Why would someone work for a middle market PE firm?
Why would someone want to work for a middle market fund rather than a larger fund (besides the hours)?
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General rules of thumb around bigger vs smaller funds.
Can you elaborate on the exposure to more parts of PE?
Carry potential higher
Also the opportunity for direct investment in companies with favorable terms.
In addition to what’s already been said, it’s a lot easier to take a company from $50M of EBITDA to $100M than it is to go from $500M to $1Bn, so the potential for outsized returns is greater. You’re also incrementally more likely to find proprietary deals and pay more attractive prices
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