Thanks. If you want to do REPE specifically, you should try to find some type of real estate role, even if it’s not specifically working on deals or investing, because with real estate, pretty much any type of RE-related experience will help quite a bit. I don’t think it’s a great idea to go for a traditional IB or PE role because it will take a lot of time, they won’t know where to put you, and you don’t necessarily need it for REPE. I would take a look at some of the CRE coverage on this site and see if you can get ideas from that – a lending role or even brokerage might work.

Corporate development, going back to IB, joining a hedge fund, going into growth equity or later-stage VC, going into tech/other large companies in some type of business development or corporate strategy role. Potentially even going back into IB if you actually want that.

We do not. This article is very recent, written in 2019, so there are no updates. More firms than the ones here offer Analyst roles. The list is representative, not comprehensive. But you’re generally going to find these internships at larger firms – smaller firms will do off-cycle internships but don’t necessarily like to bring on Analysts straight out of undergrad.

It might make sense, but most PE Analyst roles are for recent graduates or current undergrads. But it varies by firm, and some, like Vista (look at some of the bios here – https://www.vistaequitypartners.com/our-firm/team/#department-private-equity), seem to hire a few Analysts with work experience in other industries. So, it’s worth asking these smaller firms, but they might come back with the “you have too much experience line.”

My question is: is it possible for the analyst track to make sense for someone like me who has spent my first few years post undergrad working within accounting? I have relevant experience that would probably fall more under monitoring portfolio companies, but I have had an internship during undergrad in PE, and I spent a good amount of time doing my CPA CPE hours within things like corporate finance, modeling, etc. Is it possible to leverage all of this and win an analyst offer with a small PE firm? I dont see myself becoming a partner in a PE firm, but I think this analyst experience would be good for a position within a corporate VC role we have in my hometown or corporate development like you mentioned. Or are these jobs usually only reserved for recent undergrads?

Thank you.

If it’s an internship, sure. If it’s a full-time role, you could move into investment management from PE, but it’s probably not the most relevant role since PE = deal execution and investment management = following companies and securities and entire portfolios.