Private Equity Job

I was wondering whether anyone heard back on their application for Private Equity Investment Internship at Astorg? For the January 2024 intake

22 Sep 2023

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...

15 Sep 2023

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...

22 Aug 2023

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...

09 Jul 2023

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,...

05 Jul 2023

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...

22 Jun 2023

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...

19 Jun 2023

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...

15 Jun 2023

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...

14 Jun 2023

Hey all, I want to ask, how can i join private equity industry when I don't have experience in this.

24 May 2023

Which book you recommend to someone seeking an in-depth understanding of the private equity industry?

15 May 2023

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...

28 Mar 2023

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:...

25 Jan 2023

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...

15 Jan 2023

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!!

11 Jan 2023

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...

25 Oct 2022

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...

11 Oct 2022

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?

26 Aug 2022

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

24 Aug 2022

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

05 Aug 2022

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...

22 Jun 2022

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...

07 Jun 2022

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,...

30 May 2022

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...

29 May 2022

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...

17 May 2022

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?

16 May 2022

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...

28 Apr 2022

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...

06 Apr 2022

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...

02 Apr 2022

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...

24 Mar 2022

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...

15 Mar 2022

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...

08 Feb 2022

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.)...

12 Jan 2022

With non-prior business/economics degree to break into the world of US Investment Banks (and then Private Equity) with a later US MBA?

08 Jan 2022

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?

27 Dec 2021

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...?

01 Dec 2021

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...

08 Nov 2021

Had a recruiter reach out about an operations analyst position at Accel-KKR in Atlanta, GA. The job description says the role has a blend of portfolio company strategy and investment diligence and mainly hire people with 1-2 years of consulting background. Is anyone familiar with the opportunity and...

10 Oct 2021

Hi WSO Members, I'm currently a restructuring banker and I received an offer to join a PE w 10-15B in AUM in the US. Our deal experience somewhat overlapped, and after 14 interviews, case study, etc., I got the offer. They even pushed me for references from my current firm. The references were...

22 Aug 2021

Hi All, I'm currently a PM at a PE backed fintech firm, with prior experience in LevFin banking. I moved into my current role about a year and a half ago after doing 3.5 years of LevFin banking, going out as an Associate. Given my mix of PE financing and direct operational experience at a portco of...

08 Jul 2021

Hello Wall Street Oasis. I have been relentlessly researching through my network, LinkedIn, Reddit and WSO for the past weeks, without actually arriving at a definite answer to my dilemma. I'm 21 and currently in the middle of my graduation at a top target school in Brazil and doing a target degree....

05 Jul 2021

Hi All, I wanted to gauge your experiences with recruiting for tech-focused PE firms like Silver Lake/Thoma Bravo when coming from a strong-brand name PE firm focused on real-assets? Is it possible? Any tips on how it can be done? Does having a STEM degree help in this? Thanks!

01 Jul 2021

I'm in the process of choosing the elective courses for my 2nd year MSc. in Finance from a European semi-target school. My goal is to eventually get in to Private Equity. Our program may choose to take a PhD course as an elective and I'm contemplating enrolling in a PhD course in Corporate Finance....

29 May 2021

Institutional Business Development role at Private Markets Fund of Fund's firm, what regulatory licenses are mandatory?

13 May 2021

Hi, I am looking to make the jump from fund accountant at a large reputable HF/PE shop to PE analyst at a pure PE shop. A little background about myself: - I have a CPA - I am taking Level 3 CFA in September 2021 - I have a Bachelors degree in Accounting from non-ivy league school - Udergrad GPA is...

07 May 2021

Hello all, I'm planning to work at an MBB after undergrad graduation, and I'm hoping to take advantage of the MBA sponsorship too (if all goes well). Based on my internship work, I'm interested in consulting in the private equity sector. However, I've heard it would be difficult to exit into PE...

21 Apr 2021

Hi everyone First time posting on WSO for a while, in a bit of a tricky situation. For background I worked at a top healthcare M&A shop for c.1.5 years in London before doing strategy at a high growth start-up. Made the move to a growth equity shop 6 months ago and just found out the blue I didn't...

21 Apr 2021

As the title alludes to, I'm just wondering about the possibility of exits direct to Private Equity directly from Big4 Consulting, specifically from working in the Financial Institutions practice at a Big4. Has anyone made or known someone who made this jump?

12 Apr 2021

Hi everyone, I few weeks ago I joined one of the biggest pension funds in Mexico (Over 50bn usd), specifically in the Private Equity division, as an Infrastructure&Energy Analsyt after being 2 years as a market risk analyst in another pension fund, so pretty good job in FO buy side as LP (Limited...

10 Mar 2021

Note: I don't want to hear that I made a mistake going to law school lol. I'm comfortable with my decision and I have no interest in working in high finance in a technical capacity, but I do have an interest in working in high finance in a legal capacity. Making this thread because I see a lot of...

11 Jan 2021