? I know they raised a larger fund recently and cracked $2B, small team too
GTCR, Shore capital
gtcr
Not pure play pe more asset manager but bdt&msd is good. >$60b aum + raising tech fund rn
I have heard there are 4 chicago PE firms that dont take money from new LPs because their track record is so strong they do not need to. Any idea who they are?
BDT would be my guess, unsure of the other three, assuming that rumor you heard is accurate
Consequatur labore quidem est odit quaerat exercitationem sunt. Excepturi dignissimos accusantium nobis sint dolore. Expedita vero voluptas ut in molestiae tempora.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...