Private Equity, Venture Capital & Alternative Investments
2. Job landscape for this Career Area (“where”)
Where do Private Equity, Venture Capital & Alternative Investments professionals work?
Departments & Teams
Portfolio Management
Team within department
- Company management team
- Investment team
- Business development team
Environmental, Social and Governance
Team within department
- ESG integration team
Fundraising and Investor Relations
Team within department
- Investor relations team
- Fundraising team
Startup Acceleration Support
Team within department
- Accelerator program management team
Hedge Funds
Team within department
- Portfolio management team
- Quantitative analysis team
- Risk management team
Real Estate Investment
Team within department
- Real estate analysis team
- Asset management team
PROFESSIONAL FIRMS
Private Equity Firms
- The Blackstone Group
- KKR
- Carlyle Group
- TPG Capital
- Bain Capital
- Apollo Global Management
Venture Capital
- Sequoia Capital
- Andreessen Horowitz
- Accel Partners
- GV
- Kleiner Perkins,
Alternate Investments
- Bridgewater Associates
- Citadel
- AQR Capital Management
- PIMCO
- Two Sigma
Sectors
As a finance professional, you could work in a finance-related department in any sector. However, the sectors highlighted below tend to recruit private equity, venture capital and alternative investments professionals—and companies in these sectors may even have a large group or an entire department dedicated to the field.
SECTOR
IMPORTANCE
- Private Equity: Technology
Mid
- Healthcare
Mid
- Consumer Goods & Retail
Mid
- Financial Services
High
- Energy & Infrastructure
High
- Real Estate
High
- Venture Capital: Tech Startups
Mid
- Healthcare Innovation
Mid
- Consumer Tech
Mid
- Fintech
Mid
- Cleantech and Sustainability
Mid
- Alternative Investments: Hedge Funds
Mid
- Private Debt
High
- Real Assets
High
- Commodities
Mid
- Private Credit
High
CONSULTING
IMPORTANCE
- Due diligence valuation
Mid
- Deal structuring and transaction support
High
- Operational improvement and value creation
Mid
- Portfolio management and optimization
Mid
- Market and industry analysis
High
- Exit strategy and transaction execution
High
- Risk management and compliance
Mid
- Financial modeling and analysis
High
- ESG Consulting
Mid