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Private Equity Jobs

A Lesson in Venture Capital Job Ethics

February 8, 2010

Chris Dixon, co-founder of Hunch.com and a personal investor in early-stage tech companies such as Skype, TrialPay and others, offered an enlightening take on VC ethics in a column for businessinsider.com. Namely, is it okay for a VC to back out of a term sheet? A term sheet kicks off the negotiations between a venture […]

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Recruiter Relationships a Key to Private Equity Jobs

February 1, 2010

Keeping in touch with recruiters who specialize in private equity can be an important part of your job search, but the relationship has to be a two-way street says Jason Hersh, managing partner at the recruitment firm Klein Hersh International. Hersh was interviewed recently for the Wall Street Journal’s popular and ongoing series, Laid Off […]

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How to Get an Edge on Other Private Equity Job Candidates

January 18, 2010

You probably know that writing about private equity, either in a blog or by writing articles, is an outstanding way of learning the business and demonstrating your knowledge to prospective employers. But what if the basics have been covered and you’re not sure what to write about? One ambitious business school student solved that problem […]

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Surge Holds Promise for 2010 Venture Capital Jobs

January 11, 2010

Venture capital firms staged a comeback in the fourth quarter of 2009, unloading some $7.3 billion in portfolio companies, mostly to corporate acquirers. Forty-four percent of 2009’s total liquidity was generated in the fourth quarter, according to data from Dow Jones VentureSource. The bulk of this activity was generated by corporate mergers and acquisitions, with […]

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Start the Year Off Right with These Private Equity Job Search Tips

January 4, 2010

The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to kick your job hunting activities into high gear. If you’ve been stuck in a rut, here are a few ways to get “unstuck” with your search. From the Star Tribune in Minneapolis comes this tidbit: ask a half-dozen of the most successful people in […]

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Carlyle Boss Sees Private Equity Opportunities

December 21, 2009

The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s biggest private equity firms, is looking to invest roughly $5 billion in 2010 in businesses across the globe. However, in an interview with the TimesOnline, Bill Conway, one of Carlyle’s founders and as current Chief Investment Officer, noted the uncertainty facing private equity investors in the year ahead. […]

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Private Equity Resumes – Let’s Make a Deal

December 15, 2009

Having an MBA from a top tier school and experience working for an investment bank is not required but definitely recommended for entry into a private equity firm. In fact, last year the Private Equity Compensation Report revealed that about one half of the participants did not have an MBA and there was only a […]

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Mid-Market Dealmaking Spurs Private Equity Hiring

November 16, 2009

With the credit crunch easing and markets stabilizing, private equity firms are returning to dealmaking, particularly in the mid- and lower mid-market. The Deal.com reports that lower and mid-market deals accounted for 70% of the 407 transactions by buyout funds so far in 2009, citing data from PitchBook. Financing for new deals is flowing again […]

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Helping Woman and Minorities Find Private Equity Jobs

November 2, 2009

Carlyle Group, the giant global private equity firm with over $86 billion of assets under management, is taking steps to attract more women and minorities into the private equity industry. The firm has teamed up with The Robert Toigo Foundation to create an MBA fellowship program which includes time working at Carlyle, and experience with […]

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A Private Equity Giant Every Job Seeker Should Study

October 19, 2009

This week marked the sudden passing of Bruce Wasserstein, one of the world’s most successful private equity investors and richest men. Wasserstein, 61, died of heart-related complications in a New York Hospital. Wasserstein worked on deals valued at more than $250 billion during his 32-year career in finance. His hardball tactics were immortalized in the […]

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