It’s not easy to get a job at Blackstone. Last year, the fund received 29,000 applications for 103 junior (analyst) positions – an acceptance rate of 0.4%. Unusually high pay is the main attraction. Blackstone announced its second quarter results today. They […]
This year’s private equity (PE) recruitment season is underway. And it is more mad than ever before. “It’s on, it’s all on. It’s very intense,” says one headhunter. “They are going bonkers,” says another. Private equity funds have always chased […]
Over the last decade, the biggest names in private equity have transformed into global alternative asset managers covering a broad range of asset class and activities, making them among the best paid and most attractive places to work. The likes […]
When we published 2020 compensation figures for the Carlyle Group last week, some people suggested Carlyle’s pay seemed reminiscent of 2006: the investment firm, which has $195bn of assets under management, is on track to pay its 1,800 staff members an average of […]
With record levels of cash, private equity firms appear poised for another solid year. We recently sat down with Goldman Sachs’ Pete Lyon, who runs the firm’s global sponsors franchise, to discuss his outlook for the private equity industry this year. […]
If you’re a top ranked junior banker with exceptional academic credentials and a long-term career plan, it’s highly probable that you have an aspiration to work in private equity. This is fine. But you need to go in with your eyes open. Speaking […]
La boutique parisienne va lancer un véhicule d’investissement de 100 à 200 millions d’euros dédié aux entreprises dirigées ou détenues par des femmes. Apicap a trouvé une nouvelle niche. A peine délesté des fonds fiscaux corses, vendus en septembre à […]
BlackRock Inc. declared its ambitions in private equity with the first deal from a new closely watched fund. The money manager on Sunday said it purchased a stake in Authentic Brands Group, which owns brands including Sports Illustrated, Juicy Couture and Nine […]
Vous voulez passer de la banque au private equity ? Reste encore à savoir à quelle porte frapper pour maximiser vos chances de vous faire embaucher. Si l’industrie du capital investissement compte plusieurs centaines de structures (l’association professionnelle France Invest regroupant 300 membres actifs), les […]
Les fonds de private equity disposent d’un montant jamais vu d’argent à investir, la « poudre sèche », après des levées record, selon le rapport annuel du cabinet Bain & Company. Le nombre d’opérations a diminué de 13% en 2018 […]
