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08-18-2023 Newsletter: From Student Athlete/IB/PE to Incoming MBA

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As a former student-athlete (football) and a Bachelor’s Degree holder in Communication, Anthony’s journey into the world of finance began as an Investment Banking Analyst at UBS. billion in aggregate committed capital.

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06-22-2023 Newsletter: Navigating Layoffs in Investment Banking

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Even PE associates are getting let go We’ve had dozens of laid off investment banking analysts and associates reach out to us for how to navigate a tough job market. More surprisingly, a handful of private equity associates have also reached out about being laid off or being put on performance plans in a tough market.

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06-27-2023 Newsletter: Murmurings of On-Cycle 2025

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That’s the minimum time we recommend allocating to PE prep to be competitive for a megafund or upper middle market placement during on-cycle. WHAT IS OFFICEHOURS OfficeHours is a career development company catered towards investment banking analysts and other finance professionals who just kicked off their careers.

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07-08-2023 Newsletter: On-Cycle 2025 FAQs

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meetings and freshman analysts locked in rooms waiting to be questioned. See 8 firms — from Carlyle to Bain Capital — that have been recruiting first-year investment bankers for jobs that won’t start for 18 months. Should you gauge if you like investment banking first before recruiting?

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Private Equity in China: The Worst of Both Worlds?

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As with PE in many other emerging/frontier markets, it’s more like growth equity than traditional roles at middle-market PE firms and mega-funds in the U.S. poor stock-market performance, slowing growth rates, and an aging population. This may change due to factors like the “decoupling” with the U.S., for a few years.