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Off-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting: How to Prepare for the Slow Grind to the Finish Line

Mergers and Inquisitions

For example, you dont need to work at a bulge bracket or elite boutique bank to participate; you could work at a smaller bank, in management consulting, or another finance-related field (Big 4, corporate development, valuation, etc.). Portfolio Companies: You need to know the firms companies, deals, and strategies very well.

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Lower Middle Market

Wall Street Mojo

Article Link to be Hyperlinked For eg: Source: Lower Middle Market (wallstreetmojo.com) This segment of the market typically is the largest in all world economies as over 90% of the companies fall in this group and, therefore, plays a significant role in depicting the national economy.

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UBS and Credit Suisse: The Next Shoe to Drop in the Financial Crisis of 2023?

Mergers and Inquisitions

With the number of emergency / news-related articles on this site lately – two in a row! Technically, my assessment in that article was correct: “The short answer is that it’s very unlikely that any of these firms will go bankrupt. First, Credit Suisse is obviously no longer a bulge bracket bank , so I’ll have to update that article.

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Private Equity in China: The Worst of Both Worlds?

Mergers and Inquisitions

I could stop this article here at ~50 words, but sometimes it’s fun to indulge in a fantasy, so I’ll continue with the topic and cover: Deal types , investment strategies, and top firms. Recruiting and whether you can break in without “donating” your kidney to Xi Jinping. is better for domestic funds.

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07-08-2023 Newsletter: On-Cycle 2025 FAQs

OfficeHours

I know you are gathering information for On-Cycle 2025 and while I understand that it is still early, I wanted to let you know that Advent International is one of my favorite Private Equity firms for XYZ portfolio company and what they’ve done in the past — do you have a few minutes for a quick phone call or coffee chat?”

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Infrastructure Investment Banking: Definitions, Deals, and a Dizzying Diversity of Verticals

Mergers and Inquisitions

3) Sum-of-the-Parts Valuation and the NAV Model In some verticals, such as renewables, real estate, and transportation, you often take a portfolio approach and assign a specific value to each item on a companys Balance Sheet to determine what its worth. There are some famous counter-examples (e.g., real estate).

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Wealth Management vs. Investment Banking: Career Deathmatch

Mergers and Inquisitions

Some of these client differences relate to the distinction between private wealth management and private banking; for more on that, you should review the the private banking article. Note that the scope is more limited in “pure” WM roles; you’ll do more non-portfolio work in private banking.)