+3 Fall/Spring Private Equity Intern 2 7mo
+6 Finding the right executive search firm to place new leadership 2 7mo
+3 Co-invest leverage providers 1 7mo
+9 Pros and cons of joining PE family office 1 7mo
+3 SI 50 0 7mo
+9 Biotech/Life sci PE/VC or MBB for someone from a PhD background 4 7mo
+13 PE firm, latest fund has negative IRR 13 7mo
0 Adams Street Co-investments role 1 7mo
0 PE interview - restructuring 1 7mo
+4 Equinox Union SF - Lifting Partner 4 7mo
+3 LBO modelling tests 3 7mo
+12 Incoming PE associate in SF > Rent & Lifestyle questions 27 7mo
+9 Cross-border recruitment 2 7mo
+6 Open ended and evergreen funds vs closed ended funds 1 7mo
+3 "Upgrading" LP Firms 1 7mo
+3 PE Internship Recruitment - Tech Prep 1 7mo
+7 Thoughts on HIG Capital 3 7mo
+11 Overbay Capital? 13 7mo
+9 Investindustrial & Partnersgroup 3 7mo
+15 PEP, Quadrant, BGH etc. - culture, hours, comp etc. 23 7mo
+35 PE Ops Or Investment Associate Role? 40 7mo
+52 Impact Fund 35 7mo
+11 Mid-career transition to PE in Singapore 3 7mo
+8 Big Imposter Syndrome [long post sorry] 4 7mo
0 PE advice from Chinese app 1 7mo
+18 Tier 2 GE or Top SWF (Direct, Not Co-Invest) 9 7mo
+12 Can WSO introduce polls? 1 7mo
+3 Nordic Capital Off-Cycle Internship 2 7mo
+3 VC Beverage Pitch Deck 2 7mo
+13 Partners Group CEO 6 7mo
+16 Exit Ops for a PE Analyst straight out of undergrad 11 7mo
+18 Direct / Co to Endowment 11 7mo
+9 DXB IB to LDN PE 6 7mo
+1 Who does Dartmouth Partners recruit for? (London) 1 7mo
+3 The earlier the better ? 1 7mo
+16 High Performing MMs/UMMs in PE 17 7mo
+117 40% paycut 58 7mo
+7 PE / VC Recruiter Database for US and EMEA 3 7mo
0 First time doing an LBO 1 7mo
+39 Los Angeles Private Equity 65 7mo
+6 Can Anyone Recommend an Infra PE Course? 4 7mo
+14 Boutique IB Firm Also Raising Fund? 10 8mo
+13 PE Case Study Test - Secondaries Help 5 8mo
+5 LBO - Sensitivity 3 8mo
+1 Move to PE in Dubai - Doubts 2 8mo
+34 Private Equity vs PhD in Finance 10 8mo
+4 Riding Electric Scooter/Bike to Summer Internship 9 8mo
+20 Bored & tired 2 8mo
+24 Is my comp in line with ASO pay? 20 8mo
+9 Carry Pool Allocation 8 8mo
+25 ICONIQ - 2022 Edition of Culture / Progression / Pay 20 8mo
0 Vista vs KKR Software 1 8mo
0 London vs. Paris IBD Analyst Role for Exit into PE 1 8mo
+19 Cheap LPs 5 8mo
+4 Blackstone’s Corporate Finance Test 16 8mo
+9 European Venture 2 8mo
+3 Alcazar Energy 1 8mo
+11 HIG Recruitment and Culture 13 8mo
+6 Best Python finance course 5 8mo
+3 Interview Advice: Park Hill Group 3 8mo
+9 Need advice 1 8mo
+12 Coinvest dynamics and resigning 2 8mo
+6 Permira 10 8mo
+18 Confirming PE Firms Recruiters in London 4 8mo
+16 Moving from consulting to PE 4 8mo
+12 Moving from consulting to PE (London) 2 8mo
+6 London PE internships for grad 5 8mo
+9 VP Level Modelling + Case 2 8mo
+14 Co-invest: what's the best approach? 6 8mo
+18 Thoughts on MM PE > BB IB > UMM/MF PE? 6 8mo
+3 Intervest (formerly Wafra) 2 8mo
+3 Triton Case Study 2 8mo
+3 Example Model Tests | Vestar 7 8mo
+25 RE: Most useful languages to learn (for IB/PE)? 11 8mo
+2 Reverse Diversity Hire 2 8mo
+25 Mid Level Comp - Secondaries or Co-invest 26 8mo
+9 NEED HELP WITH EXPLODING OFFERS MM IB vs LMM PE vs Co-Invest PE 2 8mo
+3 Thoughts on Brentwood Associates? 4 8mo
0 Tech PE at Vista vs. KKR vs. BX vs. Warburg etc 1 8mo
+35 IB/PE FT 2024 Megathread 114 8mo
+9 Likelihood of Search Fund Success 5 8mo
+9 Providence Equity 7 8mo
+18 Direct Private Equity at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) - Exit Opportunities to the US? 4 8mo
+17 You have it so good - what am I missing? 6 8mo
+126 Does Your PE Fund Let You Co-Invest? 74 8mo
+55 Prestige + Sweat vs Culture + VP track 16 8mo
+4 Neuberger Berman Private Equity Partners 8 8mo
+3 Renewable Energy Fund 1 8mo
+10 Stanford undergrad for PE? 16 8mo
+18 Advice on transitioning to infra at a MENA SWF / PE fund 5 8mo
0 MF PE to Law School? 8 8mo
+11 BREDS vs Ares REPE vs MSREI vs GSAM REPE 18 8mo
+14 Digital Infrastructure PE - General views 1 8mo
+4 Rubicon Technology Partners - Thoughts/Views? 12 8mo
+7 Pre-FT Meeting with Headhunter? 13 8mo
+15 Accel-KKR 2023 reputation? WLB/Culture/Exits 12 8mo
+7 Spectrum Equity vs JMI Equity? 5 8mo
+9 Pivoting from IB to IB / PE Biz Dev 1 8mo
+44 Firing at Apollo 34 8mo
+34 2nd Year IBD analyst Laid Off Before Bonuses - how’s recruiting? 10 8mo

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