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Best University for a Billion Dollar Private Equity Career

August 16, 2010

Private Equity tycoon David Bonderman went to Harvard. So did Apollo Management’s Leon Black and Hamilton James of Blackstone. It turns out that the ranks of Harvard alumni who are billionaires jumped to 62 this year, up from 54. More than any other American university, reports Forbes. One billionaire alum, speaking anonymously, claims the school’s […]

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Why an MBA May Help Your Private Equity Career

August 2, 2010

Entrepreneurs typically look down their noses at MBA grads, believing great business leaders are born and not made. Or at least forged in the crucible of actually starting a company. But today’s MBA programs are adapting and offering training that is much more suited to those who wish to build and grow businesses, including those […]

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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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