Lily Insley - PE Analyst - Capitol Meridian Partners
🍒 Note from Ellie: I was thrilled by Lily's enthusiasm in helping me as a recent Denison '23 graduate! She walked me through the recruitment process and timeline from her senior year, which I found incredibly helpful! I was particularly focused on hearing about her first job in the Private Fund Group, more so than her current role in PE here.
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Financial modeling.
Underwriting sources of funding.
Market research and analysis using Pitchbook.
Experience working on CRM such as GeoCloud and HubSpot.
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Comparable salary to IB.
Better work-life balance.
High in-demand: Private equity firms and general partners (GPs) raise funds from pensions, endowments, family offices, etc., to invest.
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Keep options open to various sectors within the financial industry.
Networking is the biggest asset in the job search.
Utilize Linkedin to find potential contacts.
Proactive outreach: send texts/ emails to people working at the firm to ask for their experiences, reach out to HR/ hiring managers to ask for a chance of consideration.
Always ask for more connections at the end of the networking call.
