+117 Would you go work in Private Credit right now? 67 2mo
+101 Private Credit 2025 Bonus Megathread 79 6mo
+71 Opportunistic / Distressed Credit Recruiting Woes 41 2mo
+53 Credit Analysis: The Overlooked Backbone of Finance 7 1mo
+48 Another RX CO Thread - Consider Trying Creditor Project or Stay on Debtor Side? 9 4mo
+45 Is Stepstone a very prestigious job? 21 3w
+43 What's the Difference - Opportunistic PC vs Opportunistic HF 16 2mo
+41 Direct Lending - Sixth Street, Golub, Whitehorse or Twinbrook 20 3mo
+41 People at Blue Owl... how are you interpreting everything that's going on? 11 8mo
+40 Transitioning from M&A to Private Credit – Newbie Looking for Tips & Reality Check 9 8mo
+40 Goldman Sachs IRAF - anybody? 9 11h
+39 Why is everyone so worried about PC? 14 8mo
+36 Covered 1L, Impaired 2L Thesis 14 8mo
+35 King Street Capital - Still a good place to work? 27 1mo
+35 Private Credit Comp Across Levels in London – What Are You Seeing? 13 1d
+33 Private Credit to Corporate Development: Viable Exit? 14 6mo
+33 Is this actually what it is like working. 13 1mo
+33 Understanding Liquidity and Cash Burn 11 6mo
+30 Distressed/Opportunistic Credit HF 15 1d
+30 Understanding IP Roles at Credit Funds - CLOs vs Opportunities 10 4mo
+30 On-cycle special sits/hybrid value recruiting questions 12 9mo
+29 Regional Commercial Banking into CRA Corporate Ratings 15 6mo
+28 Thoughts on Golub vs. Whitehorse vs. Comvest? 11 1mo
+28 Credit Analyst comp/promotion structure - is this normal? 14 4mo
+28 My new boss told me they have no idea what I was doing? 11 1w
+27 L/S Credit @ AM 11 9mo
+27 Debating on leaving my fund 6 9mo
+25 HPS/BlackRock 5 4mo
+25 OCC rescinding the “Interagency Guidance on Leveraged Lending” 3 11mo
+25 Recruiting for Privat Credit Grad/AN1 10 9mo
+25 Thoughts on Ratings Agency 6 19h
+25 Blue Owl... 11 7mo
+24 LevFin Lab Newsletter – High Yield Bond Primer 8 6mo
+24 Credit HFs - Long/Short Credit vs. Loan to Own 5 1mo
+24 Is Buyside Culture Horrible Everywhere? 7 1w
+23 Origination Process at LMM/MM Private Credit Shops 5 1mo
+23 Which firms even do public distressed anymore? 11 1mo
+23 How are covenants managed in practice after a loan closes? 3 1mo
+23 Where is underwriting? 8 5mo
+23 ABF Analyst Exit Opps 8 8mo
+22 How to list deals in transaction experience segment of Resume 7 4mo
+22 Which Lateral Offer To Choose? 9 5mo
+22 Software BSL seat? 13 7mo
+22 Private credit - coinvestment deal flow considerations 4 8mo
+21 In-Person Private Credit Meetup 9 6mo
+21 Need advice between CB or PC 7 2mo
+21 Would this affect fund raising? 13 9mo
+21 BB credit risk analyst - great WLB, low comp. Where to next? 19 8mo
+20 3 years into finance, trying to break into IB. Too senior for Analyst or too junior for associate? 9 2w
+20 commercial banking long-timer looking to get out 8 5mo
+20 How technical are buyside final rounds 5 6mo
+19 Public vs Private Credit 6 4mo
+19 chapter 11 POR tests plz help 4 10mo
+19 What happened to all the chill PC firms? 21 7mo
+19 Leveraged Finance Juniors: Your debt documentation primer is live! 11 1mo
+19 PC Exits 5 8mo
+19 Apollo Credit in Europe 7 3mo
+19 Non sponsored private credit 5 7mo
+18 Top HY/LL/Liquid Distress Seats 7 4w
+18 Buy-side credit offer vs bank credit in London, but goal is HK/SG. Which gets me there faster / opens more options? 4 5mo
+18 Why LevFin? 6 4mo
+18 CFA for Credit Investing 11 6mo
+18 Private Credit Career Options 10 4mo
+18 Negotiating salary in investment bank/ global markets 1 2mo
+18 Which credit funds going out of business? 12 6mo
+18 Move to the US? 7 2w
+18 Workout / Distressed Credit Risk Analyst - What to expect/exits? 3 4mo
+18 Opportunity to join buy-side from LevFin / CIB? 13 8mo
+17 Bayview ABF team thoughts? 5 10mo
+17 Citi Leveraged Finance Underwriting 2 2w
+17 Did I just close the door on Wall Street by going into Treasury post-MBA? 14 1mo
+17 Path from niche asset-backed PC role → traditional direct lending? 6 9mo
+17 Latest views on credit shops after being acquired (HPS, Angelo Gordon, Marathon, Apollo) 4 1mo
+17 Outlook of Capital Solutions Groups 3 3w
+16 Compensation in New Funds 7 12mo
+16 MM LevFin -> BB Tech LevFin, or hold out for Private Credit? 4 6mo
+16 20%+ gross irr? 12 7mo
+16 PC Interview Prep 8 8mo
+16 Private Credit interview prep resources 4 8mo
+16 Blacklisted lenders 12 2mo
+16 Corporate Banking Mindlessness 11 1w
+15 Underwriting vs Originations Conflict in Private Credit 5 1d
+15 Bank of America Enterprise Credit Culture? 4 6mo
+15 Analyzing Contingent Liabilities in EM Offtaker / FX Convertibility Risk 1 5mo
+15 Booth vs Columbia for Rx IB to Special Sits 11 6mo
+15 Product or industry? 1 10mo
+15 Up & coming opportunistic credit funds? 5 5mo
+15 Private Credit in Power / Energy / Renewables: IB Analyst Looking to Move 4 3w
+15 LA/OC Private Credit 8 3mo
+15 Best Private Credit HeadHunters in London 16 3mo
+15 Clearlake London (MV Credit) thoughts 3 8mo
+14 Private Credit/ABF in Asia 8 7mo
+14 Corporate Banking in Toronto - Discussion 5 4mo
+13 Corp banking to credit buyside? 6 3mo
+13 Anyone Familiar with David Martinez and Fintech Advisory? 6 4mo
+13 How to Prepare for Private Credit Interview? 5 2mo
+13 How to gain credit experience as an undergrad? 6 9mo
+13 Blue Owl is Screwed? 6 7mo
+13 Do MF Asset-Based Finance teams get carry? 2 4mo
+13 Is now a good time to join PC + exit opps? 8 3mo

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