Baupost RE

Anyone know anything about the RE group within Baupost? Wrt comp / hours / culture / strategy / reputation / AUM dedicated to RE? Have an informational interview with someone there this week, and want to get a baseline level of knowledge beforehand. Thanks

11 Comments
 

thanks for all the comments thus far. bumping for any insights into the culture / hours / comp. how would it compare to one of the other firms whose names get thrown on here a lot - carlyle/oaktree/etc (that aren't staffed as lean as baupost)

Array
 
Most Helpful

Baupost recruits individuals with very strong modeling backgrounds (know a few current / former employees). I would view them as finance first and real estate second in the form of they have more complex deal structures that is predominately high-yield debt to pure equity with everything in between. Very sharp individuals. The deals are more intellectual in nature versus traditional real estate deals.

The compensation should be in-line with Oaktree and higher than Carlyle. Culture is solid and people tend to stay for awhile (this isn't a 2 and out program).

 

They have a big slug of 17% or so interest rate mezz on the 111 57th Street dumpster fire. Additionally, though I'm not sure if its out of their real estate group, they own about 10% of Colony Capital (formerly Colony NorthStar) at a basis of $12.50, compared to a current share price of below $6.00.

 

Not sure how I found this, but how did it go?

“Doesn't really mean shit plebby boi. LMK when you're pulling thiccboi cheques.“ — @m_1
 

Minima expedita deserunt ut qui nobis asperiores. Molestias a velit et et sit nesciunt. Delectus dolores voluptates dolores fugit vero. Et culpa commodi voluptatem quia sunt. Velit aspernatur provident ipsa qui ad.

Magnam voluptatum nostrum corporis. Iure nostrum reprehenderit laudantium praesentium debitis itaque qui maxime.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”