+44 Sr. ASO level - struggling MF or great-returning UMM? 33 3mo
+43 New Mostly Remote Job: Move to Boston or Stay in NYC with girlfriend 18 12mo
+43 How much do you actually make in PE? - London 42 10mo
+43 Funds participating in oncycle so far 75 5mo
+43 How do you start the type of businesses PE buys? (boring niche businesses) 33 1mo
+43 Rug Pulled 9 5mo
+43 The move from Pantheon to TPG Secondaries 47 4mo
+43 Best group at Bain Capital? 50 1mo
+43 Infra funds with best culture 62 6d
+43 Boomerang from PE back to IB? 6 1mo
+42 How Many Processes Did it Take You to Get a Buyside Offer? Keep Striking Out… 24 10mo
+42 2023 Associate Compensation Megathread 17 8mo
+42 Ares Secondary Analyst Comp & Attraction 38 4mo
+42 PE B-School programs 35 2mo
+42 Side Hustle Has Me Uncertain About the Future 23 3mo
+42 Drawbacks of working for a PortCo 14 2mo
+41 Independent Sponsor Model - Worth It? 11 2w
+41 Benchmarking MF PE Associate Salaries 84 2mo
+41 LBO - Repayment of Debt 28 7mo
+41 Getting an offer at a HF but love my PE firm 24 7mo
+41 Carlyle Special Sits 11 7mo
+41 Direct Investing to Secondaries 17 6mo
+41 Not intellectual enough for PE 7 5mo
+41 Realism of HSW With a Generic PE Background 20 3mo
+41 Never modeled what to do for VP recruiting 28 3mo
+41 Cush 25hr Corp Dev job or jump to PE? 28 2mo
+41 (Serious) PE Funds with Good WLB 31 3w
+40 What job to take if you best want to ride the generative AI wave over the next couple of decades. Serious question. 11 9mo
+40 Best city in the world for PE outside the US 42 2mo
+40 Robert Smith 34 2mo
+40 Odd Request - List of PE / Growth / VC Firms That Do Not Deploy Debt 30 3mo
+40 IR Comp and Bonus Check 52 2w
+40 Trading PE Secondaries? 27 1mo
+39 Path to Infrastructure PE? 19 3mo
+39 The appeal to LMM PE in Canada 13 11mo
+39 What do I do during downtime, PE workload is a joke 12 10mo
+39 Turning off the Sales Mindset Help 10 8mo
+39 What's your ranking of buyside careers on a risk, stress, time adjusted basis? 16 7mo
+39 Worst LBO in past 10 years? 31 7mo
+39 WLB in private equity (evening activities)? 15 6mo
+39 Best Reads for PE 12 4mo
+39 MBA Class of 2023 / 2024 - do you regret it? 30 5mo
+39 Firms with the nicest people 44 4mo
+39 Private / growth equity layoffs (OpenView, LLR Partners) 22 4mo
+39 HongKongers in HK Private Equity - Can you survive in a mainland-Chinese dominated labour market? 11 2mo
+39 Madison Dearborn (CHI) vs HIG Advantage (SF) vs GI Partners (SF) 5 1mo
+39 Median Career Outcome in PE - 15yrs post grad 14 2mo
+39 Whitehorse is now Dawson lol 37 3w
+38 IB vs. PE out of Undergrad 4 10mo
+38 Thoma vs. TPG (buyout) 24 10mo
+38 PE Sports Funds 28 4mo
+38 Did I fuck up turning down a Kellogg acceptance? 32 2mo
+38 Value in PE (Synergies or Multiples Expansion) 11 8mo
+38 H.I.G. vs. Audax Lawsuit 38 2mo
+38 Junior VP Lateral Process 24 2mo
+38 IB analyst or PE analyst program 17 3mo
+38 Large Buyout Performance Ranking - 2023 25 2w
+38 Evaluating Undergrad PE vs. IB Offers 21 1mo
+38 "Edge" -- What is it, really? Can it be created? Sources of "Edge" 5 1mo
+37 Do you guys ever use DCF? 27 11mo
+37 FoF Questions (prestige, WLB, pay) 14 11mo
+37 Infra PE + WLB (or at least better hours)? 35 10mo
+37 Is it worth it? 8 10mo
+37 I get the nagging feeling I need to make art, but I feel trapped by being in PE. 9 10mo
+37 Does your firm have a value creation / portco improvement team? How does it function? 8 9mo
+37 HBS/GSB Buyside Recruiting 13 3mo
+37 What is top-tier sourcing performance for an associate? How competitive is $200m+ sourced for UMM or MF PE/SM HFs/BSchool? 5 8mo
+37 Has anyone here left a relatively cushy UMM / MF PE seat to pursue MM HF work instead? 13 8mo
+37 LMM Roll Up Strategies that are Recession Proof 22 6mo
+37 Infra PE from Global Macro HF - Nontraditional Background 16 4mo
+37 Riyadh Private Equity Scene (culture/hours/exits) 20 4mo
+37 How to manage underperformers 19 4mo
+37 Thinking of jumping ship? 20 4mo
+37 Does Carry Step Up If You’re Promoted? 5 4mo
+37 Is it a bad time to get into PE? 12 1mo
+37 How much should I co-invest? 16 2mo
+37 Am I fully delusional? 13 2mo
+37 [Technical doubt]: Cash sweep and mandatory amortization 12 2w
+36 Have you been through/witness a bankruptcy? 21 11mo
+36 Feeling Defeated 8 11mo
+36 PE to entrepreneurship, any feedback? 11 4mo
+36 Exit options for a girl (Assoc) in PE? 20 10mo
+36 Private Equity Comp & Carry 36 2mo
+36 Debating MF PE vs Staying in IB 12 9mo
+36 LA PE firms with good culture 25 8mo
+36 London - Recruiting/HH firms Naming and Shaming 31 1mo
+36 Experienced PE professional could use some help with burnout/mid-career advice 12 3mo
+36 Sharpest LMM investors? 47 1w
+36 Berkshire 2024 update / comp, culture, performance 15 2mo
+36 Best Tech PE Deals Ever? 30 1mo
+36 WFH / Hybrid working policies at top and MM PE funds 37 1mo
+36 Time to fess up - valuations 11 1mo
+36 My Journey From Non Target To BB Tech IB, And To Elite PE Thereafter 21 1w
+35 IB/PE FT 2024 Megathread 114 8mo
+35 Leave PE early or stick it out 2 years? 7 11mo
+35 Bain Capital 2023 - Culture, Comp, Hours, etc...? 25 6mo
+35 How do you network with other investors? 7 9mo
+35 Read in multiple places here that Centerbridge / Apollo / H&F are the highest paying shops on the street but what is first-year associate comp? 40 8mo
+35 Senior Pay Progression 9 8mo
+35 Help with RIF 12 8mo

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