Hi all,
I am weighing up which has better exits out of the two business areas. 1) Debt/Structured Finance Advisory - team is really performing well and paid pretty well too 2) Corporate Finance/REIB (take with pinch of salt) - team not doing so well but do sell-side/buy-side mandates, equity funding for developments - pay not as good but everyone seems to have exited to actual IB so that may be one although taking it again with a pinch of salt.
Good day to you all
| +59 | Development Fees > Sponsor Equity Contribution | 18 | 20h |
| +57 | What's an Undergrad to Do? | 21 | 2d |
| +43 | Advice to Job Seekers: Don't Sleep on Asset Management | 13 | 1d |
| +24 | Mid Sized REPE firm for first job in RE | 10 | 17m |
| +10 | Full-Time RE Acquisitions Analyst Recruiting - Class of 2028 | 4 | 1d |
| +3 | Tishman Speyer Debt Fund | 0 | 4d |
| +3 | Debt fund jobs | 1 | 4d |
| +3 | Thoughts on CIM Group today? | 11 | 1d |
| +3 | LDG Development wins $36.3M Lawsuit | 1 | 17h |
| +1 | Equity Waterfall - Market Standard | 2 | 2d |
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.
First things first, do you want to do real estate at the asset level or at the corporate level?
I am not too fussed, but envision more opportunities at asset level?
So do debt and structured finance and work at the asset level. Don’t consider the corporate level.
The concept of "exits" is a little overrated in real estate. Work where you want to work and get the experience you want to get, don't worry about the name on the door - it won't impress most people.
It will impress people in HR, who will then pass your resume to the hiring manager.
I don't really agree with that, but I've never worked for a huge real estate company in which HR was screening candidates in that manner. Most of the HR folks I've met or dealt with in the hiring process have a mandate for something like "five years of experience and a grad degree" and leave it up to the people doing the interviewing to assess fit and relevant experience. But again, just my experience, though I do feel like most real estate firms are small enough that this is normal.
Share more info on #2. I worked at a place like #2 and exited to a top fund that invests at the asset level. No one on this forum has worked in REIB so they always shit on it.
if it’s truly a terrible REIB group, I would avoid. Otherwise, the exit ops tend to be really good out of REIB compared to other sell side roles, despite what many people on this forum will tell you.
No worries - think (CBRE/JLL) I mean as long as I can work and do a few deals will be ok.
Option 1 sounds better than option 2 unless you want to use it as a stepping stone into true REIB. HFF had a legacy team (Hentschel?) that was a legit REIB team. But I don’t know what happened to them after the merger. JLL’s REIB team pre merger seemed just like another broker.
Dolorem corrupti illo nesciunt voluptatum atque et. Facere debitis expedita sint fuga ut commodi sequi est. Sit odio ab soluta et libero. Voluptatem minima provident labore. Enim ducimus incidunt officiis exercitationem.
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...