0 On Cycle 2026 0 2h
0 Undergrad to MF PE route 0 9m
+3 Vista Foundation Fund 0 1h
+3 Strong MM or UMM to GE 1 3h
+3 Anyone here work at 777? 0 8h
0 PE Pay Across Canada 1 9h
0 Manulife Financial - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1d
+6 Santander is Paradise? 2 3h
+7 VC to GE/PE (buyout)? Have IB experience 5 53m
0 Generalist PE? 1 22h
0 Need Help! Building an LBO from Scratch- Case Study (3 day timeline) 1 23h
0 Insight on Wind Point Partners (Chicago) in 2024 0 1d
+15 VP Level - when to follow up after final round 5 1d
+3 Luminate Capital 0 1d
+7 Digital Infrastructure Modeling Exam / Case Study Preparation 2 1d
+3 Fintech Payments Primers? Need to be an expert on this space ASAP 1 1d
0 Blackstone Strategic Opportunities Fund 0 1d
0 Banner Ridge 3 1d
+9 Late to the PE Recruiting Where Do I Even Start 3 7h
0 Advice for 2025 IB SA wanting to prepare for PE 3 1d
0 LevFin to PE? 0 2d
+9 How Different is PE?? 10 2h
+3 Toronto MM Infra Comp 0 2d
+3 CD&R - Principal Roles? 1 2d
0 Macquarie Infra Private Credit 0 2d
+1 2025 analyst recruiting timeline 3 2d
+9 Buyside pain points - press till it hurts 1 2d
0 Software Turnaround/Distressed Buyout Strategy? 3 1d
+12 Building a network through cold emailing... 2 2d
+13 EBITDA walkdown to cash flow for debt service 10 2d
+6 Craton Equity Partners catastrophe 2 2d
+13 Why is Blackstone so dominant? 9 8h
0 breaking into pe 1 2d
0 PE firms in NYC with the easiest model tests 4 2d
0 Degree Apprenticeships 1 2d
0 PE IR case study 2 2d
+9 Alpine Investors 2024 0 3d
+3 Top Dallas buyout PE non OG 6 1d
0 Compensation Benchmark Market Studies 1 3d
+6 Non-Control Minority Equity Investors (Not VC) 6 3d
0 UMM/MM PE SA Programs 1 3d
+10 Carlyle Secondaries (AlpInvest) - Updated Views 7 1d
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3d
+26 Easiest way to make about $2mm/y 18 14h
0 Harrison Street Real Estate LLC - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 4d
+22 To all associates coming up on the 2 year mark, how bad is it to have no deals done? 6 8h
+7 Landed IB SA 2025 offer, seeking advice on PE recruiting 1 4d
+3 Updates on Blackstone Tac Ops? 1 4d
+6 How to improve portfolio? 1 4d
0 Private Equity Firms with robust portfolio operations teams? 2 4d
+14 What do you hate the most about second round diligence? 9 1d
+10 What sucks about PE diligence? 4 4d
+21 What happens if you go for on-cycle and don’t land an offer? 23 2d
0 Hours and comp for EQT, Nordic Capital, Verdane etc. 0 4d
+25 What's Next? 4 3d
+9 Modeling test - contribution analysis 1 4d
+6 ESADE MiF, Emory MSAF, or MSQF Northeastern for IB/PE 0 4d
+4 Carry by Fund Size / Year 1 4d
+9 PE Lateral 5 3d
+47 Everyone Seems Perfect in PE 20 20h
+15 Thoughts on KKR Infra? 7 1d
+6 SBIC Funds 3 6h
+9 TIKEHAU Private Credit vs. ARDIAN Private Equity Infrastructure (internship) 3 4d
+3 Private Equity in Bangkok? 5 5d
+74 LMM Folks: Have you seen an attractive business model where you said "that's so easy that I could start that business today"? 35 1d
0 London Consultant-Friendly PE 1 5d
+9 Real estate agent transition into asset management/PE 1 5d
0 2025 Full Time Analyst Programs Open 1 6d
+3 Only KKR would have the hubris to “re-invent” stock based compensation 4 5d
+11 AUSTRALIA OFFSHORE GAS EXPLORATION PROJECT 5 4d
+3 Best & Worst - Buy Side Advisors 0 6d
+3 CDD vs Private Equity Placement Agent 6 3d
0 Cove Hill 2024 Analyst 2 5d
+3 Advice for FIG BB SA 2 5d
+12 Whats a good industry for future PE activity / value to be generated? 2 6d
+9 How to leverage an Internship at a PE Portfolio company to Break into PE? 2 4d
+2 PE IR? 16 4d
0 Why does Thoma Bravo lack a presence in LDN? 3 6d
0 Athos Partners - Interview 0 6d
+1 Tailwater Capital 2 6d
+13 Argue Why MM/UMM PE? 19 1d
+4 Thoma Bravo Miami vs SF 7 6d
+8 Best sector/vertical to cover for PE 6 5d
0 Asset managers going down hill… 1 1w
0 Pref equity shops 0 1w
0 How many deals are you looking at per year 1 1w
+11 On-cycle Head Hunter Story - Why PE? Why xyz industry? 9 1w
+6 Ares PE & PC Investor Relations Team Insights 6 5d
+6 Private Credit & Interest Tax Shields? 1 1w
+2 Possible Net Worth of a MF PE High Performer working straight out of Undergrad by 50?? 10 1w
+14 Renewable Energy Developer to Private Equity? 4 1w
+8 IR Offer 5 5d
+7 Vista New $20b Fund 3 1w
0 Investment relations comp in Canada 0 1w
+3 Morgan Stanley Infra Partners (MSIP) London 5 5d
+21 Should I try to lateral for better exit opps or just recruit directly for pe at my current shop? 5 1w
+1 High-level insights on Secondaries as a career path? 6 1w
+11 Rounding to 3.7 or staying at 3.6X for OCR? 15 1w
0 Peak6 Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1w
+9 Operational Improvements In REPE 1 1w

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