Anyone have thoughts on General Atlantic? Pay, lifestyle, prestige, etc? They seem to operate in a different space than most of the typical PE firms talked about here and there's not much info from search
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They are up there in size I think, but operate way under the radar compared to Blackstone/KKR/Apollo. Second hand heard that lifestyle is pretty good for what I think is a megafund, but comp is below street for them.
Comp is market for associates - No carry like @ TPG. Lifestyle is excellent compared to other large firms (KKR, BX, Apollo, Providence etc.) Prestige is very high - below a KKR but on par with a Providence
i worked with a guy in banking who was an idiot, not hard working, whiny, and just annoying in general. then he became an associate at GA and in my mind I can never disassociate GA (hah...see what i did there) from that one guy.
otherwise, they seem to do some interesting deals and are respected. they are big, more growth equity than traditional/mature LBO and I think they do some cool international/emerging market stuff. just watch out for that one guy...
I can't speak for the culture, but I know they hire a lot of GS/MS guys... so that seems plausible
I've worked with their guys on a couple of deals now. Really sharp guys but seem to have a good culture overall. From what they told me, they have an interesting fund model - it's an evergreen fund (i.e. they never have to raise new funds). It would appear to me that that's a huge advantage over most PE firms who seem (though I could be wrong) to live a fund to fund existence. Lot's of family money - people who are content to let GA manage their wealth for decades. So, it's hard to say what exactly fund size is but the guys I worked with indicated it's somewhere between $10bn and $13bn. While I agree with the above poster about their growth orientation, they also have done bigger, traditional deals - TASC with KKR last year for example. One of the things I worked with them on was also $1bn+ and a more mature business. As for hours, the guys I worked with were certainly working late (11pm+) nightly right through our deal processes. Could have been deal specific but didn't seem great.
Opinions on General Atlantic (Originally Posted: 04/10/2014)
They are a growth equity firm. I have got an interview in a couple weeks. I was wondering what everyone thought about the firm and what to expect. What would exit opportunities look like? How are they viewed?
Reputable firm and exit ops to what? at some point you stop looking for an exit, presumably.
awesome shop, would take it over several megafunds
US - yes. Europe - no (people leaving, no more deals out of Eur fund, carry underwater, trap)
Bumping this - Is this still true today for their London office? What’s their reputation and track record like now?
Get an offer first and then start worrying about exit ops.
as for the firm, LDNBNKR is spot on.
Thanks!
What do you think about General Atlantic? (Originally Posted: 04/04/2014)
General Atlantic vs Blackstone? Ideas on where General Atlantic alumni have gone? What do exit opps look like?
wtf of course Blackstone
General Atlantic Palo Alto (Originally Posted: 12/05/2017)
Anyone know anything about them? How do they split Growth Equity vs traditional buyouts? How does the firm do?
Hey Schwaby59, what a lonely thread. I'm here since nobody responded ...so maybe one of these discussions will help:
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Hope that helps.
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