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Every major MF will get interviews and offers. UMMs as well, although some historically have been stronger than others on this front (e.g. Berkshire Partners). 

Notably, in recent years there's been a much stronger indexing towards PE analyst programs, which affects the mix (e.g. Blackstone, KKR, Silver Lake, Bain, etc.)

Source: SM analyst

 

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Every major MF will get interviews and offers. UMMs as well, although some historically have been stronger than others on this front (e.g. Berkshire Partners). 

Notably, in recent years there's been a much stronger indexing towards PE analyst programs, which affects the mix (e.g. Blackstone, KKR, Silver Lake, Bain, etc.)

Source: SM analyst

How would you view going to a specialized MF like Thoma vs. the Software team at TPG? Do they both get the same looks at these SMs?

 

I heard there are specifically 8 MF's the top hedge funds target. I can guess the top 4 but it feels like there are so many big funds these days not sure about the last 4 lol. Does anybody know?

 

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