+10 Is PE off the table for me? 10 1y
+58 Updated HH Client List? 63 1y
+3 Novacap 2 1y
+55 Wharton ED vs Stanford REA for PE placement 60 1y
+17 Nontarget PE recruiting at UMM/MF 25 1y
+3 SA 2024 2 1y
+14 Delete 3 1y
+18 Looking to Transition from Engineering to Finance (IB, PE, VC, etc) 2 1y
+3 Which wall street firms (PE/IB) sponsor Canadian interns? 3 1y
+5 Novacap has bad reputation? 8 1y
+4 Sagard PE (Toronto and/or Montreal) 2 1y
+3 Best Buyside WFH 6 1y
+45 I can't handle Canada anymore 21 1y
+9 Role Of Economic Evaluation In Investment Analysis In Biotech Sector ! 1 1y
+9 Do pensions pay the same total comp for public equities and PE roles? 4 1y
+10 Allianz Global Investors - Infrastructure Debt 1 1y
+9 Hhhjhlptrffhjjjvgv 1 1y
+10 Del 1 1y
+323 No VP Promote from Sr. Associate - Seeking Advice 66 1y
+4 Full Time IBD / Buyside (PE) Recruiting for London, UK 2 1y
+230 2019 On-Cycle PE Recruiting: Headhunter Ranking 48 1y
0 First Day Jitters 4 1y
+52 2022/2023 Canadian PE Associate Comp Discussion 52 1y
+13 IB at a top 5 bank in Canada or Secondaries at an Elite boutique in the US? 2 1y
+15 Am I being insane leaving medicine to launch a career in finance? 7 1y
+9 Difference between BDC and PE/VC? 1 1y
0 Canada TC comp 2022 1 1y
+8 Insight into RBC Ventures? 3 1y
+3 OTPP Private Capital Full-Time Interview 9 1y
+6 PE > IB possible without an SA? 5 1y
+7 LP to GP 5 1y
+9 Canada IB to US MM PE 9 1y
+6 Direct Lending in Toronto 3 1y
+6 BC Partners 2 1y
+8 Onex Oncycle Recruiting 3 1y
+13 PE PortCo Opportunity - Feedback Requested 1 1y
+11 Removed 16 1y
+9 Thoughts on getting the Business Analyst Certification & the CPA? 6 1y
+9 Toronto real estate private equity total comp? 30 1y
+11 Moving from a developing country to work at a Candian PE firm 2 1y
+12 Which Firms Have Started Recruiting for On Cycle? 30 1y
+10 Altas / Onex / Brookfield PE (Headhunters / Comp)? 4 1y
+3 Thoughts on Charlesbank? 1 1y
+32 How to break into Canadian pension funds? 21 1y
+3 Brookfield RE / Infra / Renewables - best backgrounds to break in? 1 1y
0 Recruiters for Canadian PE? 4 1y
0 TorQuest Full-Time Process 4 1y
0 TorQuest Recruitment Process 4 1y
+4 Fintech PE 2 1y
+40 Breaking into Canadian PE industry with non Canadian/US experience 18 1y
+9 Comp Advice - Unconventional Career Path 2 1y
+3 Anyone here successfully make the transition into PE from another industry without schooling in-between? 1 1y
+2 Best Buy side internships in Canada 7 1y
+41 PE Post MBA w/ 0 YOE in Banking 15 1y
+29 Why are there no internationals in PE? (us) 31 1y
+8 MM PE rankings in Canada 23 1y
+3 OTPP Comp / Experience? 2 1y
+12 Should I move to the USA from Canada? 5 1y
0 Jumping from fund to fund 3 1y
+17 IB/PE in Canada - Entry-level 8 1y
+6 What is WLB like at CPPIB and OTPP on direct investing teams? 1 1y
+11 Prepping for modelling tests? 4 1y
+11 Do the Canadian PE funds (pension funds but also others like Onex, Brookfield, etc.) have distinct PE operations / value creation teams? 5 1y
0 PE Summer Analyst 2023 3 1y
+13 Any insight into Whitehorse Liquidity Partners? (Toronto) 12 1y
+3 Travel / Leisure PE Firms in Canada? 1 1y
+1 PE Recruitment in Canada 2 1y
+7 Canada Pension Funds - Comp Trajectory 9 1y
+41 Sycamore Acquires Staples for $6.9 Billion in Largest Buyout of the Year 6 1y
0 Equity Research in Canada to Private Equity in the US... Any tips? 1 1y
+1 M Capital Group? Interview, Work Culture? 5 1y
+11 BC Partners Set to Miss Fund Target Even After Seeking Extension 2 1y
+33 Canadian Pension Fund PE vs. top IBD 17 1y
+13 Brookfield Toronto 16 1y
+13 CPPIB PE team 11 1y
+9 How to get better at paper LBOs under pressure? 4 1y
+17 PEI 300 4 1y
+7 Thoughts on BC Partners Credit? 11 1y
+45 Thoughts on ESG/SRI/Impact Investing 8 1y
+3 What does total comp look like for the private equity teams of Canadian pension funds (CPPIB, OTPP, etc.)? 5 1y
+32 (Infra PE) Brookfield vs EQT/Stonepeak/ISQ/ECP 26 1y
+49 Why it's not a bad time to go into PE "the good ol days aren't over" 28 1y
+5 Sprott Private Credit 7 1y
+31 Why private debt and not private equity? 10 1y
+9 BC Partners London - Culture, Comp etc. 6 1y
+42 Moving to USA for work - which state to live in? 33 2y
+13 Onex vs. Altas in Canada 3 2y
+3 REIT VS PE Acquisitions 1 2y
+7 Superday - What does HR mean??? 21 2y
+10 Breaking into Finance- First-Year Student 1 2y
+16 Feedback on On-Cycle Interview Performance 4 2y
+3 What are the best Private Equity Real Estate companies in Canada? 2 2y
+169 Q&A - 1st Year PE Associate at a US MF in Europe (KKR, BX, TCG, WP, TPG, BC, APO) 86 2y
+7 Modeling Test 1 2y
+1 Thoughts on BC London 6 2y
0 Technology Private Credit / Late Stage Venture dealflow - East Coast 1 2y
+5 LBO Modeling Question 7 2y
+14 Building a Tech firm - My view - Please advise 9 2y
+13 Australian Pension Funds Expansion 1 2y
+9 Portfolio Value Creation - Background and Future Opportunities 3 2y

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