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Is Private Equity Past Its Prime? What the Blue Owl Situation Reveals About Private Markets

Is Private Equity Past Its Prime? What the Blue Owl Situation Reveals About Private Markets

by meridith dennes | Feb 22, 2026 | Buy Side, Exit Opportunities, Lateral Recruiting

Private equity owns a record 13,000 U.S. businesses. But it’s sitting on 31,000 companies valued at $3.7 trillion that it hasn’t yet been able to exit. For two decades, private equity delivered on its core promise: taking illiquid risk in exchange for...
When Private Equity Isn’t What You Thought It Would Be: Alternative Paths for Investment Banking Analysts

When Private Equity Isn’t What You Thought It Would Be: Alternative Paths for Investment Banking Analysts

by meridith dennes | Feb 1, 2026 | Buy Side, Exit Opportunities, Lateral Recruiting

You didn’t sacrifice two years in banking just to be disappointed. Here’s what nobody tells you about PE—and the alternative paths that might actually get you where you want to go. The Unspoken Truth About Private Equity You did everything right. You...
Do Tiers Really Matter in Investment Banking? It Depends.

Do Tiers Really Matter in Investment Banking? It Depends.

by meridith dennes | Dec 27, 2025 | Exit Opportunities, Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, Summer Internships

The tier obsession is one of the most pervasive—and least examined—features of investment banking culture. Walk into any campus recruiting event, scroll any finance forum, or listen to any group of analysts grabbing drinks after a pitch, and you’ll hear the same...
Lazard Won’t Follow the Pack on Analyst Retention Policies

Lazard Won’t Follow the Pack on Analyst Retention Policies

by meridith dennes | Jul 27, 2025 | Buy Side, Exit Opportunities, Interviewing

While Wall Street banks rush to implement new policies to prevent analysts from jumping to private equity, Lazard Inc. is taking a different path: they’re simply not going to. CEO Peter Orszag made the comments during the firm’s Q2 earnings call, where he...
Goldman Sachs Escalates War on Private Equity Recruiting

Goldman Sachs Escalates War on Private Equity Recruiting

by meridith dennes | Jul 9, 2025 | Buy Side, Exit Opportunities, Lateral Recruiting

Bottom Line Up Front: Goldman Sachs has deployed the nuclear option in Wall Street’s war against private equity’s aggressive recruiting practices. The investment banking giant now requires new analysts to certify every three months that they haven’t...
The Rise of Wall Street South

The Rise of Wall Street South

by meridith dennes | Apr 28, 2025 | Buy Side, Campus Recruiting, Exit Opportunities, Lateral Recruiting, Summer Internships

The Rise of a New Financial Hub South Florida has transformed dramatically in recent years, earning the nickname “Wall Street South” as financial powerhouses migrate from New York to Miami, Palm Beach, and surrounding areas. What began as a trickle of...
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