Description

Jay Thakkar is focused on M&A and Strategy at Curo Pet Care, a family-owned veterinary services company based in San Francisco with operations in the Bay Area, Pacific Northwest, and Rocky Mountains.

Before joining Curo, Jay previously worked as an investment banking analyst at Merrill Lynch. He worked as an Infrastructure & Real Assets Associate at Pantheon Ventures. Following that, he joined Platinum Equity as a Private Equity Associate and got promoted to Senior Associate.

Jay received a B.B.A. in Business Honors from Texas McCombs School of Business.

The moderator is our very own Rohit Malrani, Co-Founder of OfficeHours and formerly SourceScrub and Battery Ventures.

This episode covers topics such as:

• Day in the Life
• How did you make the transition from IB to PE then Corp. Dev.?
• Why did you choose Curo? What attracted you to Curo compared to others?
• How was your time with prior institutions before entering the veterinary industry?
• Market Analysis — what are you seeing in the market when it comes to comparable transactions/assets?
• What's your recommended advice for anyone looking to break into IB, PE, or Corp. Dev?

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