Which of these options would you take:
1) Enter Blackstone directly after undergrad as an analyst in the private equity area
2) Join a top group at a bulge bracket (say Goldman Sachs TMT or Morgan Stanley M&A)
Are there any other options besides Blackstone PE you would consider taking over Goldman TMT or Morgan M&A?
Thank you!
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Blackstone PE,
I actually want to do banking long-term, but with Blackstone PE on the resume for the first two years, I'd suspect that there'd be no problem going back to banking or getting into MBA school.
Other options over Goldman or Morgan?
1) Carlyle 2) KKR 3) TPG..... etc.....
The area I'd probably be most interested in would be Growth Capital actually(that gray area between VC & LBO's).
At Carlyle I know, they're hoping for an economic crash soon so they can take advantage of it in their portfolio.
Thanks for the advice...this is a really difficult decision, and I would really appreciate more opinions. Thank you!
Just wondering, but what are your main concerns in this decision?
(You should know that I'm a rising junior @ Wharton and not a working professional currently)
Do you want to do PE long-term?
Are you worried about PE's long-term prospects vs. stability of banking?
I'm assuming you worked at Morgan M&A.
This is a no-brainer. You'd have to be like God to get into Blackstone PE out of college, so stop dreaming.
Seeing as people salivate at the opportunity to go to Blackstone PE as analysts at BB firms...for me the answer is obvious
I'm pretty sure 3 MS M&A and GS TMT analysts this year turned down Blackstone PE.
...couple also turned down KKR.
Their great firms but not the best fit for everyone. Just have to figure out what you want to do.
where did those people who turned it down end up going/doing?
i'm not sure PE is the place you want to be in right now, the credit crunch only going to mean there're less deals those shops can do.
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