Rufus Rivers, the managing director and co-head of mezzanine investing at The Carlyle Group, is evaluating two employment offer he lately received. One came from RLJ Equity Partners, a private equity firm headquartered in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. The other came via Glocap Search, a New York-based executive search firm specializing in placing top private equity executives in highest venture capital roles.
The Glocap recruiter had advised Rivers that he was chosen as the leading nominee for a position with an established Boston-area venture capital firm that had several exciting investment prospects. In the next day or two, Rivers must consider his personal and professional interests and make a decision: Should he go to Washington, visit Boston, or stay put-and on what terms?
Rufus Rivers and Career Choices in Private Equity and Venture Capital Finance case study solution
PUBLICATION DATE: October 01, 2010 PRODUCT #: KEL504-HCB-ENG
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