For PE Recruiting
On-cycle moves fast. Your resume needs to pass headhunter screens and showcase deal experience that makes PE firms want to interview you.
On-cycle recruiting can move from first call to offer in 48 hours. Your resume needs to be ready before headhunters reach out.
Megafunds
Blackstone, KKR, Carlyle, Apollo, TPG, Warburg Pincus
Upper Middle Market
Advent, Hellman & Friedman, Leonard Green, Silver Lake
Middle Market
Summit, TA Associates, GTCR, Audax
Growth Equity
General Atlantic, TCV, Insight Partners
PE firms care about your live deal experience. Every transaction needs to be positioned to show your contribution, the complexity you handled, and what you learned.
For on-cycle recruiting, headhunters review your resume before any PE firm sees it. You need to pass their filter to even get in the process.
PE resumes need to signal technical competence, LBO modeling, due diligence, portfolio company work. Your bullets should demonstrate you can do the job from day one.
Beyond execution, PE firms want to see evidence of investment thinking. How you describe your deal work should hint at your analytical judgment.
Your deal experience is your calling card. Here's how we rewrite generic descriptions.
M&A Sell-Side Experience
Worked on sell-side M&A transaction for industrial company
Executed sell-side M&A for $180M revenue industrial services company; built buyer universe of 45 strategic and financial sponsors, managed 12 management presentations, negotiated final terms resulting in 9.5x EBITDA exit
Leveraged Buyout Deal
Supported LBO financing for sponsor acquisition
Structured $320M LBO financing (5.5x leverage) for PE-backed acquisition of healthcare IT platform; modeled 15 debt scenarios across senior, unitranche, and mezzanine structures to optimize sponsor returns
Restructuring Experience
Worked on restructuring engagement for distressed company
Led financial analysis for Chapter 11 restructuring of $500M revenue retailer; built 13-week cash flow model, negotiated DIP terms with lender group, supported confirmation of plan achieving 85% creditor recovery
Ethan's example shows how commercial diligence, market analysis, and operating work become an underwriting narrative instead of a list of consulting tasks.
Strategy consulting to private equity
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Is your resume ready for when headhunters call? We ensure you check every box.
"They basically rewrote how I talked about my deal experience. I was listing tasks, they turned it all into outcomes and impact. Got three headhunter emails in the first month after sending the new version out."
Alex R. · BB Analyst → UMM PE
Verified"Didn't realize how generic my deal bullets were until I saw the markup. The feedback was really specific, not just 'quantify more' but actually showing me what strong PE-oriented bullets look like. Took a bit to implement everything but the result was solid."
Sarah T. · EB Analyst, Class of 2024
VerifiedFor PE recruiting, we recommend the full rewrite. Deal positioning is too important to leave to chance.
Detailed feedback on deal descriptions and positioning
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Complete reconstruction with optimized deal positioning
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