London-based private equity firm Metric Capital Partners has opened its sixth investment office in Stockholm, Sweden to go along with its current locations in London, Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam and Munich. The PE firm is also actively looking to hire analysts and associates at its headquarters in London, according to a source close to the firm. Metric Capital has hired Lars Eriksson as an investment director to open its new Stockholm office. Previous to joining Metric Capital, Eriksson spent...

Private equity is still the place to be for junior investment bankers. Salary, bonus and, most importantly, the big bucks you can earn through carried interest are all part of the buy-side's appeal. While competition is fierce, the recent explosion of new entrants into the U.S. market has opened up more seats. Three-quarters of private equity firms plan to increase the size of their workforce in 2019, up from 61% last year, according to research firm Preqin. The remaining 25% of respondents...

A private equity firm that just closed its $1.5b inaugural fund in March has made its latest big-name hire. Ben Lyons, a former managing director at boutique investment bank Greenhill, started at Arcline Investment Management earlier this month in New York as a partner. Lyons has spent nearly the last two decades covering the industrials sector with a specialization in the chemicals industry. He’ll manage investments in chemicals and specialty materials at Arcline, founded last year by chief...

Moving from an investment bank to a fintech startup is likely more difficult than one may think. In fact, the transition is harder than it was just a few years ago. “You have to remember that fintech is no longer a shiny new object,” said Roy Cohen, career coach and author of The Wall Street Professional’s Survival Guide. The industry has matured rapidly as fintech companies continue to come and go, creating a larger supply of people with industry experience for companies to choose from....

When it comes to the buy-side, you’re bound to earn just a tad more working in private equity than at a hedge fund. You’ll also have a better chance of taking home a bigger pay package if you work in New York as opposed to London, though the geographical difference isn’t near as stark in private equity as compared to hedge funds, according to new analysis. As you can see in the first chart below, senior-level private equity professionals – people at the director level or higher – take home an...