Pros
Opportunities for qualified personnel to take responsibility and get a promotion. Ability to learn about private equity funds, without necessarily having previous fund accounting or private equity experience. Chances to make a difference and shape the future of a new business.
Cons
Toxic workplace culture. Stressful place to work. High level of workload. Long working hours. Low level of bonuses (even if employees work hard for them). Working with colleagues that have a limited skillset. The voice of most employees is not heard by management. Many former investment banking professionals have joined the company's management, bringing with them a culture that does not belong to a small company. They run the business more like a blue chip company, not listening to their people who are sometimes suffering to hit over-ambitious targets and deadlines and are getting swamped with more and more work.