David was commissioned by the Department for Business (BIS) to take an in-depth look at employee engagement and report on its potential benefits for organisations and employees. He co-authored the MacLeod Report, Engaging for Success and is Chair of the Government sponsored, employer led Task Force on Employee Engagement launched by the Prime Minister at Number 10 in March 2011. He is also a visiting Professor of the Cass Business School and co-author of The Extra Mile. 

 

David is in high demand as an expert and passionate speaker on this topic and we were extremely fortunate that he was able to fit a session at our Breakfast Workshop into his amazingly hectic schedule. You will find numerous internet references and you tube videos related to him and his work. 

David answered the question ‘What is Employee Engagement and why does it matter?’.  He outlined the evidence for enhanced business performance, showed how it could be measured and outlined the four enablers which successful organisations use to improve and maintain engagement.

If you are an HR professional in private equity and would be interested in attending any future events, please contact Leonie on events@perecruit.com.

Gail McManus and Oliver Gilkes had another successful visit to Abu Dhabi last week.

The Middle East continues to be an active recruitment market attracting candidates from all over the world, building strong reputations within the PE market in particular for Arabic speakers.

PER has a wonderful pool of candidates in the Middle East so if you are interested in recruiting in this area or returning to the area as an experienced private equity professional, please contact Oliver Gilkes on oliver.gilkes@perecruit.com or give him a call on +44 (0)20 7747 7880.

Victoria Thompson and Adelin Choy recently returned from a successful trip to Asia meeting clients and candidates before they move to Hong Kong permanently later this year.  It is an exciting and growing market with China and South East Asia seeing a strong increase in activity. Their time was split between Hong Kong and China and has helped significantly improve their network in Asia.

If you are interested in recruiting in Asia or are looking to move as an associate or an experienced private equity professional, please contact Victoria Thompson on victoria.thompson@perecruit.com

We’ve recently had an interesting fact-finding trip to Warsaw to meet a number of active local PE firms and a handful of strong candidates.

It’s easy to forget that the whole market economy in Poland is less than 25 years old, so the private equity industry remains still very much a young business. A number of founder-entrepreneurs are approaching the point where they wish to sell their businesses to LBOs but many still plan to run them for some years to come and will only contemplate bringing in minority PE investors for growth capital. This makes the quality of interpersonal relationships all the more significant (if you are selling out completely you may be less concerned about the new owner than if you are formally partnering with them), and drives a more old fashioned, but possibly fundamentally more sophisticated longer term origination model, based around getting to know owners over a period of time, outside a formal auction process. This requires patience and emotional intelligence, not just raw financial analysis. It also usually needs to be led by local investors, so there is understandably a clear preference to develop Polish-nationals in investment teams.

The economy itself is somewhat volatile, with current gdp growth estimates ranging from 0 to 2,5% (up and down quarter to quarter) but over the medium term its growth profile still looks favourable relative to many of the Western European markets, driven fundamentally by a strong export culture, if not by consistently robust domestic demand, and with a population approaching 40m this clearly has a lot of critical mass.

Fundraising is a hot topic here, as elsewhere. Structurally, Polish pension funds and institutions are not permitted to invest in PE, so all funds have to be raised from foreign investors. Many are drawn by the growth characteristics of a ‘near’ emerging market, and a better combination of entry pricing and operational upside. However, Polish funds have also undoubtedly suffered the contamination of the Euro effect, with many US institutional investors in particular avoiding exposure to the wider Euro-area. Several of the leading domestic and CEE funds are going to market simultaneously, chasing the same LPs and clearly not all will hit their targets. A number of other funds are sitting on their hands, watching anxiously and waiting for the crowd to disperse before launching their own PPMs once the dust has settled. Interestingly, in such a young market, the general trend is to wish other competitors well in their fundraising to build confidence and scale in the overall market, rather than exploit each other’s short term weakness.

The Polish PE market is still developing. Perhaps some of the larger transactions are being driven by advisers and investors from outside the country, but the domestic firms and advisers are independently building strong and distinctive reputations and look well placed to become a truly significant part of the overall European market.  PER is fast building a strong pool of junior and mid level candidates within Poland and would be pleased to discuss this in more detail with any firms wishing to build their local teams, please contact Rupert Bell on rupert.bell@perecruit.com

Thanks to everyone who has responded to our Q&A survey, we are very grateful.  We've taken notice of your feedback and now you can reach our consultants at any time as well as at the dedicated Q&A hours. You can also post a question on our advice forum where other industry professionals would be able to answer it.

Some of the comments people made :

“Good response, relevant and timely. Most other consultants can take days or never get back to you if your details do not interest them”

“The consultants actually provide helpful career advice. Most recruitment firms don't talk to candidates unless they are on a shortlist”

“The interest taken by the consultant was very personalised and really made an impact”

We recently invited you to play our “addictive” Christmas Tree Light Up Game and submit your highest score. The responses were incredible and we know you’ve been waiting to find out who has won the bottle of champagne. 

After a fierce competition, we’re delighted to announce that the winner with a spectacular score of 45,300 points is Henryk Kazimierczak. 

Congratulations to Henryk, his bottle of champagne is on its way and thank you all for taking part. We hope you’ve had a great start to 2013 and wish you a prosperous year. 

PER are pleased to announce the launch of our latest training product, a 1.5 hour mock interview with Gail McManus, former private equity investor and head of PER, to help you prepare for the interview process and increase your chances of securing a new role in private equity.

The private equity mock interview will cover: 

As well as covering the points above the session also includes filming and reviewing your own mock interview.

For more information please visit our careers centre - http://www.pecareerscentre.com/products.htm#mi

We are delighted to say that 2012 was again a busy year for PER, we hope that 2013 will be just as good.  We placed over 130 candidates in new roles last year and we are hoping to top that level again in 2013, these ranged from Analysts to Investment Directors and Partners across Europe, Middle East, Asia and Latin America.

We are positive for 2013 and start the year with nearly 20 new roles with some exciting new clients and existing clients.

So we look forward to working with you in 2013 and may it be a prosperous one for you all.

This month Gail has spent the day with the MBA classes at IESE’s Barcelona campus and revisited Cambridge Judge Business School for a second time this year. With a presentation about how to get a job in private equity as well as one to one meetings to evaluate and strengthen students’ CVs, the benefit of Gail’s extensive experience coupled with her direct approach is immediate and far reaching. Students leave with practical advice on improving the clarity of their CVs and their interview technique, as well as a clear focus on their route to matching their skills to the right firm and interviewing successfully. 

Gail McManus and Oliver Gilkes had a successful trip to the Middle East last week and met a number of clients in Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

 

The Middle East continues to be an active recruitment market attracting candidates from all over the world, with some reinvigoration of the Dubai market for private equity in particular for Arabic speakers.

Jeff Grout ran a highly entertaining workshop recalling some great sporting moments and describing the leadership behind the drama.

External speaker Jeff is listed in the top 100 Business Speakers in Britain.  His consulting clients include firms like Deloitte and Morgan Stanley through to the Football Association and Saracens RFC.  He was business manager to Sir Clive Woodward and worked with former England rugby captain Martin Johnson amongst others.

Jeff likes sport, his business coaching focuses on building high performance teams and he brings parallels from the sporting world to business. Having worked with or interviewed countless successful sporting as well as business leaders, Jeff has a great sense of what it takes to succeed. http://www.jeffgrout.com/index.php.

If you are an HR professional in private equity and would be interested in attending any future events, please contact Leonie on events@perecruit.com.

Our latest post on the PER Blog shows the first video in our autumn series.  

In it Gail McManus discusses the latest trends in private equity mid market compensation over the last 12 months and the two key changes that she's noticed.

 

Jeff Grout ran a highly entertaining workshop recalling some great sporting moments and describing the leadership behind the drama.

External speaker Jeff is listed in the top 100 Business Speakers in Britain.  His consulting clients include firms like Deloitte and Morgan Stanley through to the Football Association and Saracens RFC.  He was business manager to Sir Clive Woodward and worked with former England rugby captain Martin Johnson amongst others.

Jeff likes sport, his business coaching focuses on building high performance teams and he brings parallels from the sporting world to business. Having worked with or interviewed countless successful sporting as well as business leaders, Jeff has a great sense of what it takes to succeed. http://www.jeffgrout.com/index.php.

If you are an HR professional in private equity and would be interested in attending any future events, please contact Leonie on events@perecruit.com.

PER are pleased to have recently sponsored the Unquote DACH Private Equity Congress in Munich.  

The event brought together a range of speakers and delegates from both LP and GP communities and stimulated a wide range of key issues from fund raising to deal flow analysis and an open book discussion about returns expectations in this environment. The conference was followed by a cocktail reception, hosted by PER, allowing further discussion and networking.

PER’s Munich team has now been active for over two years and in that time has built a strong network across the PE / VC industry in the DACH region. We are delighted to have successfully placed people at firms of all sizes, at senior and junior levels. PER are increasingly being seen as a source of real industry knowledge, and a key network for both clients and candidates alike. 

If you are interested in recruiting in Germany or working in Germany as an associate or experienced private equity professional, please contact Rupert Bell on rupert.bell@perecruit.com or call him on +49 (0) 89 4111 84000.

PER’s Business School Workshop programme is highly successful and we’d be delighted to discuss running something similar at your business school.  For more details, visit our careers page or contact leonie.wilson@perecruit.com who can coordinate your specific requirements. 

PER are delighted to be sponsoring Asia’s Seventh Annual SuperReturn Private Equity Conference in Hong Kong.  

SuperReturn Asia is Asia’s leading Private Equity Event which brings together 800 LPs and GPs across four days. 

We are thrilled to be opening our Asian office in Hong Kong in January and after six months of building our Mandarin and/or Cantonese speaking candidate pool have a very strong network across Private Equity, Investment Banking, Strategy Consulting and Professional Services firms. 

PER is excited to be part of such a dynamic and growing Private Equity market in Asia and are delighted to be already part of building teams with both multinational private equity funds and sector focused RMB funds

PER has become a regular fixture on the Trek where Gail McManus runs an early morning workshop focusing on how to get a job in private equity. 

PER were delighted to sponsor the Seventh Annual Private Equity Conference for Mexico, a meeting organized by the local industry association, Asociación Mexicana de Capital Privado (AMEXCAP).  The conference, with close to 400 participants, brought together the leaders of both national and international LPs, private equity, venture capital and fund of funds. 

The Mexico based PER team, led by Victoria Hyde, had a chance to meet with potential and existing investors in Mexico. Given Victoria’s expertise and experience of having worked for six years at PER’s headquarters in London, the conference provided the perfect setting for Victoria to present new business opportunities to international LPs by introducing them to Local GPs and pension funds, the Afores.  PER’s sponsorship of the AMEXCAP conference also offered an opportunity to expand PER’s broad network among candidates working in or interested in pursuing a career with PE. 

PER is excited about being part of the dynamic and growing PE market in Mexico. Driven by recent regulatory changes allowing Afores to invest in PE - along with a growing internal market with a healthy appetite for goods and services in diverse sectors including  health, education, IT, real estate, infrastructure  and the FMCG - PE funds are poised to take advantage of the promising investment climate. PER offers firsthand experience and knowledge to many PE funds in recruiting and developing the talent necessary to seize opportunities in Mexico. 

If you are interested in recruiting in Asia or returning to the area as an associate or experienced private equity professional, please contact Victoria Thompson on victoria.thompson@perecruit.com or call her on +44 (0)20 7747 7874

On Friday 30th March Gail McManus was delighted to welcome 12 members of INSEAD’s Private Equity Club to our office as part of their Spring 2012 London Trek.

The MBA students took the opportunity to introduce themselves, discover more about the UK & European market place, and discuss the types of job that are of interest to them upon graduation.

Gail presented a brief workshop covering the psychology behind recruitment processes and how to sell yourself successfully. In this workshop Gail also outlined how to match your own individual skills to the right firm for an increased chance of success, and top tips on how to illustrate these skills.

PER’s Business School Workshop programme is highly successful and we’d be delighted to discuss running something similar at your business school.  For more details, visit our careers page or contact leonie.wilson@perecruit.com who can coordinate your specific requirements. 

PER were delighted to sponsor the New Energy Awards 2012 on Thursday 29th March at London’s Science Museum. 

 

The New Energy Awards recognise and reward only the best individuals and companies committed to alternative sources of energy. They showcase the most remarkable companies, whose ground-breaking innovations are sure to become the museum exhibits of tomorrow.

Gail McManus was very pleased to sponsor and present the Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the winner was Chris Farrell, Managing Director of energy saving technology supplier Zenex. 

Mr Farrell said: "I am honoured to receive this Award and delighted that Zenex's achievements have been recognised. It is also a fantastic accolade for British innovation. Adopting low carbon heat technologies... are vital for decarbonisation and the long-term energy future of the UK. Moreover, it is technologies like ours that will help the Government deliver their new Heat Strategy and drive for maximum energy efficiency."

We had a fantastic turn out for our most recent breakfast workshop. The title ‘Deadly Sins’ Of Leaders In Private Equity - And How To Manage Them attracted a great deal of interest from members of the Private Equity community.

David Cooper and Robin Hindle Fisher of Praesta Partners LLP held our collective attention with a very apposite description of how the greatest strengths of successful private equity professionals often contribute to their biggest challenges in leading and motivating others.

David and Robin’s expert knowledge in this field is underpinned by valuable experience gained in senior level positions and world class coaching training. Their presentation was upbeat and insightful, opening the floor to lively debate and extensive discussion.

We will soon be publishing a report of the event, if you're a private equity professional and would be interested in attending future events, please contact Leonie on events@perecruit.com. 

With PER teams now in Bogota and Mexico City, we are committed to supporting the growth and development of the nascent private equity sector in Latin America.  We have successfully developed our product range to support the search for industry professionals for private equity investee business as well as for private equity professionals. We have a great research team with deep understanding of the local markets.  

Gail McManus has been supporting the growth of the sector by addressing a programme for private equity professionals at IPADE, Mexico’s leading business school.  Talking to more than 50 leading Mexican private equity professionals, Gail talked about the key criteria for building a successful private equity fund in terms of its organisational infrastructure, people, hierarchy, rewards and retention schemes. 

Click here to read more on the latest developments in the private equity market in Latin America.     

Private Equity Recruitment are pleased to announce that Gail McManus Managing Director of Private Equity Recruitment and former senior private equity investor will be running a workshop at our Munich office on ‘How to get a job in private equity’ on Monday 19th March from 12.30 - 1.45pm.

The workshops are only held in Germany a couple of times a year with limited places and cost €100.

For more information and to secure your place now please click here, or copy and paste the link below into your browser http://www.pecareerscentre.com/products.htm#ws 

We also saw mid-market private equity interest in big four lead advisors and financial due diligence managers throughout the year and we had a sense of improving quality from these backgrounds.

Click here to read the full article 

We have successfully rolled out a new programme for business schools and MBA programmes including a workshop and individual coaching for students seeking roles in private equity.  

Recent feedback includes:  

     “Extremely useful for interviews and CV preparation.” 

     “The presentation was amazing.” 

     “A focus on practical advice not just big picture strategy.”

For more details on running something similar at your business school, visit our careers page or contact leonie.wilson@perecruit.com who can coordinate your specific requirements.

PER’s team led by Victoria Hyde is keeping busy with mandates and Gail McManus spent time with the Mexican Private Equity Association, AMEXCAP as well as at the leading business school, IPADE, helping industry leaders think about how they recruit, retain and reward team members in this expanding sector.

PER continued to sponsor the Private Equity Foundation’s Day of Engagement on 11th October 2011 and it was a huge success.  150 volunteers from 12 different private equity firms went to a community centre in Stratford and transformed the outside area into a haven for children and young people.  

PER were proud to support the PEF, the disadvantaged children and the young people they work with by supplying the sweatshirts.  It was lovely weather, but slightly chilly so there was a sea of PER black sweatshirts. 

For more information on the challenge or to support PEF, please visit: www.privateequityfoundation.org 

‘Recent research has shown that only 44% of CEOs deliver returns of two times or more to their private equity backers. Our breakfast workshop focused on identifying the characteristics of success.’ 

Dr Sabine Dembkowski, an international executive coach and co-author of ‘7 Steps to Effective Executive Coaching’ put together a highly practical session on the distinguishing characteristics of successful CEOs in private equity backed businesses. Using research by Professor Steven Kaplan at Chicago Booth School of Business, Sabine was able to show the worrying results that only 44% of CEOs deliver returns of two times or more to their private equity backers. Kaplan and his team identified 14 characteristics that the high performers displayed.  Sabine was able to show us how to identify these characteristics in the CEOs through a mix of competency based questions, 360% feedback and psychometric profiling. The result was a highly pragmatic guide that private equity professionals can use in due diligence on their management teams.  To receive a free copy of this guide, email us at info@perecruit.com.

PER were delighted to sponsor the Investor Allstars Venture Capital Awards 2011 on Thursday 22nd September at London’s Natural History Museum. 

 

Investor AllStars is one of the most important events in the venture capital community, recognising the leading investors and risk-takers and have been labelled the ‘Oscars’ for venture capital.

Gail McManus was very pleased to sponsor and present the VC Personality of the Year, the winner was Niklas Zennström, CEO and Founding Partner, Atomico Ventures and the award was collected by Mattias Ljungman, Partner, Atomico Ventures.

We are delighted to announce that Campbell Lutyens has hired Katarina Kramplova as an Executive. Katarina will play an important role in their leading Secondaries teams.

PER wishes Katarina all the best and looks forward to hearing all about the exciting transactions that she will be involved in as a part of Campbell Lutyens.

We were delighted to take part in the Altius Art Exhibition on Thursday 9th June, Artwork donations were made in the form of framed paintings, photographs and sculptures. 

We were thrilled with the piece of art that we came back with, the work is by Clemens Koob.

PER LatAm is actively recruiting for the developing Mexican private equity market. 

 

If you are interested in recruiting in Mexico or returning to Mexico as an associate or experienced private equity professional, please contact Victoria Hyde on victoria.hyde@perecruit.com or call her on +52 (55) 5540 6600

PER are delighted to announce that we recently received a certificate of recognition for the Investors in People Standard. We are very proud to have held this important award since 2005.

 

“Such excellent feedback demonstrated that managers were effective in leading and developing people and re-enforce why PER deserved to be recognised as one of the best organisations in the country through its achievement of the Investors in People Standard.  PER’S core values were clear and to the point.”   Investors in People Assessor

 

This is a fantastic achievement for us, as a leading Private Equity Recruitment Consultancy and shows our ongoing dedication to people and commitment to continuous business improvement. 

We are always keen to talk to aspiring recruiters, look at our current vacancies for more details.

 

On Friday 20th May Gail McManus was a speaker on the "Careers in Private Equity’’ panel for the 10th annual Private Equity Conference at INSEAD’s Fontainebleau campus.

The INSEAD Private Equity Club has held the Private Equity Conference annually since 2002. The event has become Europe’s largest student-organised private equity gathering and has evolved into an exceptional forum for discussion of the latest industry developments within the setting of a collegial campus environment.

With 40+ panelists, 150 ~ 200 industry participants, 150+ students and keynote speakers from some of the most prestigious names in the industry, it was an insightful day full of varied input and thought provoking discussions.

For further details on the conference, please see the IPEC Conference Website 

PER's Gail McManus visited the International University of Monaco last week to present to students on "How To Get a Job In Private Equity".  

 

They really enjoyed Gail's presentation, this was some of the feedback we received from the students: 

 

“Gail is a great lecturer, she came across with practical examples and situations that made her lecture lively and really inspirational“ ...

 

“Lively, hands–on, focused on the PE recruitment, I learnt a lot,  and I hope that I could have in mind all Gail’s tips/ hints and examples during my next interviews“ ...

 

“I liked Gail‘s straightforward approach, thanks to her, I understood that a career in PE is not for me!“ ...

 

“It is nice to hear that PE is based on common sense and rigor – I would like to practice the case studies / modeling skills exercises, in order to be better prepared" 

PER were delighted to sponsor the Private Equity Awards 2011 on Wednesday 13th April at The London Hilton on Park Lane. 

 

The Private Equity Awards recognise the very best achievements of individuals and firms working within venture capital and private equity. Presented by Real Deals, these annual awards are the ultimate accolade for the industry's dealmakers and advisers.

Gail McManus was very proud to sponsor and present the Hall of Fame: Lifetime Achievement Award, the winner was Javier Echarri, Managing Partner at GED Capital.

 

The first quarter of 2011 is off to a fabulous start for us, it has been our highest placing quarter with 38 candidates starting new roles within private equity. These include eighteen analysts and associates, ten experienced private equity professionals and four people into fund raising roles.  

We’re continuing to see growth in the level of activity in the market and we hope this will continue.

On Tuesday we hosted our latest HR Breakfast Workshop. This quarter we discussed how the Revised FSA Remuneration Code will affect pay and bonuses within private equity, both from a recruiting perspective but also compensating existing staff. 

We invited Tim Wright, a Director at PriceWaterhouse Coopers, to speak at this event. Tim is an expert on compensation issues related to the asset management industry.

 

Although on the face of it, the subject is quite dry, Tim gave a fascinating and challenging account of the issues that could face private equity over the next year or two with regard to disclosure of remuneration to the FSA. Tim did a great job of shedding some light on what is clearly a very complex issue.

PER also took the opportunity to give an update on banking Associate pay including first quarter bonus payments, base salary increases and numbers of bankers in each year group across the main banks, this is always a topic of high interest.

If you are an HR professional in private equity and would be interested in attending future events, please contact Leonie on events@perecruit.com 

Once again you’ll have the chance to put your money where your mouth is and predict the outcome of some of 2011’s leading economic and private equity indicators whilst supporting the Private Equity Foundation, PEF.

Make an online donation to the Foundation through our justgiving.com page and open up the Private Equity Recruitment 2011 Crystal Ball Charity Quiz. 

 

Donations can be made anonymously from as little as £5 and all of your donations will go to PEF to help young people not in education, employment or training reach their full potential.

The winner of our 2010 Crystal Ball Charity Quiz is Laura Dillon who snatched the lead from our interim winner Allan Beattie at Company Guides Venture Partners.  Laura has scored the highest on our quiz and has won a £100 voucher for lunch at a restaurant of her choice.

 

The quiz will give you the opportunity to test your own forecasting ability on some of 2011’s greatest events. We’ll announce the winner on 31st January 2012 and they’ll receive a £100 voucher for lunch at a restaurant of their choice. 

Here’s a sample of the quiz questions

 

• What will the Eurozone base rate be on 30th December 2011? 

• Who will win the US Open Golf Championship? 

• What will the size of the largest reported buy-out in Europe during 2011 be?

• Which country will win Eurovision in 2011?

Once you’ve made your donation through our justgiving.com page you’ll be given a link to our Crystal Ball Quiz.

Entries will close on 13th May 2011 and an interim winner will be announced on 19th August 2011and will receive a bottle of champagne.

** The Private Equity Foundation (PEF) is a leading venture philanthropy fund which works with carefully selected charities to empower young people to reach their full potential.  Its investments address the NEET (young people not in education, employment or training) issue and include not just money but also pro bono expertise from the private equity community.

Gail McManus and Oliver Gilkes recently visited Doha, the capital of Qatar, and Abu Dhabi in order to meet a number of exciting, growing clients in the region. 

The Middle East continues to be a priority for PER. It is an exciting time for both economies as they continue to grow both economically and in diversity.

 

Qatar’s economic growth has been particularly strong. Their nominal GDP, estimated to be $128 billion in 2010, grew by 15.9% in 2010. Qatar's 2007 per capita GDP was $67,000, and is projected to soon be the highest in the world. The Qatari Government's strategy is to utilise its wealth to generate more wealth by diversifying the economic base of the country beyond hydrocarbons.

The Abu Dhabi economy also continues to grow. Abu Dhabi is currently developing a major new cultural district on Saadiyat Island (an island 500 metres off the Abu Dhabi mainland), including The Louvre Abu Dhabi art gallery. This will further strengthen Abu Dhabi’s attractiveness as a place to both live and work. 

PER were delighted to attend as sponsors the Rosenblatt New Energy Awards on Thursday 24th February.  It is the second year we’ve been involved with the awards and are proud to sponsor such a prestigious event.  The attendees are a healthy mix of private equity/venture capital professionals, advisors, utility/retail companies and sme’s.

Platina won the investor of the year award, and our very own Charlie Hunt is pictured below presenting the advisory firm of the year award to Easy MCS.

There have been exciting developments with the Business Growth Fund this month with the appointment of Stephen Welton as CEO and Sir Nigel Rudd as Chairman.

The fund is starting to take shape now and has it's sights firmly set on a launch date of the 14th April. A temporary website is now up and running and we'd encourage you to take a look at it www.businessgrowthfund.co.uk.

We'll have more news on the fund in the months ahead.

We are delighted to say that 2010 was a busy year for PER and 2011 has started well. We had more than 100 of our candidates start in new jobs with our clients last year, from Analyst to Partner and from Cleantech to Investor Relations, which is an upcoming part of the business. And this year has started equally well with another eighteen taking up their posts in the New Year.

Our placement split by level has remained consistent with analyst and associates entering into private equity for the first time representing about 60% of our placements and the balance splitting roughly equally between mid level and senior hires. 

We are optimistic for 2011 and start the year with over 20 new roles and a strong pipeline of searches and great client relationships in place.

So a super 2010 and a good start to 2011. Long may it continue. 

 

We run early morning interactive workshops for a limited number of people on how to get a job in private equity. Following the success of our previous workshop in Germany, we will be running the next one in Munich on Tuesday 15th February. 

There are now only a few places available so please book soon.

For more information and to book your place on this workshop, please go to our Private Equity Careers Centre website.