I’m considering an opportunity to work in house at a large private equity shop. Anyone have any first hand and direct insights about how working in house at a private equity firm compares to working in the m&a practice of a V10 law firm? I’ve done my research but looking for any honest opinions from folks who have made a similar move. Thanks!

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Just curious, did you use a recruiter or head hunter? I don’t have any insight for you, other than several of my friends (V10 M&A) have made similar moves and your experience is really dependent on the culture of the shop you are going to. Most of them have loved it. I’ve been thinking of making a similar move, just curious your process.

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I worked at a 5 billion AUM PE fund under the GC (came from a v20 firm as a mid level M&A associate) - PE it had its perks (not much weekend work, rarely work past 8 PM)…. But had way more downside imo (very little room for advancement, generally pretty cheap with back office professionals who aren’t c-suite, were stingy with bonuses after promising 100% base match — the fund did poorly so they didn’t pay out bonuses to a lot of non-C-suite professionals). You’re also a second class citizen as a non revenue generator- I’d have to run diligence for a lot of the M&A and the deal teams would regularly just ignore your emails when you ask for things. I felt like I had a lot more autonomy at a firm - wound up going back to a lower ranked amlaw200 firm - make more money and, while the workflow is a bit less predictable, I feel like I still have more autonomy over my days (I went back as a partner so that helped)

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