KKR Investor, Goldman Sachs Distressed Credit Investing - ElevateLab.Org

Excited to bring you this week's guest, who is an investor at KKR and prior to that, was in Goldman Sachs's Distressed Credit Investing Group, and graduated from Maryland.

Range of topics covered, including Investing, his role at KKR, overview of credit investing, differences between public & private investing, deep-dive into financial analyses done, structuring deals and downside risk protection, his Wall Street career journey starting from a non-target school, how early career experiences can help, outlook for investing, outlook for careers amidst COVID-19, and much more. 

04:44 - His best career advice
07:30 - Journey into Goldman, didn't even get an interview at first
09:20 - Distressed credit investing at Goldman
11:57 - Private vs. public markets, why private investing?
14:04 - What good public investors do well?
16:36 - Private investing role at KKR
18:48 - Role as Associate / Principal at KKR
21:10 - What makes a great investor
25:10 - Types of financial modeling in investing & downside cases
29:55 - Structuring a deal: covenants, amortization, cash flow sweeps 
31:57 - Sales pitch on KKR
36:55 - Outlook & Impact of COVID
40:38 - What differentiates KKR with companies
41:52 - Advice for students entering job market & skills to build
47:10 - Interviews for KKR
49:30 - Measuring success and impact
54:00 - Rapid fire
57:47 - Deal you're proud of at KKR

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