Can someone please help me find data on commercial construction?

numi — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:23:52 -0400

Hi all, I am working on a time-sensitive project and was hoping you guys could help me.

I am looking for data on private commercial (non-residential) construction spending. Specifically, I would like to find out how much is being spent on retail construction projects on either a monthly or annual basis. Within this category, I am interested in knowing how much is being spent on stores, distribution centers and warehouses, and other major structures for the retail sector. Both historical and projected data would be helpful.

How do you track housing inventory levels?

numi — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:34:10 -0400

Hi all - how are housing inventory levels tracked? Is this data readily available from the Census, NAR, etc.? If not, is there an easy way to calculate it from publicly available data? I am looking for information on inventory units as well as the average number of months for existing inventory to be absorbed.

Thank you.

Anyone familiar with Colony Capital?

numi — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:23:18 -0400

Hi all, anyone here familiar with Colony Capital? Just wondering - one of my friends is curious about their reputation, work/life balance, etc. but I don't really know naything about this firm besides what's on the website. Any opinions you guys could offer would be great. Thanks.

Data & analysts for homebuilding and remodeling industries?

numi — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:46:52 -0400

Hi all, I'm trying to get a good overview on real estate market, particularly in the homebiulding and remodeling segments. Can anyone recommend any research analysts or banks that do a good job covering this space, and what some of the firms under their coverage are?

bear stearns merchandise on eBay

numi — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:20:55 -0400

The other day, someone wrote a post on here inquiring about other creative ways to make money outside of one's job. On another site (AnalystForum.com), one of the users was selling a Bear Stearns t-shirt on eBay. As it turns out, there are over 300 other "Bear Stearns" items listed on eBay.

If you get laid off right before bonus time, do you still get your bonus?

numi — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:31:44 -0500

I was wondering, if firms do layoffs within a month before bonus time, do folks still get paid their bonus? Specifically, for the big banks that are paying out their bonuses in January or early February, assuming there are job cuts, will these folks still get their bonuses (since they were "earned" in 2007)? I'm just wondering if anyone can comment from personal experience or anecdotes.

Pay cut moving from sell-side to PE?

numi — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:36:26 -0500

How often do people take pay cuts moving from the sell-side to private equity? For example, for mid-market firms, the comp range seems to be around $165-210K these days (lower end for non-NY based firms), which would suggest that some folks would have to take a slight pay cut moving from banking to PE.

Can I have a good experience at a family-owned PE firm?

numi — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:36:34 -0500

Hi all, I was wondering if someone could please discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working at a family-owned private equity firm on the pre-MBA level.

Anyone here familiar with HIG Capital?

numi — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:55:57 -0500

Does anyone here have thoughts on pre-MBA opportunities at Miami-based H.I.G. Capital? In particular, I was just wondering how transaction experience, quality of people, business school placement, and overall reputation of H.I.G. compare to private equity firms such as Audax Group, Riverside Company, and other mid-market firms of similar size.

Growth equity vs. buyout shops - compare and contrast

numi — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:14:03 -0400

Hi all â€“ Iâ€™m looking for some help in understanding the appeal of growth equity vs. traditional buyout shops in PE. I am not very familiar with growth equity so any advice you could provide would be appreciated. Specifically, my questions are as follows: