+27 Blackstone Private Equity 70 7y
0 Abbott Capital 0 16y
0 Private Equity Fund of Funds - Analyst Compensation 1 12y
0 Entry Level PE Pay 6 16y
0 Negotiating contract without a headhunter 0 16y
0 List of Shops - Info Requested if Available 2 16y
+16 When is carried interest paid? 11 16y
+52 Public Perception of Private Equity: A Discussion 14 16y
+7 Private Equity Novel Earns Stellar Reviews 2 4y
+21 SPACs the new trend? 20 3y
0 HUGE favor to ask 3 4y
0 PE For Industry group analysts 5 16y
0 Harvard MBA's and PE Shops why so many??? 33 4y
0 Rubenstein at PE Conference, Thoughts? 3 16y
+19 Blackstone Real Estate PE in London 29 1y
+24 Best West Coast PE Shops? 35 4y
0 Having trouble understanding how PE shops make money off of an LBO... 3 16y
0 Which top fund will go bust? 7 16y
0 My Exit Opps? 1 16y
0 Getting in 14 16y
0 LBO Question - 5-7 years is the exit year 10 8y
0 Pay cut moving from sell-side to PE? 1 16y
+124 The Next Big Thing 180 4y
0 Private Equity Salaries Associate 2006 1 16y
0 Hours at a PE/HF? 6 16y
0 Recruiting - First year analyst 0 8y
0 Triton Pacific Capital Partners 3 4y
+45 PE Travel and Hours 50 15y
0 Forward Year Recruiting 1 16y
0 Dumb Question - ex-consultant vs ex-banker? 10 8y
0 Pros and Cons of unique situation...(Help) 5 16y
0 I need to quit and get out asap 5 16y
0 Can I have a good experience at a family-owned PE firm? 4 16y
0 Avista Capital Partners 1 16y
0 PE compensation - Fund 18 8y
+6 Commonfund Capital 10 1y
0 Wind Point Partners: culture, comp, dealflow, b-school placement? 4 9mo
+12 Blackstone PE Analyst Program HOURS 31 16y
0 Modeling - Been working in MM leveraged finance 5 16y
0 Should a private equity buy Celestica 2 16y
+34 Anyone here familiar with HIG Capital? 37 4y
0 Timeline? 6 16y
0 Typical Salary 0 16y
0 GS PIA analyst 5 13y
0 leeds, liberty 2 4y
0 Why is PE considered a "cyclical industry"? 8 1y
0 Has anyone ever heard of Platform Equity/Blue Tiger? 0 16y
0 Lion Capital and HM Capital 3 16y
0 M & A, lev fin, sponsors or industry? 1 16y
0 Wachovia Capital Partners 5 16y
0 Citi - M&A, Communications group (M&T) Place for PE 3 16y
0 PE firms requests: Pittsburgh/NYC/Toronto 2 4y
0 Capitve Private Equity Funds v Independent Private Equity Firms 2 16y
0 CMF Associates 1 16y
0 JF Lehman? 2 16y
0 Cerberus Capital Management: IB program? 7 8y
+3 how much? 4 4y
0 ER Analyst Hours 11 4y
+6 PE in Australia 4 4y
0 Don't get it... 2 4y
0 Does anyone know DFJ? 20 11y
+33 PE Interview Question - Comparing investment opportunities 14 8y
0 Tombstones 0 16y
0 $4 B Interview 2 16y
+6 PE in Los Angeles 18 4y
0 Interesting reading from Guy Hands 2 4y
+31 Someone tell me why starting a PE fund is "hard" 22 13y
0 Criteria for evaluating PE investments - need help 6 16y
0 Yes or No - Joining MM PE firm in London 1 4y
0 Seconadries and co-investments 0 16y
0 Bain to Bain Capital Timeline 0 16y
0 What are my chances in Private Equity? 4 4y
0 How will I know when I've found a quality PE shop? 8 16y
0 Am I stuck in the Midwest until I go to B-School? 4 4y
+23 PE Shops - RippleWood, JC Flowers, Quadrangle & W.L Ross & Co 11 2y
0 MBA question - Fund of funds 4 8y
0 2 Years PE Experience (3 by b-school matriculation) 2 16y
+19 What's the difference between a BB Bank's PE division, and a major PE firm? 11 15y
0 fund of funds pay + bonus 0 16y
0 PE bonus 14 16y
0 heitman... 1 16y
0 Real Estate Private Equity 6 13y
0 how can you tell whether a mid-market PE shop is "good"? 2 16y
0 Knightsbridge 3 16y
0 American Capital Strategies - How is the fund? 13 6y
0 Middle Market PE Pay 9 16y
0 Pay and Compensation in Debt funds 4 4y
0 ranking/biggest PE FoF 9 16y
0 Risks of Joining a Newly Formed Middle Market PE Fund 10 16y
0 MBA Student looking to break in to Private Equity - Seeking Advice 8 4y
0 Which route is best? 15 15y
0 Wilshire Associates: reputation; interviewing with them 14 7y
0 Private Equity Funds- Future Opportunities 0 16y
+30 Small PE shop or b-school first? 29 16y
0 KKR Menlo Park: focused on Technology/Biotech deals & general West Coast operations? 21 4y
+24 The Private Equity Institute 18 4y
0 Shorting Blackstone 7 16y
0 GS PIA Technology Group 0 16y
0 Big 4 Corporate Finance vs. Transaction Services 12 14y
0 Why Blackstone is going public? 39 7y

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