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Why cant you just try apply straight to MF PE deals?
As someone who works at CB, def not a mega fund lol
Coach
I did Big 4 -> LMM PE -> MF PE
Skip any sort of operations role.
Community Builder
Why is Ops so bad?
Community Builder
Ive seen a handful of MBB folks go directly to Megafunds, Warburg Pincus and Advent are two where ive seen it happen. Sure there are others as well
Community Builder
Bain and TPG as well off the top of my head, and this is just folks in my network.
Mentor
No MBA; also skip ops if your goal is deals
Mentor
Either recruit directly for MF PE from McK or go MM then rerecruit; if you haven’t already, get staffed on PEPI CDD studies
Mentor
Former McKinsey who went to MF PE after 3 years as a BA in the US. DM me
Lol weird vibe on the bowl atm. It’s very doable to join a UMM/MF from MBB/a solid T2. Infact speaking to recruiters it’s arguably advantageous to be a consultant as many funds are trying to compensate for a historical bias of hiring too many bankers.
Is this take for deals or ops role?
McK -> MF / UMM is extremely doable if you are set on it. Do CDDs, network, and reach out to HHs.
For example, Bain Cap currently hiring 2023 associates (and they hire mostly consultants) via LinkedIn job posting.
Mentor
H&F also hires consultants and so do European MFs like Permira
Path 2 is the only one that will get you to MF PE deal team
Ops is a dead end, once you go there you won’t move to the deal team
From my experience even just recruiting in Europe, if you apply for an ops role you are then not even eligible to be considered for a deal role
Mentor
MBA is not a path to PE unless you have prior PE experience. PE Ops is not a path to deal team
Coach
GTCR hires consultants often
I thought they were banker only. Do they have consultants at the associate level currently?
Please anyone know how to join Private Equity or Finance networking events in London?
As exp hire hard overall. I would look for good MM gig, is difficult enough
Do you mind sharing how you got hired to MBB as experience hired?
Fellatio