+11 Rounding to 3.7 or staying at 3.6X for OCR? 15 3w
+11 On-cycle Head Hunter Story - Why PE? Why xyz industry? 9 4w
+11 AUSTRALIA OFFSHORE GAS EXPLORATION PROJECT 5 3w
+11 How Different is PE?? 13 2w
+11 CPPIB Growth Equity 2 2w
+11 Deal Closing Question 3 1w
+11 Private Equity requirement for B-School? 5 1w
+11 M&A add-ons modelling 6 4d
+11 Reasonable NYC rent for 32 y.o. single male in PE 20 1d
+10 Naval Ravikant Would Tell Finance Majors Trying to Pick A Career Path That Their Mom Has The Answer. Here Are Three Reasons Why My Mom Was Crucial In Helping Me Pick Private Equity 0 1mo
+10 What sucks about PE diligence? 4 3w
+10 Carlyle Secondaries (AlpInvest) - Updated Views 8 1d
+10 Thoughts About Joining PE Firm as Only Junior? 3 2w
+10 Public company LBO, should I be using the latest quarterly balance sheet for post transaction adjustments instead of financial year end? 1 2w
+10 I thought this would be the best place to ask. Retail Asset management vs a Startup? 4 2w
+10 Interview with Ex-PE Principal Now Corp Dev Head 2 2w
+10 Leaving MF PE for MM PE? 6 1w
+10 BX TacOpps Breakup 10 4h
+9 Interview Case Study for Real Estate Private Equity Start-up 2 4w
+9 Consumer PE/Growth in NY 11 3w
+9 Operational Improvements In REPE 1 4w
+9 How to leverage an Internship at a PE Portfolio company to Break into PE? 2 3w
+9 Real estate agent transition into asset management/PE 1 3w
+9 TIKEHAU Private Credit vs. ARDIAN Private Equity Infrastructure (internship) 3 3w
+9 PE Lateral 5 3w
+9 Modeling test - contribution analysis 1 3w
+9 Craton Equity Partners catastrophe 5 2w
+9 Buyside pain points - press till it hurts 1 3w
+9 Advance Program Vs Rotational Program at PricewaterhouseCoopers 1 2w
+9 Which group would be best to target an exit from IB Associate to a PE role in Florida? 1 2w
+9 Wealth Management LBO Case 0 2w
+9 CVC -> PE 1 2w
+9 Mubadala - summer associate - worst/ridiculous recruitment procedure ever 0 1w
+9 Independant PE sponsor associate seeking advice for jobsearch 1 1w
+9 Legit company? 5 1w
+9 Chemicals PE Space 5 1w
+9 Started at a bad fund… 5 1w
+9 Joining LMM/MM Strategy within Larger Platform 2 4d
+9 Blueprint to approach PE firms 3 4d
+9 Breaking into Infra PE | Incoming GSB MBA Candidate | Civil Engineer 2 4d
+9 What to expect (learnings + exits) from an off-cycle internship as an M&A analyst intern within the Private Equity Team ? 3 2d
+9 The Vistria Group - 2024 Updates 2 2d
+9 What to expect (learnings + exits) from an off-cycle internship as an M&A analyst intern within a Private Equity Team ? 1 3d
+9 From MBB consulting PE practice to PE (top, tier-2) 3 2d
+9 Advice on breaking into PE 1 2d
+9 Mid-Career PE Professional pivoting to PC 3 19h
+9 3G Capital 2 12h
+8 IR Offer 5 3w
+8 Best sector/vertical to cover for PE 6 3w
+8 Private Equity in Bangkok? 6 1w
+8 Top Dallas buyout PE non OG 14 1w
+8 Digital Infrastructure Modeling Exam / Case Study Preparation 3 2w
+8 VC to GE/PE (buyout)? Have IB experience 6 2w
+8 PE straight out of undergrad 9 1w
+8 MF PE Moving to Asia Office 3 1w
+8 Private Credit Interviews 3 1d
+8 Insights into Tikehau 14 1d
+8 On Cycle 2026 Starting? 24 13h
+7 Vista New $20b Fund 3 4w
+7 Landed IB SA 2025 offer, seeking advice on PE recruiting 1 3w
+7 Thoughts on Cap10? 7 2w
+7 Software that dynamically aggregates multiple Excel financial models into one 1 2w
+7 Partner's Group Rotational Analyst Program VS Top BB 4 2w
+7 White Horse Interview Process 7 1w
+7 Infra IB modeling? 6 1w
+7 MSIM Secondaries Insights 3 1w
+7 Firms That Aren't 2 and Out 15 5d
+7 FDD --> MM IB --> MM PE? 3 4d
+7 Stonepeak Model Test? 2 2d
+6 Need Some Occasional Outsourced Finance Help in Your Port Cos or Other? 1 4w
+6 K1 Investment Mgmt Reputation 1 4w
+6 Private Credit & Interest Tax Shields? 1 4w
+6 Ares PE & PC Investor Relations Team Insights 6 3w
+6 SBIC Funds 3 2w
+6 ESADE MiF, Emory MSAF, or MSQF Northeastern for IB/PE 0 3w
+6 How to improve portfolio? 1 3w
+6 Non-Control Minority Equity Investors (Not VC) 6 3w
+6 Macquarie Private Credit 24 1w
+6 PE IR? 3 1w
+6 AUSTRALIA OFFSHORE GAS EXPLORATION 2 2w
+6 Too Soon to Ask for a Raise? 1 2w
+6 Best Business / Business Model of all time 5 2w
+6 What's average pay and carry for the first associate of a new fund? 3 2w
+6 Reaching out to Head Hunters | PE 1 1w
+6 best career path to enter the private equity industry 1 1w
+6 Shamrock Capital 3 1w
+6 PE Case Study - Any Advice? 1 1w
+6 Capital Group & KKR Public/Private Partnership 1 1w
+6 GP Commit Tax Ideas - Roth IRAs and Trust Funds 1 1w
+6 Capital markets or risk consulting? 1 1w
+6 Reference checks 3 1w
+6 IB > Strategy > VC? 1 6d
+6 PE firm verifying GPA 4 3d
+6 What is your highest yielding investment ? Realized and / or non realized 6 3d
+6 How to best prepare for Commercial case studies as an IB Analyst? 1 3d
+6 How to Prep for PE Analyst FT Interviews? 1 2d
+6 PE Portfolio Strategy Case Study 1 2d
+6 Possible to build BizDev motion for LMM PE firm? 1 1d
+6 TPG accounting test 3 17h
+6 Blackstone Tactical Operations (BTO) 1 11m

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