MFs have started to have teams focused on growth investing like KKR NGT, WP Growth, BX Growth, etc.
Is it a better opportunity to work on one of these teams or at a pure growth shop like GA/TPG/Insight/Summit?
If you could do both what would you choose and why?
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Can't go wrong with either would prefer the MF for the brand, which I think is more important earlier in your career.
Strongly disagree. I hope analysts aren’t turning down a top tier shop like GA for some mega fund’s 1bn science experiment that is staffed with ex GA people anyway
just went through on cycle this past fall, not going growth but can share some thoughts from the analysts in my group as I debated between PE and growth.
generally the MF shop growth arms are just an add on to the platform to get bigger and diversify. they generally are not very emphasized and are kind of a fringe group. that’s why you don’t really hear about Carlyle growth much for example. one exception would be TPG Growth which has a very good reputation.
the traditional growth shops are tried and true to the strategy. your experience at GA (which just raised another fund in this environment) is going to be far far better than at KKR growth or another MF
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wouldn’t say it’s easier given the demand
Would doing MF Growth allow you more options? For example moving to MF Buyouts team or to a different growth fund?
would not count on being able to switch. after your analyst recruiting, it’s very hard to do MF buyout PE without prior MF buyout PE experience
Would disagree with respect to TPG Capital looking down on people in growth, I don’t think that is the case.
I would rather be at a GA, Summit (as a non associate) or TPG Growth over growth within Carlyle for example. The newer growth platforms within MFs (with exception being TPG) are basically add ons as was alluded earlier. Not bad places to be but not their bread and butter either.
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