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Investment Banking vs Private Equity

Investment Banking vs Private Equity: Should You Start on the Buy-Side?

"All that glitters is not gold." (The Merchant of Venice, Act II, Sc. 7) One of our most frequent queries is “investment banking vs private…
Mezzanine Funds

Mezzanine Funds: Private Equity Lite, or Top-Tier Buy-Side Opportunity?

Few terms in the finance industry cause as much confusion as mezzanine financing and mezzanine funds. Not only can the term “mezzanine” refer to different…

Off-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting: How to Win Middle-Market Private Equity Offers

What happens if you don’t follow "the path"? I’ve written many stories about readers who broke into investment banking against all the odds, overcoming non-target…

Family Office Private Equity: The Best Pathway into Finance for Non-Traditional Candidates?

One question seems to come up repeatedly on this site: “Help! I’m a career changer / attended a non-target school / am 35 years old…

How to Move from Investment Banking to Private Equity in Canada

If you want a buy-side role in Canada, do you have to give up on traditional private equity and join a pension fund instead? No!…
Private Equity Interview

Private Equity Interviews 101: How to Win Offers

Ah, private equity. The promised land. The only reason most bankers want to go into investment banking. Too bad the exceptionally difficult interviews keep them…

How to Get into Private Equity from a Middle-Market or Boutique Bank

A long time ago, I realized that 98.2% of this site’s readers had the same career goal: Get into private equity. Unfortunately, your chances are…

Energy Investment Banking in Houston: Pathway into Private Equity, or Another Reason to Move to New York?

Just how different are the regional offices and headquarters of a large bank? In some cases, not very. But in others, they're more like different…

From Consulting to Private Equity: How to Make the Leap

What does every consultant really want to do? The answer is "Work in private equity" - just like everyone else in the known universe. The…

What to Expect in Real Estate Private Equity in London When You Join Right Out of Undergrad

I’ve never understood the obsession with front-office investment banking roles. If you look around online, the attitude everywhere seems to be: "IB or bust!" If…
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