+45 Thoughts on ESG/SRI/Impact Investing 8 4y
+3 What does total comp look like for the private equity teams of Canadian pension funds (CPPIB, OTPP, etc.)? 5 4y
+49 Why it's not a bad time to go into PE "the good ol days aren't over" 28 4y
+5 Sprott Private Credit 7 4y
+35 Why private debt and not private equity? 10 4y
+9 BC Partners London - Culture, Comp etc. 6 4y
+42 Moving to USA for work - which state to live in? 33 4y
+13 Onex vs. Altas in Canada 3 4y
+3 REIT VS PE Acquisitions 1 4y
+7 Superday - What does HR mean??? 21 4y
+10 Breaking into Finance- First-Year Student 1 4y
+16 Feedback on On-Cycle Interview Performance 4 4y
+169 Q&A - 1st Year PE Associate at a US MF in Europe (KKR, BX, TCG, WP, TPG, BC, APO) 86 4y
+7 Modeling Test 1 4y
+1 Thoughts on BC London 6 4y
0 Technology Private Credit / Late Stage Venture dealflow - East Coast 1 4y
+5 LBO Modeling Question 7 4y
+14 Building a Tech firm - My view - Please advise 9 4y
+13 Australian Pension Funds Expansion 1 4y
+9 Portfolio Value Creation - Background and Future Opportunities 3 4y
+3 BMO M&A Toronto 0 4y
+19 PE Secondaries 18 4y
+16 Coffee Chat Advice 2 4y
+41 Brookfield Infrastructure Toronto 18 4y
+4 BDC Capital Salaries 1 4y
0 Advice: How to lateral from Canadian LP to American GP 1 4y
0 Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies (BREDS) Liquids FT Interview Process 2 4y
+3 Pension Funds - Meal Allowances 1 4y
+9 Canadian PE Comp Raises 2 4y
+6 Real Estate Private Equity -> Traditional Company Buyouts 1 4y
+24 Thoughts on Caisse de Depot - Private Equity as an undergrad analyst 6 4y
0 Delete 1 4y
+15 Blackstone GSO /KKR/Apollo Private Credit vs Other PE 11 4y
+4 TorQuest Rep/Culture etc. (Toronto PE) 4 4y
+9 Independent Sponsors peddling non-proprietary deals 4 4y
0 Novacap Rep/Culture etc. (Toronto PE) 1 4y
0 Career Spotlight: The Global Pension Fund Event 2 5y
+4 OTPP, Private Capital Co-op 6 5y
+24 Canadian PE Comp 41 5y
+24 Moving from FoF / Next Steps 10 5y
+4 Comp at BDC Capital 2 5y
+4 Case Study for Interview with Private Capital 2 5y
+3 off-cycle internships 1 5y
+6 Breaking in - MBA choices 1 5y
+7 Employment gap 5 5y
+4 PSP Private Equity Montreal 6 5y
+8 OMERS Summer 2022 6 5y
+3 CPP/OTPP Summer 2022 Processes? 6 5y
+45 Moving to Canada for a PE job? 28 5y
+7 Best Distressed Debt focused Private Equity firm in Toronto? 4 5y
+13 Going from Law Firm to Distressed Debt focused Private Equity Firm? 6 5y
+15 Canada MM PE Comp 11 5y
+17 BMO Private Equity - Yikes 6 5y
+12 Research to Impact investing with a pay cut, worth it? 3 5y
+15 ONEX New York v Toronto Office 11 5y
0 How to get into Private Equity with a non finance background/ Bachelor? 1 5y
+7 OTPP Global Strategic Relationships 12 5y
+6 Undergrad to PE Pension Funds 6 5y
+26 About to buy a $4MM company! 14 5y
+2 PSP Investments Montréal 2 5y
0 Easiest transition 1 5y
0 Development vs. Private equity ? (REAL ESTATE) 1 5y
+9 Master in Europe for REPE / PERE or Development 1 5y
0 Typical LTIP Structure 2 5y
+15 Brookfield Capital Partners -- Any Info at All 5 5y
0 Canadian Pension Funds 2 5y
0 Thoughts on Fengate PE? (Toronto) 1 5y
+9 ONEX Recruitment 2 5y
+4 What can anyone tell me about Blackstone's Toronto office? 4 5y
+12 Transition from Renewable Energy 3 5y
+7 Private Equity 1 5y
+9 Learn secret to eternal happiness in 30 seconds 1 5y
+26 Leaving IB - How to Exit Gracefully? 10 5y
+4 Unsure if I should even try for IB 6 5y
+19 Thoughts on BC Partners / Apax 16 5y
+4 What are Business Development Bank of Canada salaries like? 2 5y
0 Brookfield PE - New York vs Toronto 2 5y
+3 Any 2021 Firms Still Hiring for Summer 1 5y
0 Does your PE firm have flextime policy prior to COVID? 3 5y
+69 What is Canada comp like? 40 5y
+14 CBV vs CPA vs CFA® breaking into PE 3 5y
+8 Can I start private equity at the age of 25 6 5y
+29 Canadian PE (MM) 7 5y
0 OMERS Ventures 1 5y
+10 Thoughts on growing with a no name small-mid cap private equity firm with $170m in aum 4 5y
+11 Canada PE Shops that hire out of UG? 5 5y
+3 Info on CPPIB / CPP Investments 1 5y
+3 BC Partners Hamburg 3 5y
+87 Distressed PE/HF 114 5y
0 PE Canadian Pension Plan Associate Pay in Toronto/New York/London? 1 5y
+20 PE Comp in Canada 13 5y
+4 Connor Clark & Lunn Infra 2 5y
0 How to prepare for an internship interview? 0 5y
0 From big 4 consulting to PE - what are my chances? 5 5y
0 Fall Internship Opportunities/Timelines? 0 5y
+29 All-in PE Comp List in Montreal 19 6y
+41 Axium Infrastructure? 16 6y
+40 LMM PE to MBB Post-MBA 23 6y
0 Finding an infra investor w/ the right risk appetite 1 6y
+22 TORONTO 2020 1st-Year PE Associate Compensation 16 6y

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