Private Equity Compensation Unlikely to Change with Cost Cutting

September 26, 2011

News of layoffs at major financial institutions has dominated the headlines for the past few weeks. But despite the lower headcount and reduced expenses, it doesn’t necessarily mean that bonuses or compensation will change for those private equity jobs and bankers still employed, reports The Deal. Companies that free up cash with layoffs tend to […]

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Private Equity Firm: Thomas H. Lee Partners

September 22, 2011

Thomas H. Lee Partners is one of the oldest and successful private equity firms in the United States. The firm was established in 1974 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.  Thomas H. Lee Partners has 13 senior investment partners having an average of 20 years of professional experience. The firm has raised approximately $22 billion […]

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Creating More Venture Capital Jobs

September 19, 2011

It could be the key to creating clusters of innovation as well as a slew of more venture capital jobs.  Author and entrepreneur Steve Blank writes about it in a recent post on his blog, reprinted in Venture Beat. Namely, the “pay it forward” culture of Silicon Valley that has enabled so many of today’s […]

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Private Equity Firm: AlpInvest Partners

September 15, 2011

AlpInvest Partners is a global private equity firm, founded in 1999. It has more than 55 investment professionals and has offices in Amsterdam, New York and Hong Kong. The firm manages assets of more than €42bn. AlpInvest invests across Fund Investments, Secondary Investments, Co-Investments as well as Mezzanine. AlpInvest Partners has been the investment manager […]

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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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Private Equity Firm: One Equity Partners

September 10, 2011

Founded in 2001, One Equity Partners (OEP) is the private equity firm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. The firm has offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Frankfurt and Hong Kong. OEP investment ranges from USD 3 million to more than USD 500 million, with typical investment between USD 50 million to USD 200 million. […]

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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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The Real Value of Business School for a Venture Capital Job

September 5, 2011

Should you pursue an MBA if you want to eventually work in a venture capital job? Alex Taussig, a Harvard MBA grad and Principal with Highland Capital Partners, offered his opinion recently in a guest article for Fortune. Taussig was visiting his alma mater and drooling over the entrepreneurship curriculum that Harvard professors have planned […]

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Private Equity Firm: Bain Capital

September 1, 2011

Bain Capital is a leading private equity and alternative asset firm. Since its establishment in 1984, the firm’s affiliates has manages around USD 65 billion in private equity, public equity, leveraged debt asset, venture capital and absolute return investments. Bain Capital has offices in Boston, Chicago, New York, Palo Alto, London, Luxembourg, Munich, Mumbai, Hong […]

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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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