PE BD Resources

I’ve spent much of the past 18 months speaking with PE BD professionals and then sharing insights from those conversations here on Linkedin. There's a lot of people who reach out aiming to learn more about the role and what it entails.

While I work on a longer post to cover this, I’ve compiled a list of previous posts that address some of the primary questions people often have.

Resources:

WSO: BusDev in Private Equity - Is It Worth It?

Axial: The Rise of the Deal Origination Team

Quarterly BD Report - Lay of the land on how many BD people, how many firms, and firms of what sizes.?

Primer on PE BD - Explains how there’s a lot of variance in approach to BD; profiles targeted, compensation, etc.

Junior BD Responsibilities

BD Comp Structures?

Proprietary Sourcing

Getting Buy-In from Deal Teams?- Securing support from deal teams in sourcing.

Industry experts or ‘River-guides’ - The role of industry experts in BD.

Intermediary Coverage