+16 Transitioning from FDD Big 4 to Small PE firm? 5 2d
+3 Sixth Street NY 10 2d
+6 K1 Investment Mgmt Reputation 1 1w
+13 Freshman internship advice 2 6d
0 Example case study or VDR materials 2 1w
+9 Interview Case Study for Real Estate Private Equity Start-up 2 1w
+6 Need Some Occasional Outsourced Finance Help in Your Port Cos or Other? 1 1w
+29 Investment roles to IR/capital markets? 24 1d
+3 Best resources to learn about AAMs 1 1w
0 2025 WP FT application link 0 1w
+11 PE Firm hasn't done a new Platform investment in 2 years 2 1w
+14 Favorite/Best Moats in Consumer Brands? 12 1d
+28 Leave MBB to to join PE-backed Portco? 11 5d
+26 Turned down a return offer from elite boutique investment bank in NYC for a lower middle market private equity gig. Here’s why 19 4d
+5 Can Partners Group bring back their old logo? 3 1w
0 Family Office (non public investing - Analyst Role) Interview: 2 1w
0 Blackstone Analytical Test 2 1w
+12 Naval Ravikant Would Tell Finance Majors Trying to Pick A Career Path That Their Mom Has The Answer. Here Are Three Reasons Why My Mom Was Crucial In Helping Me Pick Private Equity 0 1w
0 Bruin Capital 2024 Insights 1 1w
0 Non compete clause - do funds enforce it [UK]? 1 1w
0 Repe vs Private Credit - which career path is brighter? 0 1w
+1 KSL Capital Partners - Culture, Comp, Hours, Etc...? 4 1w
+11 Finance career in Emerging Markets, PE 5 1w
+6 Top Crossover Compensation 3 1w
0 Revolving Line of Credit for Asset Light Deal 1 1w
0 HGGC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1w
0 SPAC PE Modeling? 1 1w
+9 Thoughts about leveraging a BD Role at a large ($>100B) asset manager onto a deal team... 1 1w
+6 Who funds these random search funds 6 1w
+3 Basic PE funding question 2 1w
+16 impact of on portco from different entry points by PE firms 4 1w
0 GIC direct investment group - info and interview 1 1w
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 1w
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1w
0 Astorg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1w
0 Astorg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Growth Equity Data 1w
0 Astorg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1w
+15 TMT Take Private Ideas 9 1w
+3 Looking for some media & entertainment investment memos 0 1w
0 Europe: Buyside Analyst Programs 3 1w
+180 Is MF IR becoming a front office role? 86 2d
0 Top Video Game Funds 1 1w
+3 PE Technical Question 0 1w
+3 Thoughts on Apollo Scheme 3 1w
+4 Thnkas 2 1w
0 AEA Investors - Salary & Bonus - Alternative Investments Data 1w
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Review - Alternative Investments Data 1w
+3 Sentinel Capital NYC 2024 1 3d
+6 Thoughts on Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)? 5 1w
+9 IFC Investment Analyst Interview Process (2024) 1 5d
0 Question about MF/MM/LMM 2 1w
+10 How To Leverage Independent Deal Experience As An Undergrad 5 1w
+18 Infra PE salary London 21 1w
+6 Internal Transfer from London to HK 1 1w
0 Fund accountant at top PE fund comp? 1 1w
+28 Sweaty funds - how do VPs work most weekends? 12 5d
0 Non-Compete and Carry Agreements 0 1w
+6 Infra books recommandation 3 1w
0 Bridge Investment Group - Review - Research Data 1w
+5 PE Recruiting Profile 5 1w
0 IB/PE into Corp Dev 1 1w
+36 My Journey From Non Target To BB Tech IB, And To Elite PE Thereafter 21 1w
0 Management options versus rolling equity 1 1w
0 Redoing Vault Top 50 Rankings By Prestige From Ex-W, Ex-CVP, Ex-PE MF & current Tiger Cub IP 5 1w
+3 Who else is going to DealMax? 0 1w
0 Growth equity investors, what is work like in Q2 2024? 3 2d
+72 Search funds: "like shooting fish in a barrel" (from ex-F100 CEO) 25 1w
+4 MOIC vs IRR? 5 1w
+12 Delete 4 1w
+9 Advice - Breaking into Infra PE from REPE 4 6d
+10 When Do PE Funds Start Reaching Out to Their Incoming Associates? 3 1w
+12 Advice: Breaking into PE from REPE (M7 MBA) 6 1w
0 Megafund carry pool 1 1w
0 Pacific Avenue Capital? 0 1w
+12 How are investment bankers evaluated during recruitment for private equity? 3 1w
+5 Valuing Microcap SaaS business 3 1w
0 Norwest Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2w
0 Norwest Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2w
+5 What latest fund size is considered MM vs UMM? 5 1w
+13 On-cycle as a second year 7 1w
+10 How do LMM PE shops value assets? 5 1w
+31 MMs and UMMs that aren't JAMMBO's 7 1w
0 CPI Registration Form - Still fill out if skipping oncycle? 2 2w
+9 VPs and up that have gone on sabbatical, how did it turn out for you? 3 2w
+11 Noncompete ban on carry clawback 5 1w
0 Gold Coast and Ratio Ghosting 0 2w
+1 General Atlantic Recruitment 2 1w
+4 What type of function to model a retention curve? Exponential, logarithmic, power? 2 2w
+13 How much do you actually like your firm? 10 1w
0 Thoughts on Grain Management? 0 2w
+9 Unique PE Opportunities 1 2w
+24 MM PE (Harvest, THL, MDP etc.) vs Megafund REPE (Bain, Brookfield, TPG etc.) 29 1w
+9 CPI Responsiveness 2 2w
+3 Touchdown ventures? 1 2w
+6 Zooming Out: PE AUM Grew ~8x Over the Past 20 Yrs (Source FT & Pitchbook) 0 2w
+4 Best way to start networking into IB / PE 2 1w
+15 How well did you know your deals for on-cycle? 7 4d
+12 Carry in a continuation vehicle 5 2w
0 On Cycle Possibilities 1 2w
+5 RE vs Infra 6 2w

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  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
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