+15 LA/OC Private Credit 7 1w
+31 Is Stepstone a very prestigious job? 12 1w
0 Crescent Capital: Portfolio Analyst Role 2 2w
+47 Another RX CO Thread - Consider Trying Creditor Project or Stay on Debtor Side? 9 3w
+6 Datacenter Backstop Structuring 1 3w
+10 Possible to do opportunistic credit in SF? 8 4w
0 Saybrook Fund Advisors 0 1mo
+3 CREDIT/Fixed Income AM 2 1mo
+3 Co investment to direct investment? 1 1mo
+6 Things to do during freshman summer for DCM roles? 1 2mo
+6 Ares Commercial Finance 1 2mo
+12 Oaktree Global Opportunities 7 2mo
0 SVB ADP Program 1 2mo
+2 Private Credit Internship (NYC/LA/Houston) vs. UBS WM Ops Internship (Nashville) — need advice 3 3mo
+30 Bay Area Special Situations/Private Credit 16 3mo
+1 Tree Line Capital 3 4mo
+12 Credit Co-Investing 4 4mo
+9 Cerberus Corporate/Distressed Credit (Liquid) in 2026? 3 4mo
+1 Ares Perks 2025 4 5mo
+22 Private credit - coinvestment deal flow considerations 4 5mo
0 Who are the medium size firms specializing in esoteric ABF? 1 5mo
+6 Private Credit LA 19 5mo
0 Kohlberg Thoughts? 1 6mo
+6 Small ABF fund 3 6mo
+6 LA Opportunistic Credit Funds 8 7mo
+24 Tech Sales > Finance (Private Credit) Question - Am I cooked? 14 8mo
+14 Pivoting into Private Debt from Credit Risk 2 9mo
+103 London - Private Debt / Credit scene 91 9mo
+3 Josh Pack, Co-CEO of Fortress Investment Group, Dies at 51 0 9mo
+2 AKKR Credit - Menlo Park 2 10mo
+3 Private Credit SF 5 11mo
+20 Stay in my current role or move to private credit? 3 11mo
+6 Audax Private Debt - Comp, Culture, Views? 3 12mo
+3 GCM Grosvenor Strategic Investments Group 1 1y
+9 What's the path to securing a credit analyst spot? 4 1y
+187 Overview of Special Sits 24 1y
+19 How did you learn CA negotiation?? 3 1y
0 PC in other cities 1 1y
0 Career Advice Requested 1 1y
+6 BX Private Credit 10 1y
+7 Private Credit In Washington DC? 5 1y
0 LP to GP career move/next steps? 1 1y
+16 Commercial banking at a Bulge Bracket? 2 1y
+9 How To Get Acclimated Quickly With Credit 3 1y
+19 Commercial Banking to Corporate Banking 8 1y
+15 Private Credit at LPs 22 1y
0 2025 Chicago Opportunities 1 1y
+9 Private Credit funds information 1 1y
+3 Starting as a junior in LP investments - possibility of moving across to GP side? 5 1y
+15 Private Credit LP Role to Direct Investing Role 9 1y
+9 Feeling like I’m heading towards a dead end 1 1y
+3 PC/DL firms in Orange County, CA? 3 2y
+22 Renewables Project Financing to a Credit Fund? 17 2y
+16 Carlyle Opportunistic Credit [LONDON] 6 2y
+8 Is this job hopping? MM Bank 1st year CA in commercial banking 4 2y
+11 Information on Oaktree's Global Opportunities Fund 7 2y
+9 How can I leverage my ACA qualification into a higher paying banking role? 4 2y
+15 Do Private Credit Providers Pay Advisory/Origination Fees 6 2y
+11 What's Happening at Carlyle Private Credit? 15 2y
+19 Private Credit Interview Impression 8 2y
+3 Information on Blackstone Private Credit San Francisco? 1 2y
+6 Private Credit in Boston? 5 2y
+27 Blackstone Credit vs Bain Capital Credit 34 2y
+10 BlackRock Alternatives - Private Debt Division 3 2y
+13 Another hail mary... Any credit funds in the LA area hiring juniors? 5 2y
+13 Is Leveraged Finance even worth it in Paris ? Is London better ? 2 2y
+27 Private Credit Interview Process with Equity Background 7 2y
+16 Blackstone Asset Based Finance Superday 7 2y
0 What is the best group at a Credit Rating Agency? 1 2y
+123 Blackstone/KKR/Bain Capital Credit vs. PJT M&A/LAZ/GS/MS 59 2y
+38 MM PE to distressed credit HF/ hybrid HF/PE in London? 28 2y
+12 Help with capital structure arb analysis 3 2y
+4 Corporate Credit Research Entry-Level Roles? 4 2y
+15 San Francisco PC Shops 6 2y
0 Dorchester Capital in LA - Investment Analyst 1 2y
+16 Structured Credit funds 12 2y
+14 Credit shops in LA with entry level/junior positions? 3 2y
+21 Basic Bond Math Interview Question 13 2y
+16 Sponsor Finance Credit Analyst -> MM Direct Lending? 8 2y
+15 Private Debt Analyst Salary?? 12 2y
+6 Move from London to Amsterdam 4 2y
+7 JPM 2024 Full Time CCBSI Thread 20 2y
+9 Private Credit Comp Over Time? 7 2y
+21 Ares Credit Direct Lending Analyst Exits? 20 2y
+18 2023 SA PIMCO Alt Credit & Priv Strategies 22 2y
+240 Should there be a separate forum for private credit? 45 2y
+129 Private Credit vs Private Equity 42 2y
+33 Corporate Banking to Credit Investing? 10 2y
+6 Corporate & Real Estate Banking interview prep? 3 2y
+26 Credit Risk to Private Credit 3 2y
+5 Best places to start to get into Direct Lending / Credit Investing? 1 2y
+1 Credit Case Study 2 2y
+11 Pc/ DL funds in the dc area 8 2y
+21 Middle Market Unitranche Lending 2023 1 2y
+5 Direct Lending/Mezzanine Firms In DC 3 2y
+7 Where to move to next from rating agency? 2 2y
+3 Credit Lending Models/Resources for Private Banking deals 1 2y
+4 Navigating Credit On-Cycle 3 2y
+4 Fitch, Moody's, S&P London - Comp Structured Finance Associate 7 2y
+6 Insights into Stepstone Private Debt? 4 2y

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
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