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Based on the most helpful WSO content, here’s a list of credit firms that recruit undergraduates for full-time roles or summer internships:

  1. Ares Management
  2. Blue Owl Capital
  3. KKR
  4. BX (Blackstone)
  5. Bain Capital Credit
  6. HPS Investment Partners

Additionally, other firms mentioned in WSO threads include:
- Prudential Capital: Offers summer internships and a 3-year analyst program in private credit, distressed workouts, and mezzanine/equity.
- Antares Capital: Provides summer internships and analyst programs in various major cities.
- Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending: Hires full-time analysts out of college, though the program structure may vary.

These firms are known for competitive compensation and strong exit opportunities into private credit, distressed investing, leveraged finance, or MBA programs.

Sources: Undergraduate Opportunities - Credit Funds, Best Credit Funds That Hire out of Undergrad, 2019 Sumer Analyst Recruiting Starts, Private Credit out of undergraduate?

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Respectfully i dont think you should be commenting on comp if you dont know DK and are a high school senior. Most of these firms will hit 160-170 besides some of the insurance arms

 

Thanks for the list! I guess I'm look now for more maybe direct lending. (maybe abf or liquid). ig as far as that goes the only names for DL are BC partners, Ares, Blackstone, Bain Cap, oak hill right. I tried checking and it seems like antares and golub dont have interns this past summer and neither did blue owl for direct lending.

 

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