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Average MOIC for LMM Investment
What is everyone seeing as far as an average MOIC for a lower middle market buyout deal with a hold period of roughly 4 - 6 years?
Value in PE (Synergies or Multiples Expansion)
Where is the bulk of value created in PE deals? I tend to doubt the majority of investors are savvy enough to recognize real synergies and operationally improve a business. My gut tells me that most of the bread is made from buying a company and then selling it to your buddy at a different fund for...
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On-Cycle Recruiting ?
Incoming analyst at NYC EB (MOE/PWP/LAZ) from non-target (non-URM). Interested in GE and UMM PE (not MFs). Considering whether or not to do on-cycle. On one hand, I'm excited to work in banking and don't want to dismiss it as an option before giving it a chance. However, I think the more strategic...
PE Comp in DC?
I spent a few months at a BB after college then moved to a hedge fund, where I've been for almost two years. Looking at a PE Associate role in DC at a ~$1 billion fund that seems pretty cool. Was kind of curious as to what market comp is in the DC/DMV area. Could one expect to break $300k? The team...
Debating going back to school
I went to ASU and never finished school. I entered the mortgage industry, got promoted a couple times and started wholesaling exotic cars. After that I moved over to Merrill Lynch and was in the FADP program. While at ML I did some work with a hedge fund but I spent the bulk of my time doing PPP...
Taking on more Responsibility
I recently started as an Internal wholesaler. Our office is very small, less then 10 people and throughout the interview process I was very excited that I would get to learn a lot more about private equity, the markets, and similar alternatives. The owner is in the office a few days a week and...
Current Big 4 - Looking for help assessing job offers
I'm a current senior in TAS at a Big 4. Based in EU and on track to manager this year. Looking to move out of technical accounting work into finance role so have been networking internally and externally. So far, I have three offers. 1. (Internal) Deals strategy - was asked to join at senior-level...
Has anyone interviewed for the Insight Onsite team before?
Have an interview coming up soon and not sure how to best prepare for their cases. Coming from a consulting background.
Deal on CV
Hello guys, I am currently working at a Private equity firm involved in a very big deal, where the Lp's for the fund are changing. I would like to know if you have and idea of which information I can share. (e.g. AuM of those assets) Thanks.
Preference shares
Hi Guys, Is there anyone who could provide me with a good LBO model in which there is made a distinction between preference shares and ordinary shares? What is the ratio between ordinary and preference shares usually? And what is the rationale behind it? Would be great if someone could help me out..
Distressed debt / debt-to-control investment environment
Interested to hear from any one that works in or provides advisory services to distressed debt or PE firms that look to buy debt and convert to equity for control How does the covid market situation compare to GFC/post GFC? Are the opportunities narrower (e.g. mainly in travel and tourism, retail...
Head hunters for Colorado or Austin PE?
Does anyone have a good list of head hunters who service private equity firms in the Colorado or Austin area? Is it just the same big NY guys? For instance in CO - looking at Platte River, KRG, Bow River, KSL, Lariat and others. Thank you
Advice Needed: Transition from CF to PE
Hey WSO! I was recently approached by a Private Equity firm for an opportunity to join the team as an FP&A Manager but just was promoted in July at my current employer to a Sr. Financial Analyst in FP&A. When I moved into the Sr. Analyst FP&A role, I was already working for the company and was given...
Returning to PE from Tech
Any advice for someone looking to get back into finance (PE or hedge)? Spent a year in VC and a year in PE before joining a couple of failed startups, and now I want to go back. I don't have the strongest network in PE and the firm I worked with was lower MM , so it doesn't carry much prestige....
Q&A: Big4 Consulting to Private Equity, now M7 MBA
About me Top 20 Undergrad with GPA ~3.0 in Economics Big 4 Consulting ~2 years (Not an M&A diligence group, classic S&O) MM Tech Buyouts ~3 years Before school, advised an software company on their $20M Series C capital raise Top MBA Program (Interning in Growth Equity) Can answer questions about:...
Elizabeth Warren - “Stop Wall Street Looting Act”
What are this forum's thoughts on Elizabeth Warren's outlined plan to regulate private equity? Interestingly I haven't seen this topic discussed on WSO yet. Elizabeth Warren Takes Aim at Private-Equity Funds If enacted, it seems to me that this would significantly choke out the industry. I think the...
Newly PE Associate, advice on career planning needed!
Hey everyone, I need some suggestions about career planning in PE . I’m 2 years after undergrad. I was planning to go study at Imperial college London and pursue consulting after. By coincidence, I started an internship at a boutique PE firm and got an full-time offer as an associate in 2 months....
Corporate Development Investing to Private Equity
My background is a little varied. I graduated from a target school and worked in the LevFin group of a BB out of undergrad, then joined a top-tier private credit group and am now working in a "Corporate Development" role at a company that focuses on consumer investments...
CapitalSpring - Restaurant Private equity
Is anyone familiar with this firm? Any insights into their reputation/track record would be appreciated. Also does anyone know which recruiters they use? http://www.capitalspring.com/
Does Getting an MBA from Wharton automatically get you a job as an associate at say, PWP?
Of course I know that nothing is ever guaranteed in IB , and it doesn't have to be PWP (I really meant any MM or Elite Boutique - Moelis, Piper Jaffray, Evercore, etc.). As an undergrad I want to know the real value of a top MBA . Also, does having a top MBA help me get CFA chartered? and what are...
Real Risk of PE?
Came across this comment, [quote="mergersandacquisitions78"] I'll give you a long term perspective. I started about fifteen years ago in what was back then considered as a top tier firm and group, and out of a group of about fifty analysts, this is what happened. - about 20% are bankers. Of those...
First Day PE/VC Intern? Any good advice? !
Hi Everyone, I recently got an internship from a small PE / VC company in NYC . I will directly work for 5 partners of the company. My academic background was in Financial Mathematics, but after graduation (3 years from now), I didn't go directly into finance. This internship is my pre-Master...
What does the average career path for IB> PE look like? How hard is it to stay in and move up?
I’m currently a senior is high school, interesting in IB and PE . From what I’m gathering, the best way to PE is to come out of undergrad to be an IB analyst for a few years, then interview with headhunters to transfer to PE . There’s a lot of info on getting into PE , but I can’t seem to...
Should I start in Big 4 Audit or PE
Hey everyone, I've got a career path question for you. Last year I interned and received a full-time offer from a Big 4 firm in their audit division. I knew that audit wasn't really my passion, so I explored around and discovered PE . I got lucky and made a couple of connections and have been...
Breaking into PE as an IB Associate
Currently an IB Associate (post-MBA) and would like to lateral into middle market PE . Assuming my technical skills / background are solid, could someone share advice / best practices to get into middle market PE?
Industry Learnings in Private Equity
I work at a generalist MM PE shop, and despite looking at a ton of different industries our team doesn't have an elegant / codified system for consolidating and tracking notes / resources / data on certain industries, which makes macro thesis-building a bit manual after coming back to a certain...
Expected Analyst Comp at a Fundless Sponsor
Hey all, just a quick compensation question for you. I have been interning at a small fundless sponsor with 2 employees, both partners, and expect to receive a full-time offer within the next month. Honestly, I have no idea what pay/structure to expect and don't want to go into the conversation...
Reneging on a PE Offer
Currently an IB analyst. Accepted an offer during recruiting. Used one of the big headhunters and signed with a megafund. I should have given it more thought - it’s not in the industry I am really passionate about. I was put in a room by fund and given 30mins. On top of that I had the recruiter...
Big4 audit to private equity opportunity
I was approached by a very small, 9 person private equity company based in the midwest. Website says they invest in companies with EBITDA of 4-20 million. As someone who works in Audit in the Big4, this seems like a no brainer to pursue? I've recently begun to hate audit and have started networking...
To stay or not to stay
I'm a hs student in Cali. I want to work in IB and maybe PE but I have trouble deciding where I want to go to school. I love Cali but I'm wondering if I would make more money in NY than in LA. (I've decided money doesn't follow me so I'm gonna have to follow it). I have a feeling it will be NY but...
MPP Growth Equity Job Posting
Main Post Partners, a consumer-focused growth equity firm, is seeking an Analyst to join its investment team in early 2019. Firm Overview Main Post Partners is a San Francisco-based private equity firm with deep experience investing in growth companies across the consumer value chain. In November...
Help a High schooler out Please
I'm a hs junior who was recently told by a school career test I'm a good match for a career in IB or PE . I know next to nothing about it, but the job descriptions sound really interesting (and so does the salary). I'm planning on going to USC for business anyway and I would really like to explore...
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