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 […]
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How much private equity giants Blackstone, Carlyle and KKR pay in the U.S
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 […]
Crazy pay at KKR so far this year
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 […]
German bankers keep leaving Rothschild for the buy-side
Where do you go for a fresh challenge after working at Rothschild? The answer it seems is private equity. Three of the firm’s Frankfurt-based bankers have started new jobs at buyside firms. Tobias Hoffman-Becking set the ball rolling in April […]
The Buyout Brigade
A decade after a punishing global recession—and amid concern that public markets’ extraordinary froth is at last beginning to subside—the space in which private equity operates seems especially roomy and comfortable. Taking full advantage is Goodmans, the renowned Toronto transactions […]
The Outlook for Private Equity Market Activity By Goldman Sachs
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. […]
The real downside of working in private equity
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 […]
Apicap prépare un fonds de private equity féminin
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 […]
Private equity boss confesses to liking hires with ‘high pain threshold’
Blackstone CEO and chairman Steve Schwarzman is currently out on a promotional tour for his ‘What it Takes’ book, and when it comes to recruitment, he says likes people who can take pain and are mentally balanced. The overriding message […]
BlackRock Fund’s First Big Private-Equity Deal Is a Sign of What’s to Come
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 […]