Ex-PE/IB folks - what skillsets do you wish you developed more in finance?

by a searcher from The Ohio State University - Max M. Fisher College of Business

2 years ago

For the current searchers and operators that worked in PE,  what of the typical PE/IB skillsets do you wish you honed in on more during your time in finance? What files would love to refresh on/have access to again or wish you paid more attention to?

I am currently working at ops focused PE firm but not sure if I want to stay in finance full time but want to make sure I make the most of it. Luckily my firm is pretty operations and process focused at the fund level so I'm not just a LBO monkey (I'm a PPT monkey too!). Looking to maximize my time in PE while considering other more entrepreneurial options. 

Thank you

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searcher from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Campus

Interested

2 years ago | like reply | 0 likes

intermediary from Ryerson University - Ted Rogers School of Management

Coming from a IB perspective, one of the primary skills many people lack is controlling the "tone" and style of their communication and adjusting to the seller's level of knowledge and comfort, For most, they are nervous, feel exposed to people coming into their "home" and so that requires a softer touch in certain areas to really win a sellers trust when selling yourself on the buy-side.

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