+13 Does Private Equity prepare you for starting/running your own business? 2 4y
+27 Switching careers from law (with some IB experience) to private equity 8 4y
+3 Thoughts on Apax Partners in 2019 1 4y
+19 Transfers/Moves from US Private Equity to European Private Equity 6 4y
+57 Choose Between Two Offers (BB/MBB) - Looking for Advice 8 4y
+4 London PE MF pay? 4 4y
+31 Rant thread at stupid college students and 1st year analysts 5 4y
+19 Undegraduate Exchange Destination 4 4y
0 Private Equity London 11 4y
0 Pay and Compensation in Debt funds 4 4y
0 Yes or No - Joining MM PE firm in London 1 4y
0 Private Equity compensation in Europe and Asia? 2 4y
0 do you need an mba in london 2 4y
+19 GRP Partners Invests in Financial Technology, Digital Content, ???? 13 4y
+37 Terra Firma Second Round Interview 44 4y
+29 Is Geneva worth relocating to? 29 4y
0 London firms who hire analysts? 10 4y
+26 Securing a secondment 4 4y
0 FT Partners With Warner Music: France Telecom at it Again??? 1 4y
+19 Analyst in Banking to Analyst in PE and PE structure 7 4y
+115 My Life - How I got into PE 45 4y
0 PE-backed IPOs 1 4y
0 RE PE vs MBB - More opportunities for exits 11 4y
0 PE: Dealmakers are from Mars, operators from Venus? 3 4y
+33 Buy Side: An unorthodox route 10 4y
0 Megafund PE in London? 2 4y
0 Sapia Partners LLP 0 4y
+10 Looking for advice - my first internship 1 4y
0 Distressed debt / private credit--UK or US? 2 4y
0 Moving from Big4 CF to PE in London 3 4y
0 Undergrad Summer Internship : CPPIB vs BB Offer 8 4y
0 HgCapital Interview Questions 4 4y
+86 Quitting with no gig lined up - deathwish? 59 4y
0 Lateral to better bank or PE 2 4y
0 Blackstone PE internship - London 29 4y
0 Ardian - (Axa PE) London 3 4y
+9 Blackstone PE London Hierarchy 6 4y
0 Lion Capital London 1 4y
+8 Transaction Services ranking in London/UK 6 4y
+16 Europe PE Recruting? 5 4y
+2 Differences between BainCap vs. KKR vs. Advent vs. BC Partners 1 4y
+25 PE first round interview at mega fund 22 4y
0 Difference between growth funds 0 4y
0 "Test" for final Stage Interview 0 4y
+12 Switch from financial due diligence to PE 3 4y
+3 Part-Time PE Internships in London - any opportunities? 2 4y
0 Many things happened and I'm just full of doubts... Help! 3 4y
+6 H&F London 7 4y
0 Compare these banks for private equity ? 3 4y
0 GS Merchant Bank Final Round Summer Analyst Position 6 4y
0 Oaktree Capital Interview and Case Study 3 4y
+17 Private Equity Internship - London 9 4y
0 Anyone heard of or have any experience with Kinnevik? 1 4y
+23 London Non-MBB Consulting to PE 3 4y
0 PE graduate programs in London 0 4y
0 Some cultural red pills on applying for PE in London 0 4y
+11 Burning debt questions 3 4y
+24 Big Four to PE - MBA or not? 5 4y
+3 PE summer internship application 1 4y
+9 LMM Emerging Markets PE to Columbia MBA to London PE Shop 1 4y
+25 Citi London PE Recruiting 6 4y
+19 KKR “Structured Finance” Group - Insights needed 5 4y
+19 Top-tier London PE firms with best culture? 9 4y
+3 Terra Firma Graduate London 4 4y
+10 KKR Growth Recruiter? 22 4y
+12 PE to Credit fund 1 4y
+22 London IBD vs Continental Europe MM PE 6 4y
+10 ECI Partners London – good exit prospects? Pay? 4 4y
+33 Is My Upcoming Scheduled Phone Call with HR a Rejection on its Way? (3 working days post final round interview) 11 4y
+13 European Banking to European Private Equity 6 4y
+12 Internship opportunity to choose 1 4y
+3 REPE in London/EUROPE 1 4y
+7 Deloitte/PWC S&O to MM PE in London 1 4y
+3 Upcoming Interview at a top RE fund in London 1 4y
+6 PSP Investments - PE team in London 2 4y
+3 Loan to own / Debt for equity swaps in Europe (Funds) 1 4y
+56 PE Recruiting in London 16 4y
+9 Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking - Off-cycle Internship 1 4y
+3 London Mega Fund - Technical Interview 2 4y
+9 London IB Analyst Prep for American PE fund 1 4y
+26 Best division at Blackstone? 10 4y
+3 PE summer 1 4y
+6 Anyone familiar with NextEnergy Capital? 1 4y
+18 Halfway through Summer Internship, invited to networking breakfast with MFs - what to expect? 4 4y
+13 Engineer Starting MSc Finance in London - no EXP/ Thoughts on how to break into PE 3 4y
+50 Consulting to PE: Portfolio Teams 14 4y
+14 Language capabilities - An advantage in PE? 1 4y
+21 How does one reset career after failure / taking a gamble that didn't work? 1 4y
+12 From professional poker player to prop-trading to self-employed trader to MBA to PE? 1 4y
+3 London recruiter coverage 1 4y
+3 Blackstone Real Estate Acquisition Off-cycle 1 4y
+6 Cinven Assessment Day 3 4y
+12 Investment & Money Management 1 4y
+21 Legals in PE 3 4y
+12 Master Thesis - Reasearch 1 4y
+3 BX / KKR / BainCap SA class size 1 4y
+24 Advice needed - London MF view on US MBA 4 4y
+5 London PE Recruiting / Covid 4 4y
+21 PE Recruiting - London 2 4y
+16 Analyst Recruitement - Europe 1 4y

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