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TPG NY Office?
I see that TPG has a New York office, but I feel like everyone I see doing PE there are sitting out of the SF office. Are there any folks or teams on their PE teams that sit in NY?
Relative Comp at Megafunds across different strategies
Are all strategies compensated equally at megafunds (associate level specifically but any insight helps) ? For example at TPG Rise, TPG buyout, TPG growth, TPG RE do associates all make the same even tho some of these funds do better than others?
TPG Client and Capital Formation Group?
Hi All, Recently received info from a recruiter about an Analyst opening within the TPG Client and Capital Formation Team. Does anyone have insight into what this group does? Is this a good opportunity? Thanks in advance!
Non-PE 1st Year Analyst Comps at Top Megafunds (Carlyle/Blackstone/KKR etc.)
Hey everyone, I'm joining a non-PE group within a top megafund (Carlyle/Blackstone//KKR/Apollo etc.) as a summer analyst next year and am wondering if anyone has any insights as far as what I can expect for total comp (base + bonus) for a 1st year analyst. Appreciate any input!
TPG London | TPG Rise Climate
Any insights on TPG London and TPG Rise Climate (e.g., team quality, European office strategy, comp, etc.)? TPG has a good reputation in the US, but it seems their European presence has been relatively poor compared to other MFs.
ONCYCLE RECRUITING 2021 THREAD
Got invitation for unformal chats with multiple MFs and UMMs. Should I treat these like interviews?!? Mod Note : here are some more PE recruiting related discussions: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/oncycle-is… https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/heard-on-c…...
TPG Filing for IPO
Anyone have thoughts on this? Source: https://www.ft.com/content/688edf60-c912-443d-b2a…
Who Are the Sixth Street Partners?
Wanting to learn more about Sixth Street Partners and their different strategies [TAO, Growth, Specialty Lending, Opportunities]. What types of backgrounds/banks do they recruit from, what are typical hours/comp, and which strategies sit out in SF as opposed to NYC? Any additional color would be...
Mega Funds at the Mid-level
I've heard from enough people that mega funds can have awful work/life balance at the associate level. How is life at the mid-level at firms like CVC, TPG, Apax, Blackstone, etc. Would appreciate any general commentary or specific company insights. Thanks!
Clarity on the Growth Equity Landscape
Hey monkeys, seems to be a severe lack of talk about growth equity on this forum. Was wondering if yall could shed some light on the growth equity landscape (ie. what are the top firms? how are traditional PE firms growth arms viewed in comparison? how many spots do these groups take? do they have...
Evercore NYC M&A vs PJT NYC M&A for Private Equity and MBA Exit Opportunities
I'm lucky enough to have Full-Time Analyst offers for Investment Banking from both Evercore NYC M&A and PJT NYC M&A . I know I'm splitting hairs here but I'm just wondering if any of you have thoughts if one firm is slightly better positioned in terms of exit opportunities into PE mega-funds...
Best Groups Evercore NYC for Prestige, Deal Flow & Top PE Placement
Now that Evercore's M&A NYC Analyst class is getting bigger (~50 Analysts) and they are placing Analysts into groups earlier - I was wondering what the top groups at Evercore are considered to be? I'm interested from a deal flow perspective, prestige perspective, and best exit opportunities into PE...
TPG Growth Group
I have heard a lot about how elite TPG growth is but I can't seem to find any information on the growth equity part of the group? What is it like? How do you enter it? Do they follow a bottom up sourcing model like Summit Partners? Anything about TPG Growth at all would be great to hear
Pre-MBA career path / job description at elite Growth Equity Firms (General Atlantic, TPG etc)
What is the job like for pre-mba analysts/associates at the above mentioned firms? I assume they are doing a lot of modeling as well as some sourcing and due diligence? I've looked at the backgrounds of many pre-mba employees on linkedin and they seem to share similar backgrounds to folks at UMM or...
Thoughts on TPG Sixth Street Partners
Does anyone have any insight in TPG’s Special Situations Group? Couldn’t find much on WSO but seems like the team operates multiple strategies (distressed debt, real estate, infra etc) and have a pretty flexible mandate overall. From what I’ve found on internet it seems like they have managed...
Fund Overviews (TPG, KKR, Madison Dearborn)
Hi All, Does anyone have any information on what differentiates these three funds or where you would look for such info? I am hoping to understand more about how they invest and what the associate experience is like at each fund. of course I am going to do the routine things (reach out to associates...
New PEI 300 ranking
PEI just uploaded a new ranking of the largest private equity firms, measured by AUM raised in the last 5 years - thoughts? https://www.privateequityinternational.com/PEI/PE…
What do you know about TPG Real Estate Finance Trust?
TPG REal Estate announced on Jan 9, 2015 the acquisition of a 75% stake in a $2.5B portfolio of high-yield RE loans from Deutsche Special Sits Group (Deutsche retained 25%). Looks like 11 professionals from DB's Special Sits Group joined a newly-created mortgage REIT (TPG Real Estate Finance Trust)....
The Saga of Caesars
Came across this article and thought it was an interesting read. There have been so many truly extraordinary twists and turns in the saga of Caesars Entertainment over the past eight years that it’s hard to pinpoint exactly when the whole thing went off the rails. After all, an $18.4 billion...
TPG Raising $2bn for a "bridge fund"
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/30/us-tpg-bridgefund-idUSBREA0T0… TPG asked the Oregon Investment Council for a $700 million commitment to the bridge fund, which was approved. Dubbed the TPG Strategic Partnership Interim Fund, the bridge fund will be rolled into the next flagship fund that...
Apollo Discusses Raising Fund Limit to $20bn
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-07/apollo-said-to-discuss-raising… Thought that was pretty cool, especially given the difficult fundraising environment with KKR only raising $6.2bn out of their $8bn target, LPs demanding that TPG return more capital before they start fundraising again, Bain...
TPG Buyout - All GS Kids?
There's a rumor that the incoming TPG PE class (summer '13 start) is all GS . Can anyone confirm or deny this? Just out of curiosity.
TPG Credit Management in Minneapolis!
Have any of you monkeys interviewed with this firm before? I would like to find out more about interviews with distressed debt funds. Please let me know or PM me if you have interviewed with those guys. What is the interview like? Is it more behavioral, technical or case based? I would appreciate...
For All You Prestige Whores
TPG is now recruiting undergrads for analyst positions in their PE arm. I don't know how many schools they are reaching out to, but they are recruiting at my non-Harvard/Wharton target.
Where would you invest in the capital structure?
I hear this question asked all the time and I would just like to know how you guys would answer this question? How do you go about answering this question? Also could be for hedge fund interviews or private equity intervies. Thanks Orchid
The Private Equity Draft
What does the typical Private Equity analyst have in common with a professional basketball player? Other than being ballers; they are both getting drafted younger and younger, far more so on the basis of potential than that of proven skill. Taking a page from the David Stern manual, Private Equity...
TPG Opportunities Partners
From what I gather, it's a hedge fund that specializes in special situations. Anyone know anything else? How hard is it to break in? Where do they recruit? Did a search but didn't find anything. Thanks in advance.
PE Recruiting Finished?
So it seems the megafunds have set a new early record for the recruiting cycle, kicking it off last week. It's my understanding that the megafunds (i.e. KKR , Blackstone , TPG, Carlyle) as well as some other large PE funds are pretty much done recruiting already. Does that mean the middle market...
TPG's Bonderman Sees Mega LBO Coming - $10-15B Deal
David Bonderman, the founder of TPG, claims that large deals are back, and they are back to stay. Fueled by cheap credit and impatient investors, mega LBOs will return, and according to him, TPG will be at the forefront. TPG has not been shy of these deals in the past, leading the $44 billion...
KKR Tries to Fool Investors with Toys R' Us IPO
Toys R Us was an Opco-Propco deal done by KKR , Bain, and Vornado in 2005 for $6.5+ billion. The company was one of the largest owners of real estate in the United States, other than McDonalds. Since the toy business was not performing well and Babies R Us could not yet produce enough EBITDA to...
Mezz Debt & Capital Structure
Oasisers, I was looking at a capital structure that was comprised of 2 tranches of senior debt and 3 tranches of mezz below it. The interesting part is that the 1st piece of mezz after the 2 senior tranches has the lowest interest rate in the entire capital structure 6.10%(mezz 1), while the 2...
TPG Email Structure
What is it?
TPG gets contrarian on distressed
So in the private equity world everyone is bolstering up their distressed investing units EXCEPT TPG. TPG Capital decided to reduce the size of its $6 billion distressed fund targeting financial institutions by 25%. TPG told investors it was scaling back its distressed financial fund because it was...
Blackstone, THL Bid Over $15 Billion for Fidelity Information Services, Reminiscent of KKR First Data Buyout for $29 BIllion
http://leverageacademy.com/blog/2010/05/12/Blacks… Ever since the First Data buyout by KKR , the BPO industry has been a target for large cap private equity funds across the United States. The First Data deal was a $29 billion deal, and at the time, the company was largest publicly traded American...
The Halifax Group
Hi guys -- Does anyone know anything about the Halifax Group? Its a MM PE shop with ~500M AUM, and founders include founder of TPG and a former MD at Carlyle. Any info greatly appreciated!!
Megafunds in current environment
Given that there are few deals, what are hours and pay for pre-mba's at Blackstone KKR TPG Apollo etc. Quantitative $ ranges and typical hours if you have any insight, please
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