A Surprising Path to a Private Equity Job

January 17, 2011

Moving from Pakistan to Texas would be a culture shock for anyone. But that was the first step in Faraz Abbasi’s unusual journey to becoming the youngest partner at Centerfield Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Indianapolis. Abbasi was interviewed recently by the Indiana Star. He moved to Texas from his native Pakistan […]

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On-the-Job Training for Venture Capital Jobs

January 10, 2011

Moving up inside a venture capital firm used to be a straightforward process. Once you landed a job as a venture capital associate, you plowed through a lot of due diligence work for the firm and paid close attention in partner meetings. But things have changed, according to an article in Mass High Tech. The […]

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Private Equity Job for the Highest Paid MBA

January 3, 2011

How’s this for a starting salary right out of B-school: $350,000? That’s what a 2010 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School received by accepting a private equity job in New York, along with bragging rights to the biggest payoff for an MBA in the country. That base salary was three times the median […]

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Google Offers New Venture Capital Model

December 27, 2010

A New Hampshire-based biotech firm, Adimab, is among the first five tenants of the Startup Lab sponsored by Google’s new venture capital division. The Lab is the latest expansion of Google Ventures, a $100 million-a-year fund launched by Google in 2009. Situated in a 15,000-square-foot facility on Google’s Mountain View, CA, campus, the Lab is […]

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Womens Private Equity Summit

December 20, 2010

The fourth annual Women’s Private Equity Summit is scheduled for March 3-4, 2011, at the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay resort in California. Billed as a must-attend event for senior-level women in private equity jobs and venture capital, the event will attract general partners, limited partners and advisors to the industry, according to a release by […]

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Private Equity Compensation Report Shows Big Increases

December 15, 2010

The 2011 Private Equity Compensation Report revealed positive momentum in the area of private equity and VC compensation. At the end of 2010, 45 percent of private equity career professionals expect their compensation to grow by double-digits over last year. The average increase was 13 percent during a time when the number of deals getting […]

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From Trading Exec to Venture Capital Success

December 13, 2010

Roger Ehrenberg recently launched his first venture capital fund, IA Ventures, with $50 million in commitments from investors. In a recent article published by BusinessInsider, he thanked his supporters and offered a glimpse into why he felt he was successful in making the transition from Wall Street trading executive to manager of a $50 million […]

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Adding Personality to Your Private Equity Job Resume

December 6, 2010

So you’ve crafted a killer private equity job resume that highlights your relevant skills and experience. Now what? You’ve done a good job at telling a prospective private equity employer that you have the ability and willingness to do the job. But what about that intangible element, that convinces an employer that you would make […]

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First Impressions for Venture Capital Job Interviews

November 29, 2010

You never get a second chance at making a good first impression, as the saying goes. But you’d be surprised how many people meeting with venture capitalists ignore that maxim says Anthony Tjan. Tjan works for a venture capital firm and is often on the other side of the desk, interviewing candidates and entrepreneurs who […]

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Mark Patterson on Private Equity Job Hunting

November 22, 2010

Mark Patterson, co-founder and chairman of the private equity firm MatlinPatterson, was interviewed recently in SternOpportunity, the voice of New York University’s School of Business. Patterson is a Stern alum (1986) and head of a Manhattan-based private equity firm that focuses on distressed investments across a range of industries. Patterson encouraged students to get a […]

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