What’s going on with TA Associates Consumer team?
Looking online at their consumer team, there doesn’t seem to be any associates. Just a few people of VP and seniors. Are they winding down their consumer team or something?
I hope another consumer platform isn’t shutting down.
Based on the most helpful WSO content, there isn't specific information about TA Associates winding down their consumer team or any explicit mention of changes to their consumer platform. However, it is noted that TA Associates tends to focus more on growth-based buyouts and traditional growth equity investments. Their associate roles generally involve a mix of investing/execution work and some sourcing responsibilities. While they are known to hire from consulting and other private equity firms, the absence of associates in a specific team could be due to various reasons, such as restructuring, hiring cycles, or team-specific strategies.
If you're concerned about the consumer platform, it might be worth monitoring their team page or reaching out directly for clarity.
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Del
Wow, consumer funds continue to shut down. Was it due to underperformance or did TA just decide to invest the dollars towards other verticals they believe in more moving forward?
Del
Got it, surprised they have been able to keep this out of the industry news outlets with the names in their portco. Thanks.
Yeah as someone in consumer PE, consumer PE would not be one of the top 3 sectors I'd pick if I was an IB analyst entering PE today. Guess I could have been in software PE and be worse off though (speaking generally, obviously variations by fund)
It’s consumer PE/growth what do you expect is gonna happen…
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