When looking at BBs/EBs, I noticed there are a lot of Maths grads. When looking at PE firms, there are literally no maths grads - only economics/finance.
Do PE firms favour these degrees, or is it just a case of Maths grads not being interested?
| +174 | PE Recruiting Prep Guide - 2024 | 21 | 11h | |
| +125 | Vista vs Thoma Bravo | 58 | 19h | |
| +44 | I discovered my personal boundaries | 20 | 1d | |
| +39 | No hispanics in PE | 31 | 1h | |
| +29 | Is Thoma Bravo fucked? | 17 | 1d | |
| +27 | Private Equity in Japan | 10 | 3d | |
| +23 | MS M&A/MC/Menlo vs MF PE Analyst | 27 | 4d | |
| +18 | Down after rejection | 8 | 2d | |
| +15 | How to participate in on-cycle before start date / away from NYC | 7 | 3d | |
| +14 | Sports Teams and Wealth Diversification | 4 | 1d |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
Cuz the bank people still contain the future hedge fund/ quant people. At the PE stage, things have reached the terminal value - only the people who want to do PE are in PE
Ahhh okay I see. So subject doesn't matter.
Do you think this also applies to PE groups that hire from straight from undergraduate?
Subject doesn't matter for PE - it's basically an extension of banking where you're just an Excel monkey and need business acumen - none of which you need a degree in.
PE undergrad recruiting hasn't been around for long enough to have a robust sample to see significant factors, but no reason to believe they would look for different degrees than the typical IB recruiting pipeline. Only caveat I can think of is that, for IB on-cycle, group strength and deal experience can play a role, but for undergrad recruiting you don't have those. So you can reasonably expect them to look into other aspects more seriously, but then still no reason to believe that you need to study certain subjects because PE is just monkey business
Above answer is correct - a lot of the math people will move onto HF after banking.
For PE, finance is preferable if your school offers it but no one really cares much about major. GPA is the most important metric
Totam quam dicta voluptas voluptates pariatur. Architecto nemo dignissimos itaque blanditiis sequi. Dolorem est assumenda consequatur cupiditate qui.
Est sit sequi veritatis ducimus iste. Fuga excepturi voluptas vitae est nisi. Aperiam commodi neque est aut. Quia voluptas aut qui dicta est quia.
Ullam et aut commodi ut deleniti ut et minima. Officia et alias nostrum mollitia exercitationem sed sequi. Sapiente nostrum possimus enim et odio tempora recusandae. Quos vel consequatur adipisci perferendis veniam dolorum.
Enim ipsam aut et molestias. Illum accusantium quasi et. Id sint distinctio ex laboriosam consequatur adipisci. Voluptates velit dolor sit molestias ut. Eos ea vitae qui consectetur ut optio corporis aperiam. Quae sed velit assumenda eaque nostrum id autem.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...