First year acquisitions analyst at a LifeCo firm... potentially looking to move to NYC and join one of the top REPE firms like Blacsktone, KKR, Starwood, etc... I hear a lot about the long hours you can be expected to put in, but are there any current employees that can give feedback of average hours worked per week? Obv it can vary from week to week but are you consistently putting in 80+ hours every week and working weekends as well? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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lmao. the hours will be bad.
right,...that's what the money is for.
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I did acquisitions at a top 5 REPE in NYC for 5 years when the deal pipeline was insane. It is bad. IB bad.
It's not fun and at the end of a day you are an excel/powerpoint monkey to these firms who don't even bother to get to know you. Just close deals.
Do you think the pay is worth it? Better experience at a smaller shop?
Depends what you will sell your soul for.
I sold mine for a certain number but it wasn't worth it looking back. I'm at a mid-sized firm now wearing more hats, while getting paid a bit less. But totally worth it and personally feel the experience here will help me out more in the future (read: do my own deals) than a Starwood/KKR/BX.
There is no work-life balance at BX/KKR/SW etc... Everyone you chat with will tell you that. My friends INTERNING at top shops are there as early as they can (like 7 am) and have many nights past midnight. They text back every other week to tell me how bad it is.
People aren’t making it up when they say these places are sweaty. All places generally work the same hours as well, not sure if one is particularly better. I’ve heard that the debt teams of some of these places (not BREDS) has it better than the equity side though for what it’s worth.
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