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Private Equity Jobs

Is This a Good Launching Pad for a Private Equity Job?

October 10, 2011

The news is out this week that J.P. Morgan has jumped ahead of Goldman Sachs to grab the number one spot as advisor to private equity firms doing major deals. Private equity firms have long been one of Wall Street’s most lucrative clients for advisory and financing work. Banks racked up 19% of their total […]

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Follow the Money to Find Private Equity Jobs

September 12, 2011

The Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC) has just released a report which details private equity spending by country, region, and more, drilling all the way down to spending at the state and Congressional district level. It may be worthwhile checking it out to help focus your private equity job search. Private equity investment in North […]

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Tax Storm in U.S. Over Carried Interest

September 8, 2011

How carry is taxed impacts the value to those who share in it. In the U.S., carried interest is taxed as a long-term capital gain (15 percent) rather than as ordinary income (up to 35 percent tax). Partnerships do not pay income taxes, so all taxes are paid by the firm’s carry recipients directly. However, […]

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Perfect Background for a Private Equity Career

August 29, 2011

During the recent NFL lockout, New England Patriots kicker Sultan Masco reportedly spent his summer as an intern at a private equity firm. Unusual? Not really. It seems the private equity industry has a slew of ex-NFL stars, reports Fortune. Two-time league MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young is currently a co-founder and […]

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Networking for a Private Equity Job – Advice from a Millionaire

August 15, 2011

We rise on the shoulders of those who help us. So it’s time to start acknowledging their contribution. At least that’s the belief of Ryan Blair, writing in a guest article for Portfolio.com. Blair is the author of Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur (Penguin, August […]

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Private Equity Job Interviews and Handling Strength and Weakness Questions

July 18, 2011

They’re among the questions you’re most likely going to face in your private equity job interview, especially in the early rounds. What are your greatest strengths? What is your biggest weakness? Avoiding pat answers and putting some meaningful thought behind these two predictable questions can go a long way toward separating yourself from other candidates, […]

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A New Direction for Private Equity Jobs

June 20, 2011

Helios Investment Partners, a Pan-African private equity firm, has raised its second Africa-focused private equity fund, attracting $900 million in new capital. That makes it the continent’s largest-ever buyout fund, second to Carlyle Group, which opened a South African office in April, according to the Wall Street Journal. There are now 79 Africa-focused PE funds […]

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Asset Management Skills for a Private Equity Job

June 6, 2011

Your skills as an asset manager may be just the ticket to a private equity job if a current trend continues. Bloomberg reports that several giant private equity firms famous for mega-sized buyout deals are slowly morphing into asset managers that now operate hedge funds and strip malls as well. The Blackstone Group LP (BX), […]

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Private Equity Jobs in Russia

May 23, 2011

The Kremlin is reportedly looking to fill 30 private equity jobs for a new fund being set up by VEB, or Vnesheconombank, the state development bank of Russia, reports Bloomberg. Russian president Dmitry Medvedev announced the creation of the fund in January, as part of his efforts to move the Russian economy away from its […]

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New Survey Bodes Well for Private Equity Jobs

May 9, 2011

Not only does private equity have a pulse, that pulse is racing to get new deals done and raise more funds. That’s the word from a new survey of private equity executives released by EisnerAmper Intelligent Data, who contact private equity executives twice a year to obtain their views of their firms’ fund activity. Of […]

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