Author: Jonathan Mleczko

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My Last Week

The last week of my 2015 summer internship at BTC has almost come to an end. Unfortunately, the goal of finding a company to acquire was not achieved but I came very close.   This summer I’ve realized how long the process to acquire a company actually takes. The process is painstakingly detailed and requires…

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Responsibility

I’ve had the chance to engage in all aspects of deal flow this summer. From calls to financial modeling to saying, “sorry, we’re going to pass.” And as summer has progressed, I’ve been fortunate enough to interact with both associates and managing directors and voice my opinion on projects. I’ve gained a greater sense of…

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Staying Positive After Rejection

About midway through my internship, I have realized that private equity firms encounter quite a bit of rejection, whether it’s a big or small firm. But I feel that many times the rejections is harder to take with a smaller company such as the one I am working with this summer. As deal flow had…

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Starting to see deal flow

One of the things that I’ve looked forward to all summer has been coming to talks with a prospective company that we could acquire. Even better would be personally facilitating those talks. After looking into countless industries and sending out what has seemed like a million emails, I have been able to bring a company…

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My 2015 Summer Internship

My name is Jonathan Mleczko. I’m from Dorchester, MA and I will be a junior in Fall 2015. I am currently planning on concentrating in finance. After having a rather intensive hip surgery in the summer of 2014, I had to make the difficult decision to stop playing ice hockey for Babson. Stopping a sport…

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