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Hi blahh23, whoops, looks like nobody chimed in here.... maybe one of these discussions below is relevant:
If those topics were completely useless, don't blame me, blame my programmers...
These are all top shops so they'll be more alike than they are different. That said... AEA: smart people, great returns, good deal flow (for the main fund- they have a tiny growth fund and some debt funds on the side). I know some of the people there and they seem down to earth and nice AmSec: good firm, raised a pretty big fund so I imagine the returns are good. Don't know about hours for them Berkshire: smart people, good culture and history, work hard but not nearly H&F level. Famous for their automatic HBS agreement H&F: absolute sweat shop where most people get churned up and spit out after two years but smart people, exceptional returns, and the firm looks out for you when you leave LG: Lowest in terms of prestige out of the firms on this list but still very decent. don't know about hours NMC: sweat shop and I know they've had attrition there with associates leaving early but comp is very strong to make up for it. they do large growth equity and are well respected but folks are not happy there
Thoughts on MDP and Golden Gate? Some, but not great info already out here.
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Golden Gate has always been known as a serious sweat shop. Smart people but honestly nothing particularly special that would warrant killing yourself for a few years (there's enough great firms in SF). But they know this is their reputation after they had trouble recruiting, so maybe it has or will change
GTCR & MDP: Personally I'm not that familiar with Chicago firms but these are definitely the top 2, in that order I would say. I think both are solid firms, GTCR has good returns. MDP used to have an HBS agreement but not sure if they still do
Ares: Known for debt but they do PE out of the LA office as well. So if you want to live in LA go for it. I think the fund is pretty big. Returns are ok. Not sure about culture
Hope this helps y'all
Would love some input on west-coast PE firms/satellite offices. NY-based but really want to make the shift over.
What are these HBS agreements?
You do a 2 year associate stint and you are basically “guaranteed “ a spot in HBS?
Also curious. I imagine there is some "handshake" deal where it's a little easier to get in, granted if you're at Berkshire you're probably a strong candidate regardless.
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