How easy is it to switch from growth equity to mid market buyout as a VP?

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In general any strategic move is easier if you’re an earlier vp vs a pre-principal.

I haven’t seen many case studies of your question but I could see it happening if you share an industry focus and if the mid market firm is more growth oriented (even if still doing LBOs) vs a more value-oriented shop. You’d probably want to show them you’ve done your homework on what’s different (debt processes, majority control, more portfolio work) and demonstrate doing some self study to help close those gaps. Seems doable imo.

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In general, it becomes much harder to switch investing styles and strategies (if you haven't done it in a meaningful way before) at the VP level and beyond

You might have to take a step backward to manage that one. Are you sure it's something you really want to do?

Will be hard if traditional MM. LBOs have a lot of nuance that wouldn’t have come up in growth in credit agreement negotiations, management option plans and structuring. Not impossible but once you’re on the job of the style isn’t the same chance you’ll miss something.

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