New VC Fund Comp
I have an opportunity to join a new seed stage VC fund by a successful entrepreneur in the Bay Area and I've been trying to figure out what comp structure and amount to ask for. It's a $60M fund with...
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Private Debt Portfolio AdministrationWorking with investment professionals on domestic and international teams to support consistent processes on transactions, data capture, and reporting; supporting...
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Why are PE Funds much larger than Hedge Funds?
In terms of AUM, PE Funds tend to be larger than HF funds given the same number of FO investment professionals. I hear that PE is much more scale-able (though I always thought public equities would be...
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Going back into Banking from PE
I graduated from a top 3 MBA last year and before that worked for 2 years in a Top 10 boutique bank and 2 years at a global CPG company as a corporate development professional.My dream for B-School was...
View ArticleBerkeley Haas or Cornell AEM for undergrad?
Admissions and costs aside, which would you go to and why? I regularly hear these two compared with each other and was wondering what you guys thought.
View ArticleRisk Management/Compliance Internship
How useful would a risk management/compliance operations internship be for breaking into PE and how is it looked upon on a resume? Did a search but couldn't find any answers. Wondering if it has any...
View ArticlePE Business Development?
Lately I've been seeing a lot of the larger PE firms have entire divisions dedicated to bizdev. Can anyone shed some light on what they do exactly? Exit opps, lateral movements, day-to-day, pay scale,...
View ArticlePrivate Equity at Pension Fund (LP) Advice/Help
Hi everyone,I require some advice and would appreciate it. I have a job interview within the Private Equity team at a large Pension Fund. This Pension Fund is usually a Limited Partner and works with...
View ArticleExit Options from New Fund
Posting from a new account. Curious to get thoughts from people who have either been in my situation, seen people in similar situations, or are very familiar with the PE recruiting process post...
View ArticleInternship at Startup?
Looking towards next summer, I would like to get some startup experience on my resume. Has anyone interned at a startup? What is the recruitment process like? And how valuable would this experience be...
View ArticleUber CEO Resigns
After several months of scandals and upper management issues, including many key figures leaving, investors have had enough and Kalanick is being forced to resign. It's surprising to see investors turn...
View ArticleAsset Management (Equity Research) To VC?
Was wondering if anyone here has (or knows of friends who have) made the jump from Asset Management (equity research) to VC?
View ArticleOther "cross-asset" funds similar to Blackstone Tactical Opportunities?
I'm interested in knowing if there are other groups out there that have unconstrained mandates, like how Blackstone Tac Opps invests across asset classes.If anyone also knows how it's like to work at...
View ArticleLeast modeling-intensive PE firms
Just curious as to which PE firms have a minimal amount modeling (relatively speaking)? Growth equity, FoF (but that doesn't really count)...any others?
View ArticleIs there a perfect profile for an Entrepreneur?
Ok, so long time lurker here.I am 25 yo about to start a MIM degree in September. I have some previous entrepreneurial experience but in south Europe in an non sexy industry (think non-tech and very...
View ArticleHow brutal is Blackstone as an analyst?
Curious if anyone who works/worked at BX (PE) or has secondhand knowledge would be willing to share. Is it true the hours are even worse than BB IB and you are continually worked to the bone? Does the...
View ArticleIB to PE for Analyst Role
Monkeys,Some friends and I were chatting and I had thought to reach out to just ask you all your opinions.What are the details on moving into a PE Analyst role directly out of undergrad?Is it actually...
View ArticleSexual Harassment Issues in Silicon Valley
Hello fellow monkeys,It appears that sexual harassment has been becoming a major issue across many tech startups and venture capital firms over the past few months. Examples of those who have lost...
View ArticlePrivate Account Strategy
Recently have some extra money from my internship and want to invest it. I will only be putting a couple thousand into an account and want to use it primarily to learn. I eventually want to go into PE...
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Biggest wastes of time in Private Equity
Want to hear from junior PE monkeys what their biggest wastes of time are.I have to deal with a bunch of process bullshit, and I want to hear what else sucks up people's time.For example:When first...
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