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How to Start a Private Equity Firm – and Why You Probably Shouldn’t

Brian DeChesare

The most common backgrounds for starting a private equity firm include: VPs or Principals at existing upper-middle-market (UMM) or mega-fund (MF) firms who are good at their jobs but disenchanted with the fund economics or promotion opportunities. And everyone would earn below-market compensation (e.g., Maybe ~2 VPs or Principals.