Thoughts on Bow River Capital (Denver)?

Mid-sized shop doing PE, PC, RE and an Evergreen fund. Anyone know about the PE side of things? (culture, returns, comp etc) Heard they're investing out of a ~$600M fund.

 

Just checked their LI - Yeah that's a bad sign...plus I see a few other VPs in 2023 that are no longer with the firm. As someone who's been at a heavy-turnover shop that isn't even a national institution, that's a sign you don't want to see. 

 

Are you talking about the PE team or evergreen team? Both have some of the nicest people in the biz tbh.

 
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I’ve similarly heard negative things recently. If a lot of folks have left recently that is usually a very clear sign that there are fundamental problems with the shop — be it performance, culture, or something else. I know the market is awful right now, but unless you’re desperate, you should probably keep looking (or interview but do some heavy diligence by calling former employees).

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Can confirm sentiment in this posting - Denver is a small market, and reputation of this firm based on personal accounts of friends I trust has been that the "culture" of the firm is very rigid and very old school. Five days a week in office, suits, work is work, no benefits, sit down and shut up.

Can also confirm - at least through word of mouth - that comp is severely below market, even by Colorado standards. Although I've never interviewed or received an offer letter etc.   

 

Software growth team had solid returns but were offering laughable $140k base + $35k bonus? But they did offer ridiculous carry upside to balance it out, roughly in the $2m -$2.5m range as an associate.

Offices were nice but 5 days a week old school set of executives

 

Have a potential interview coming up with them with this new $600M fund; bumping for more color... 

Feedback doesn't look great based on the comments, and not hearing good things in my direct network about the head Partner either. 

 

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