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Some types of private equity are easier to understand than others.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>GEOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Some private equity firms build expertise in one or two geographical regions and then focus only there. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heliosinvestment.com\/\">Helios<\/a> invests in Africa; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thexandergroup.com\/\">Xander<\/a> in India; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcpartners.com\/?sc_lang=en\">BC Partners<\/a> now spends a lot of time in Israel. Bigger firms will have their regional groups. For example,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.baincapitalprivateequity.com\/about\/regions\/asia-pacific\/office-contacts\">Bain Capital<\/a> has really focused on Asia with multiple offices across the region.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants who have deep knowledge of a particular region &#8212; maybe they were born or grew up there so speak a local language and understand the cultural nuances &#8212; are very credible when the say they want to go into private equity in that region.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>INDUSTRY FOCUS<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>There are the boutique firms that are very strict in terms of what verticals they invest in. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abry.com\/\">ABRY Partners<\/a> only invest in media and communications; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdcp.com\/\">Madison Dearborn<\/a> traditionally only invested in old economy companies (though that has changed); <a href=\"http:\/\/www.polarispartners.com\/\">Polaris<\/a> generally focuses on health care.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously, other bigger firms have created groups to focus on only one industry. It was considered something of a validation of the industry when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpcb.com\/teams\/green-growth-fund\">Kleiner Perkins<\/a> created a group just to focus on green investments.<\/p>\n<p>MBA applicants who have education and\/or work experience in a specific industry, would do well by identifying which PE firms may be looking for their expertise. Newbies who join a large private equity firm will most certainly focus on only one industry<\/p>\n<h5><strong>LIFE-CYCLE OF COMPANY<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>A more sophisticated way of categorizing a PE firm is by when in the life of a company they invest. I will only address broad categories though there are sub-categories in each. 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