More Private Equity Jobs Opening in China

March 15, 2010

We’ve noted how MBA grads are jumping from top U.S. business schools to fresh investment banking opportunities in Asia (see Trades & Tombstones blog). Now it seems that China’s appetite for private investment is prompting a bunch of high-profile and more senior investment bankers to seize opportunities in China’s nascent private equity and venture capital […]

Read the full article →

The Shape of Today’s Venture Capital Industry

March 8, 2010

To get a quick snapshot of the venture capital sector right now, check out “Business Exits in the Current Economic Environment.” It’s a summary of a panel discussion sponsored recently by the Wharton Entrepreneurial Program. Wharton management professor Raphael (Raffi) Amit highlighted the major shifts in the sector. No surprise in the steep decline in […]

Read the full article →

Carried Interest and Private Equity Jobs

March 1, 2010

What is carried interest? And who earns it? Carried interest, also known as “incentive allocation” or simply “carry,” is the percentage of fund profits charged to the investors as an incentive fee (on top of management fees). Carried interest is the proverbial “carrot” that keeps PE fund general partners striving for better performance. Most funds […]

Read the full article →

Job Concerns Split Evenly Among Venture Capitalists

February 22, 2010

Concerns about their job security are almost evenly split among venture capitalists, between “somewhat concerned” at 40 percent and “not concerned” at 47 percent, according to the recently-released 2010 JobSearchDigest PEVC Compensation Report. Those who were somewhat concerned mentioned fund raising concerns, the risk of being downsized, and the future of the VC industry overall […]

Read the full article →

Private Equity Jobs Shift Internationally

February 15, 2010

Specialists and those with experience in emerging markets are among the most sought-after candidates for the few private equity jobs opening up this year. That’s the word from the Wharton Private Equity Conference which kicked off this past week. Aditya Joshi, co-chair of this year’s conference, will be heading back to his home country (India) […]

Read the full article →

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 […]

Read the full article →

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 […]

Read the full article →

Q4 Points to Subtle Shift in Venture Capital Jobs

January 25, 2010

Overall 2009 was a dismal year for venture capital investment, with a 31 percent drop, from $31 billion down to $21.4 billion, worth of deals completed. That’s according to reports that track venture capital funding from the MoneyTree Survey from the National Venture Capital Association and Pricewaterhouse Coopers. However, the industry saw a bit of […]

Read the full article →

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 […]

Read the full article →

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 […]

Read the full article →
Real Time Web Analytics