Looking at full time recruiting for PE firms, just wanted to get an idea of the top PE firms for tech and if there's a tier list.
Am familiar with the top shops on the street, so more insight in terms of rankings of best to worst would be helpful.
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Very arbitrary and just my opinion:
T1: Thoma/Vista/SLP
T1.5: FP/TA
T2: KKR Menlo/Genstar/Hg
T3: Permira/PSG/TPG
But tbh outside of the top 5, any MF that does software (so all of them) is up there.
Where does Carlyle and WP fall within your tiers?
I left WP off because they’re mainly known for their growth investing although they still do buyout. Definitely reputable and you’re splitting hairs between WP and other firms in 1.5-2 range.
I have a friend at Carlyle doing tech and they’re definitely strong but tech isn’t their main focus/selling point. Still without a doubt a strong group with a huge platform, can’t go wrong with either one
Insight?
Only firm missing that is absolutely in Tier 1 is H&F.
TB, Vista, and H&F will be on every single software mandate on the block.
Bump - how have these tech funds done post-COVID? Which showed the best discipline when valuations were sky-high in 2021 and are now surviving the pullback as a result?
No one, lol
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