Boston PE Firms
Anyone have a list of the top Boston PE firms? Looking for those that hire associates from IB (unlike Bain which hires mostly consultants).
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Advent Bain Capital Cove Hill Audax AVALT PSG Summit TA
Probably missing a ton.
berkshire, thlee
didnt providence equity partners move their office there? or is that your "psg"
bump
HIG Capital Harbourvest (not sure about the VC/PE ratio of the office) A bunch of smaller ones too as well as VCs
HIG is actually headquartered in Florida.
Yeah I know, but they def have a Boston office. I know a couple people who work there.
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Know someone who worked at Parthenon Capital in Boston- how do they compare to some of the top MMPE players in Boston (audax charlesbank etc)?
Have heard they're a sweatshop
Stratton oakmont, Hicks muse
Spectrum Equity
Providence Equity is based in Rhode Island but most people live in Boston and commute. Would definitely add to list
All of the Boston PE firms hire associates from IB (at least to some extent). There are several very consultant friendly shops (all probably average around 40-50% MBB, if not higher): Advent, Bain, Berkshire, Charlesbank. All great firms. Possible to break into coming from IB but it will be a bit harder given the pool of candidates that you are competing with.
More banking friendly firms (UMM/MM buyout): THL, Audax, ABRY
Other MM (not as sure about IB/MBB split): Parthenon, Cove Hill, AVALT, HIG (HQ in Miami but have offices in Boston, SF, NYC, etc.)
Growth / Growth-Buyout: TA (large cap), Summit, Great Hill
Other Growth: Providence Growth (buyout is in Providence), Spectrum Equity, Guidepost Growth Equity
Other funds: Windjammer, Riverside Partners, many more that I'm probably missing.
Anyone know if any shops in boston are currently recruiting at Sr. Associate/VP? Long shot in the dark but why not.
Bumping this thread as I'm thinking about moving to a Boston PE firm. Can people speak to updated views on culture, pay, hours, performance, and reputation of Berkshire, TH Lee, Audax, and Charlesbank?
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