Private Equity, Simplified
77% of U.S. buyouts in Q1 2025, or nearly 8 out of 10 deals, happened in the middle market, and ~70% were below $500M in enterprise value per PitchBook’s latest data. This stat blows up the “mega-fund or bust” myth that resonates through the deep, dark Wall Street Oasis forums, and points to middle-market private … Read more
Anyone can learn to link cells in Excel. That’s the price of admission. The real differentiator, or what separates a top-tier private equity candidate from the pack (besides following our private equity recruiting guide), is commercial judgment. It’s the ability to spot the subtle, return-killing traps that hide in plain sight within a model… just … Read more
Your PE Resume Isn’t a Resume. It’s an Investment Memo. Let’s be real – your private equity resume will be judged by someone who’s probably three coffees deep and has seen more PDFs than that sketchy free textbook site. That person holds your destiny, and no, they don’t care about your “passion for finance.” They … Read more
Table of Contents | Break into Private Equity See our detailed Ultimate Resume Guide if you already have a lay of the land 1. Introduction: Your Ambition is Valid (And I Get It) Learning how to break into private equity (PE) can feel like a Herculean task — without the cape, connections, or questionably enlarged … Read more