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Hello, First of all thank you for being part of a community that helped me so much to understand what I wanted to do in life. I am a recent graduate from a top university and I am currently interning in Investment Banking - second internship in the same US BB , which will soon turn into a ft offer....
Starting a business in UAE
Hi guys. After relocating to UAE last year from a recent controller position in Scandinavia, a former colleague and me are thinking about starting a trading firm in UAE. Does anyone know what requirements you need (e.g. concession, certifications etc.) ? My friend has run a private equity investment...
Misguided Efforts: A Cautionary Tale
When I first started as a PE analyst, I constantly struggled with judging the amount of time I should spend on reviewing sourced deals. How much time is enough to really get a handle on the company’s revenue streams? How granular do I need my analysis to be on industry threats? With this anecdote...
If I want to buy a shop
Hi I want to buy a shop : EBITDA of the shop = 100,000€ Debt of the shop : 1,000,000€ Cash = 0 If we take a Multiple of 15 : 15 x EBITDA = 1,500,000€. This is the enterprise value right ? But then, what do I have to pay to buy the shop? 1,500,000 - 1,000,000 = 500,000€ right ? Thanks
Private Equity Job via: STERN vs. TUCK (edition)
Hey all, I am focused on gaining a PE role post-MBA. I understand the difficulty in attaining this type of role, but I am willing to do the work required. Given that I won't be targeting the MFs or largest MM funds, and want to end up in NYC (ideally), would you attend a 2 yr MBA program at Stern or...
RBC Capital Markets Investment Analyst Position (Real Estate / LIHTC)
RBC Capital Markets currently has an opening for this position and I'm considering applying. I'm strongly interested in landing a position at a REPE (real estate private equity) shop and contemplating if this position would enhance my chances as I haven't had experience in real estate investing thus...
Messed up PE recruiting
I'm a first year IB analyst and I recently went through the PE recruiting process. Had interviews at a bunch of top megafunds and upper middle market funds over the past few weeks. Like everyone else, the early timeline caught me by surprise but I guess I wasn't ready for the process because I...
Interesting FT article on Apollo
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/dd3c8c42-a825-11e3-8ce1-00144feab7de.htm…
Kauffman Fellowship - surprisingly no thread on this
So I was doing some reading on the Kauffman Fellowship and wanted to see what the WSO community thought of this program, but there isn't a thread on it - very surprised. I want to see what everyone thought of this program, whether it is through direct experience as a fellow or from things that you...
Bain's Global PE Report 2014
Thought some of you might find this interesting: http://resultsbrief.bain.com/pdfs/Bain_and_Company_Global_Private_Equit… # of deals: Down (though 2012 was inflated due to cap gains tax changes) # of exits: Up fundraising: Way up
REPE - Northwood Investors ?
Posted this in the PE forum as well - looking if maybe anyone here has some knowledge to share. Thanks Anyone know anything about the firm?...have an interview here to come in as an Analyst (post BB banking analyst). Would like to know pay (especially with the structure where post banking is an...
MBA: Stern vs. Johnson (w/ $$$$)
Guys, I am looking for some feedback related to a choice between a Johnson MBA (with close to a full ride or a full ride...still TBD) and a Stern MBA . My career goals are to break into private equity (middle market), and ideally, end up in NYC . I have an investment banking background with a Big 10...
5 Quirks of Chinese Colleagues
Every office has their winners, but here are just a few of the goofy things you might encounter while working with Chinese colleagues. Those with China experience, definitely sound off at the bottom here. 1) Now while I’m sure what I eat in the office gives my colleagues room for pause as well,...
2013 Private Equity CEO Compensation
Pretty impressive year for Mssrs Schwarzman, Rubenstein etc. Any thoughts, monkeys?
Ask me anything… I'm a Private Equity Analyst in Shanghai
I'm currently a Private Equity Analyst in Shanghai, China. Academically, I graduated from a target school majoring in Economics and Chinese. I also spent my time at college as the president of an on-campus student organization related to Finance and Economics and a volunteer for a local school...
Sales and trading, Help!
Hey guys, I'm an undergrad (year 3/5) engineering science student in University of Toronto, and have just accepted a summer internship offer from a big Canadian bank in its risk management division. I've had a pretty big strategy internship before (last summer) too. To be honest I took this job...
HSW Chances - Former Consultant/Currently PE-VC
This is my first time posting in the b-school forum and I'm not sure if this type of question is posted much, but I thought I would give it a shot. What are my chances at HSW given the following credentials: - Attended top 10 undergrad (e.g. Dartmouth, Duke, UChicago) - Majored in applied math and...
Real Estate Debt Funds
Does anyone have experience with real estate debt funds? This could include working at, worked at, worked with, or having friends or coworkers who have worked at one. Examples would be Blackstone RE Debt Strategies, Fortress , Colony, Apollo, Oaktree, Starwood, Harrison Street, Torchlight, Rialto,...
Private Equity Taking Over the Housing Market
This doesn't seem like it should end well. Large amounts of institutional money coming into the housing market, pushing prices up. Blackstone is apparently getting into it in a big way . [quote]Our bet right now is the scale of the opportunity is very big, and the pricing seems quite compelling,"...
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LSE Finance and Private Equity vs Oxford Said MFE? **AMERICAN**
Hi I am an American who just got accepted into LSE Finance and PE , Oxford MFE, and LBS MiM. (Still waiting to hear back from Cambridge MPhil Mgmt). LSE - heard it's like a factory. but obv good school Oxford - financial economics sounds not so serious??? Oxford has a good rep worldwide but not sure...
Johnson MBA vs. Ross MBA... for PE??
Guys, I am looking for some feedback related to a choice between a Johnson MBA and a Ross MBA . My career goals are to break into private equity, and ideally, end up in NYC . I have an investment banking background with a Big 10 UG (plays key part of my branding thinking), so I am aware it may be...
Good, tough technicals to ask?
I want to up the technical difficulty of my interviews -- what are some tough but fair technical questions to ask people who have 2-5 years of IBD experience? (i.e. beyond the "If depreciation goes up by $10", or "How do you calculate FCF " questions)
Corporate Development in Education versus Private Equity Real Estate
Hello everyone, Coming from a Big 4 TAS background, I have recently received two offers: 1) CorpDev in Education institute, great culture, team, deal flow, APAC focus 2) Private Equity Real Estate, good team, APAC focus My gut feeling is more towards 1) but am concerned that I won't be able to jump...
Major career decision
Hi all, I am nearing the age of 30 and have to make a career choice between PE Real Estate and Corporate Development in a niche industry (education)..Am concerned about work-life balance of PE , but also about exit options working in CorpDev within the educational space...would really appreciate any...
Why did KKR buy KFN?
I am sure a lot of you saw that KKR bought KFN. I, for one, hadn't even heard of KFN before, so listening in on the call from yesterday was pretty interesting. For those of you that are interested, check out the conference call . It's 15 minutes of presentation and 30 minutes of analyst Q&A (this is...
Out of Undergrad: PE or Top IBD?
Obligatory already used search engine/not trolling -- I'm trying to hear some current opinions on doing sell-side banking immediately vs. trying for the buy-side out of undergrad. My school historically places a handful of people into BB 's/globals and has recently gained a couple of undergraduate...
Rothschild Merchant Banking (Five Arrows PI)
Any thoughts on MB at Rothschild? I am asking about Europe.. Also, I heard that Rothschild has some old school type of MB practice. Any insight on this?
Webinar - PE Recruiting and the PE Transition
TONIGHT (11/26/13), at 9pm Eastern, Wall Street Mentors will be hosting a webinar on private equity recruiting and the transition from investment banking to PE . The webinar will be hosted by Nina, a mentor with extensive experience in investment banking and private equity. Nina will cover what it...
New WSO Private Equity Prep Pack in the Works
UPDATE 5/22/14: It's HERE! So for years I've been trying to get this together and we FINALLY have the right guy to take our current private equity guide and turn it into a full Private Equity Prep package, complete with actual modeling tests from PE firms, actual interview questions received broken...
CFA® for PE or MC
I currently work at a marketing company (focus on analytics) and I'd like to make a switch to either management consulting or PE . which PE shops value a CFA and how to PE firms feel about them? Would you recommend i study for it anyway, if atleast to manage my own savings?
Best Chance for Sneaking onto Buyside?
Brief story: I tried to game the system by interning at a hedge fund rather than an IB my junior year. I was made an offer but the fund closed shop, so I kind of got screwed. I took a law firm job right out of school--none of the banks were recruiting people that hadn't already interned, at least at...
Of Pension Funds and Private Equity. Odd Couple or Meant to be?
Now this comes as a surprise to no one, but still makes me smack my forehead and just shake my head. I understand the idea of driving out the risk curve and most places really have absolutely no choice to do it... but really?! Have we learned nothing!? Just read through this . [quote]The $114...
Does Your PE Fund Have A Dedicated Deal Originator?
Something I've observed over the last 12-18 months on the hiring front for middle market PE firms is a relatively new position (or at least not one talked about all that much) for an internal, dedicated business development position. In the January issue of Mergers and Acquisitions magazine, Wayne...
An Ocean of Capital: Saturation in Private Equity
First it was rumors. The grapevine of talk from other private equity associates and friends from the BB where I did my banking stint. Of course, gossip is one thing we’re all used to from our investment banking days and just like at our old jobs ,there was no shortage of juicy gossip. However, I...
Private Equity Opportunity -- Need Advice and Resources!
Hi everyone, This May I graduated from GWU School of Business (Finance) and I've been working in real estate for a few months. Through a friend, I've stumbled upon a tremendous opportunity in PE ( LBO 's) and I need to learn as much as possible as quickly as possible. I have a good, basic knowledge...
Too Big To Invest? The Downside to Mega Fund PE
Earlier this month, New York Times' DealBook ran a really interesting story on the implications of being a massive, global, and public private equity fund. I highly recommend anyone interested in PE, and particularly anyone interested in megafund PE, gives it a read. These firms, which include...
Q&A With "The New Tycoons" Author Jason Kelly
Greetings, monkeys. Last week I wrote a review for the private equity -focused book called "The New Tycoons" and conducted an interview with the author, Jason Kelly. Read my writeup of his work here ( "The New Tycoons: A Monkeys Review" ) . Mr. Kelly is also a reporter for Bloomberg Television and...
Private Equity: Too disruptive or not disruptive enough?
From my past blog posts, you should know that I am not a political blogger, but Mitt Romney’s background as a key player at Bain Capital has made private equity a hot topic this political season. In response to some of the news stories that I read on private equity that revealed a misunderstanding...
Engineer break into Hedge Fund?!
Hi, I hold a BSE & MSE in Electrical and Computer Engineering from a top engineering school. I have worked in few top tech firms (e.g. intel, microsoft, etc) Currently I am planning to attend one of top MBAs to study finance. Is it plausible/realistic for someone like me to break into hedge...
The New Tycoons: A Monkey's Review
“The New Tycoons” is an expansive overview of the current state of the private equity industry , hallowed career promised land for some (i.e., a majority of the people on WSO), destructive wreckers of companies for others. Bloomberg reporter Jason Kelly offers a guided tour of the world of...
Pre-emptive hiring for PE?
There are some PE firms that don't actively recruit for post-MBA associates, but will say that sending them a potential deal is a good way to potentially be considered to join their investment team. Does anyone have experience navigating such a way in? If so, do you mind sharing the "process" you...
Private Equity Comparables
Hey, I'm currently doing an internship for a private equity fund in South Africa and we're raising a new fund. I've been asked to look at a list of comparable PE firms and see what differentiates us, as the results of my research is to be presented in some sort of graphic in a pitch we're doing this...
BB DCM vs. MM PE shop
Hi, I am a fresh graduate weighing a top 3 BB DCM analyst between an MM PE shop (only invest in private company with small dealflow) offer. Assuming the long term goal is doing PE , which one would you choose?
does Carlyle hire PE analyst like BX and KKR?
does Carlyle hire PE analyst like BX and KKR ?
IFC -> MBA -> PE
A previous discussion on similar topic is here: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/ifc-exit-opps Specifically, assuming the track of IFC -> MBA -> private sector PE (think KKR /TPG/Carlyle), how would the IFC investment analyst experience be rated by the recruiter at private sector megafund? How...
What is the most prestigious PE firm?
would it be: 1. KKR 2. BX 3. Carlyle? also what constitutes a mega fund these days?
At what point in your life did you get interested in finance?
I've been active on this site for a few months now. It is clear that the demographic range is large in a myriad of senses. Ever so often there is a college freshman or the occasional high school student posting questions about recruiting, interviews, targets, etc. I always found those posts...
Sellside brokers for mid-market PE contacts
Those of you at mid-market PE firms, what are the names of some of the lesser-known boutique banks through which you are able to get dealflow? One example would be 7 Mile Advisors, but would love to get a few more names if any come to mind.
Financial Modeling and Valuation: A Practical Guide to Investment Banking and Private Equity
Financial Modeling and Valuation: A Practical Guide to Investment Banking and Private Equity looks like modeling 101. Written by Paul Pignataro, founder of New York School of Finance, this book promises to be a must read for all high-finance prospects. From glancing through the preview, it looks...
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