Does anyone know or had the experience on pivoting from IB to PE? I like to explore the idea of starting a PE firm in the next 5years.

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Presumably you mean a search fund because unless you have an incredible LP network and some amazing operating partners, you won’t get a PE set up.

If you’re an IB Associate you also have no material experience at buying a business nor providing value to shareholders. (Not an offensive comment just the truth)

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OP said they wants to START a PE in 5 years.

They are an Associate now, means they have 4-5 years max experience and that assumes they’re M&A/Debt, i.e something that’s transferable to PE.

Tell me a successful MM PE (that wasn’t funded by family money) that was started by someone with 5 years PE experience and 5 years IB…

What’s the value add to a selling entrepreneur to sell to someone with OPs background?

Use your head mate.

OP can easily go and work for PE today as an IBA, but the thought of OPENING a buyout PE fund with multiple long term investments in that short amount of time is ludicrous.

Thank you for your input. No offense taken, I know you are just trying to be helpful.

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