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IB or PE from undergrad?
Hi all, I'm a current sophomore at a non-target. Over the past year I have done a ton of networking and recruiting preparation, and managed to have gotten some interesting opportunities to consider. I have standing offers to join a PE or VC firm for this upcoming summer. On the IB route, I have a...
PE mid-levels who left the industry, where did you go next?
Hi everyone - I'm a VP in private equity, and I've been thinking about leaving private equity. I have a top undergrad + top MBA, and I've been working in private equity / investment banking since college. I'm fairly unhappy in my current role (for a variety of reasons - toxic boss among them), and...
Criteria for CorpDev Jobs and Internship
Should I include a 'practice' score for an exam? The application I am applying for demands a score for the GMAT--I do not have a formal score, just an online 'exam'.... will my future HR checks rescind an interview if she/he doesn't get a formal score for this test? I suppose I'm asking "how do you...
Seeking Guidance on Summer Internship Opportunities
Hello WSO Community, I'm reaching out to gather some insights and advice on summer internship opportunities that would best suit my current situation and future ambitions, fair warning, there are a fair bit of factors within this. A brief overview of my background: I've been interning at a search...
CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT --> PE FUNDs--H O W T O
Hallo I did an internship in ventures, trying to get into an off-cycle PE firm this summer. WHAT SKILLS DO I NEED TO DISCUSS ON MY RESUME AND COVER LETTER to get in? I've done a fuck-ton of financial modeling. While I'm probably not God's gift to SOTPs, I am better than most interns from college and...
Lateral job moves
Currently work for a direct lender in the equipment/project finance space in a sales/direct originations role with deal sizes1-50M. I am involved in the whole deal process from initial discussions to writing term sheets and presenting to our investment committee. We take a very consultative approach...
Silver Lake Process
Does anyone know when Silver Lake might be kicking off? Of course am interested in the firm-- has anyone gone through the process and can provide insight?
How to Break into PE?
Hey Everyone, This post is not if it's possible but I need help on how you would go about breaking into PE, growth equity or traditional shops. Here is some color: I worked shortly in Tech M&A Investment banking for a boutique shop (not an internship, more as an off cycle analyst trying to prove...
My fund shut down. What's now?
Hi guys, Long time user on this forum and right now I am an Associate in a private equity fund managing some portfolio (~$2bn AUM) and latest news is the fund is shutting down due to disputes within partners and the anchor individual who we were managing the companies on behalf of. Needless to say,...
Am I a high finance failure?
Bit of a different post. I am not usually one to be unhappy, but lately I have been feeling so low and semi depressed, it all new to me. Im in my final year of uni, and secured a full time offer at top fund of funds PE firm as an analyst in their IR team (only doing institutional fundraising), upon...
Fall/Spring Private Equity Intern
Hi there! Just wondering if anyone knows of smaller private equity firms that take on fall or spring interns still in undergrad. Preferably NY or Remote. Thanks!
Looking for an experience - 1st year International Student
Hi guys, I'm a 1st year international student in a top-10 European business school (Erasmus Rotterdam). Studying International Business Administration. After graduating, I plan to do a Master in Finance at a top-tier European university (e.g. LSE, Oxbridge, Bocconi). I dream about getting a job in...
Looking for MBB/IB/PE related PT/SA/SW as an EUR 1st year student
Hi guys, I'm a first-year international student (with EU passport) at Erasmus University Rotterdam, studying International Business Administration bachelor. I'm dreaming about MBB/IB/PE career in London. After finishing my bachelor's, I'm planning to get an MSc in Finance from a top-tier UK uni...
Astorg - London
I was wondering whether anyone heard back on their application for Private Equity Investment Internship at Astorg? For the January 2024 intake
Getting an offer at a HF but love my PE firm
Looking for some advice. I work at a PE firm and absolutely love it. The culture is awesome. My manager is incredible, my skip level is amazing, and her manager is a huge supporter of mine. I get unprecedented access to leadership and really feel like a valued member of the firm. But a major HF is...
Help needed to decide on fund
Updated I have a few offers for Associate role. Need to decide by EOD tomorrow. 1) a H&F / CD&R like MM with $5-7B AUM -- culture is intense, shop is growing fast as a result of strong returns, path to SA/VP promo 2) a consultant friendly offshoot (think Bain Cap) with 2-4B AUM -- AUM is growing but...
Private Equity Analyst - Lateral Exit Timeline & Opportunities
Hi everyone, I am wondering what a realistic timeline is regarding an exit as a PE analyst who joined a fund straight out of uni. I am planning to stay within the PE industry. Do you typically stay 2 years or mostly a bit more or even less? What do you guys think? Background: I completed a master's...
Recruiting for Tech vs. Generalist UMM/MF PE in NY
Just finished up my first year at an EB (MOE, CVP, PWP) and planning to do on-cycle 2025. I'm looking for tech UMM / MF buyout roles in NY. Ultimately, geography is more important to me than industry, i.e. I'd rather stay in NY and do a generalist role than move to SF for tech. With this in mind,...
Should I be interviewing for other firms during the summer as a SA
I am currently a SA (one of two) at a MM PE firm. I love the team and find the work really interesting, so would absolutely work there FT if given an offer. Considering its not a traditional BB internship program, when I accepted the SA offer, I made sure to confirm with my recruiter that return...
PE: is anyone actually hiring?
Not really too much to say but I've been looking for PE opening for the last 4-5 months and working with 5 different recruiters. At first everything seemed great, lots of openings and interest but now it seems like it's really dried up in the last couple of months. I'm also coming from a...
Mid-level (10 yrs exp) getting a MBA?
Hi all, wanted to get some advice here. I left my VP role at an investment shop last year… won’t get into details but apart from strategy and management, I was a little burnt out with health issues so took a career break. Have been looking around recently and interviewing with some shops...
Private Equity Headhunters Search
Hi, I am a recent graduate of MS. in Economics with experience in lending, real estate and sales. I am looking to break into private equity industry. would appreciate if you could help me with some of my questions. I am preparing myself for technical test interview currently. Any recommendation on...
Can anyone guide me how to career my career in private equity field?
Hey all, I want to ask, how can i join private equity industry when I don't have experience in this.
I am seeking an in-depth understanding of the private equity industry, suggest me good books for private equity
Which book you recommend to someone seeking an in-depth understanding of the private equity industry?
Pharma to PE
Dear all, I am currently working at one of the major pharmaceutical companies (Director level) and thinking of switching to PE. Have got PhD in life science from one of the top institutions and worked at MBB for 3.5 years before joining the pharma. Has anyone made a similar transition or seen a case...
From Analyst to VP in less than 5 Years
Throwaway account -Hey WSO, I wanted to make a comprehensive post of my current career path, and how I got there. The object of this post is to give clarity to comp and hope to undergrads that get stuck in "the path" rut. Also to humble-bragg like every other a$$hole on this site.College:...
How To Go From $5M PE Fund to $25M?
Hi guys, I recently joined a solo entrepreneur that recently exited his prior company and netted a nice payday. We recently started a small PE fund with about $5M in capital, in addition to bootstrapping a few different start ups together. Our plan is to have these start ups grow over the next...
PE FT Recruiting
Hi all, I'm a junior at a well-regarded university (graduating May 2024) looking to recruit for PE full time. Any advice on where to start for prep, networking, finding opps, etc. ? Thanks!!
Portfolio Manager(AM) vs. MD(IB/PE)
What is the best track to being a high level portfolio manager? (I assume a high level PM can make more than an MD?) Is it ER Associate -> ER Analyst -> Exit opportunity to asset management/hedge fund? I've read that IBD is going to have better HF/PE exit opportunities, so would IBD be a better path...
Thoughts on PE Break-in? Non-Traditional Finance Background, Any Insight Helps
Howdy all, I am thinking about breaking into a PE investment associate role and would love to get any tips, insight, or thoughts on how I should go about it. For context, I have an untraditional high finance path but my work ethic/grit has proven my success thus far. I came from a non-target and...
PE Fund Accounting to PE Deal Team
I am working as a fund accountant at a MF PE firm but I want to be on the deal team. How should I go about doing this? What jobs should I apply for as a stepping stone into PE? Is IB possible or should I go a different route?
Duke worth the loan?
Is Duke worth the $150k loan I'll have to take? My other options are UC Berkeley and UCLA, where my parents will pay for the entirety of my tuition. I want to join a private equity MF out of undergrad and don't have intentions of doing a post grad
From PE Sourcing to PE Associate
Hello Everybody, Considering the few Opertationnal PE Analyst positions available out here, do you think it is possible to do PE Soucing Analyst stint and then step up to a PE Associate Operationnal position ? Feel free to give me your feedback/opinion BBerto
GP capital advisory - M&A
Hi everyone, I would be interested if someone could shed light on GP capital advisory (not the secondaries advisory nor Fund placement) in companies like Campbell Lutyens. I would be primarily interested in their M&A teams dealing within the alternative asset manager market as well as Minority GP...
Future Career -- Suggestions Needed
I am currently doing my master's degree in economics and I am graduating in June 2023. Undergraduate: University of Toronto (Canada, Cgpa was not ideal) Double major: Economics & CCIT Postgraduate: Fudan University (China, Current Cgpa: 3.4) Economics 3.5 years in the fitness industry in Canada. I...
Looking for opportunities to jump into PE / PC in the US from London
Hi everyone, I am a student in Europe and will join as an investment analyst of PE/PC in London (think BX/KKR/WB/GS/Carlyle/CVC/Bain in terms of AuM and brand name). From a tier 1-1.5 school in Europe (probably no name in the US but we have awesome exchange/double degree programs with Harvard, MIT,...
Starting a Career in HF vs. PE
Hi All, Finishing my masters in finance next month and I have a few options for starting a career in either HF or PE. Would greatly appreciate any advice or insights. I really enjoy analytical work and telling a story with a compelling narrative. I really like my VC internship but it seems...
Where to find Analyst roles
Where is the best place to find analyst roles and actually get interviews with no prior CRE experience? LinkedIn and SelectLeaders is where I've been looking primarily, however interviews for me have been tough to come by. Damn near everything I look at on SelectLeaders says 1-2+ years prior...
How long does it take to hear back after case study assessment
Did an excel based case study last week on Monday. Was told that that Id hear back that week or the week after. How long does it usually take to hear back?
Undergrad Job Offer? VC/GE/IB? Help!
Hi! I have 3 paths that I can go upon graduation from UG. BTW I personally don't care about location and all 3 offers are 2nd tier cities (does this matter with future recruiting if I personally don't care about living in NY/SF?) 1. Tech IB return from my IB SA position in a MM firm (think Harris...
T5 Med School Medical Student Interested in Working as an MD on a Life Science PE Group
I'm coming into my first year of medical school this summer and am interested in pursing a PE role after graduation. I have no background in banking or PE as my resume was strongly geared toward medical school admissions: high GPA, high MCAT, ivy undergrad, extensive research in various basic...
2022 - Off Cycle Recruiting
Hey All I had a few questions about off-cycle recruiting that I was hoping someone who did off-cycle last year or in the past could help clarify. How does off-cycle recruiting work? Is there a set time period when this will occur similar to on cycle? Or do opportunities just pop up in the next...
URGENT HELP - Summer Intern Drug Test
Hi everyone, Hope everyone's okay. I'm a junior and I have a "verbal offer" from a $2tn AUM firm. I'm not too sure if that's even called a verbal offer but pretty much HR called me up and said they need me to send a few things, take a drug test and they'll send me the official offer. I'm currently...
MM REPE vs. BB/EB IB for Summer Analyst/post grad
I am a sophomore at a top ivy (HYP) and am trying to decide what my best path is. On the one hand, I've gotten indications that I will likely receive an offer soon from a MM REPE shop (around the middle of the PERE 100 list) that I vibed really well with. On the other hand, I've also been preparing...
Marketing/IR Job Offer - Feedback Welcome
I'm wrapping up a final round and it's fairly clear I should hopefully have an offer to join an NYC MM - think firms like TJC, TowerBrook, Lindsay Goldberg, American Securities, Court Square, and KPS. It's a fairly small shop (45-65 people), they've been around a while and the team I'd be working...
Los Angeles Private Equity firms
I'm currently a junior in college looking for private equity internships in Los Angeles. I can't seem to find many places that have summer internships for college students. I know Los Angeles isn't huge on private equity but I do know that there are a number of big firms there (Ares, Apollo, etc.)...
JD Prívate Equity
With non-prior business/economics degree to break into the world of US Investment Banks (and then Private Equity) with a later US MBA?
What's something you wish you knew before starting in PE?
The title says it all. Curious as to what were some hard lessons learned? If you eventually left PE, why and what did you do afterwards?
Business Development Role at PE Firm
I'm considering leaving a boutique lower middle market IB in hopes of finding a business development / deal origination role in private equity. Anyone have any insight into these roles? What are the day-to-day responsibilities, comp structure, any carry, etc...?
Anyone looking for an IB/PE tutor?
Hi all I am a PE professional looking to tutor anyone seeking prep prior to entering the market. There are courses out there on everything but those are typically generic whereas my intention is to provide insight into your key focus areas/ concerns. For anyone looking for a tutor, please feel free...
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