+29 Is my friend lying about his compensation? 26 4y
+27 Client Pruning: Is there an algorithm for this? 9 4y
+33 Locating the fulcrum security 3 4y
0 resume for lateral hire into pe/ib 12 4y
+23 What happens if you lose your PE job in your 30s...?! 12 4y
0 Harren Equity and Quad-C - Charlottesville PE? 3 4y
+36 Dell IB Decks 36 4y
+101 Basic questions about PE recruiting 61 4y
+23 Beginner's Guide To Building an Angel Investment Portfolio - Part One 13 4y
+13 Beginner's Guide to Building an Angel Investment Portfolio - Part Three 2 4y
+26 PE Analyst Program Thread 31 4y
+25 Sourcing a company in exchange for an internship... Possible? 4 4y
+18 2015 Private Equity Recruiting Season Around the Corner.... 4 4y
0 PE house (family owned and sharia compliant) or Investment Banking (deal side) 0 4y
+15 2015 Bonuses D&A 7 4y
0 Should I take the PE internship or go to look for full time job given I have graduated and the market is not so good. 2 4y
0 From Derivatives Sales to PE/Private Debt Sales 0 4y
0 Salary Progression 4 4y
+10 Hi nice to meet you all! 7 4y
0 Blowing off an obnoxious headhunter - Lesson learned 1 4y
+13 Great Return Bad Grades 10 4y
+24 How to do entry analysis on private companies? 6 4y
0 Long-term advice for development 1 4y
+15 PE Case Study Challenge 2 4y
+27 How to send an interim email between first email + coffee chat and asking for an interview 6 4y
+12 Salary negotiations - Analyst/Associate 1 4y
+20 Pivoting to PE after INSEAD? 10 4y
+35 In-House Counsel & Lender Credibility? 12 4y
+286 Must Know Finance Terms 69 4y
+45 Scaling a PE Firm/Growing Your Investment Team? 17 4y
+9 What should I expect when getting referred to the funder of a top PE 1 4y
+11 Fundless Sponsors 4 4y
+3 Thoughts on Argos Wityu? 1 4y
+25 Associate at MM PE with no work 10 4y
+12 Internship at LC PE or Tier 1 BB 1 4y
+20 Anything I can do as a college student? 2 4y
+16 PE : Is that a good carrer move? 1 4y
+15 PE Credit Analyst 1 4y
+7 Fund culture diligence before you join? 1 4y
+13 What brand is this dress shirt? 11 4y
0 Short Research for Interview 1 4y
+19 Equity Returns for TV Show Financing? 4 4y
+4 Blue Orchard Finance 2 4y
+13 Interview Financial Analyst at Partners Group AG 16 4y
0 Multi-Family Office in Switzerland 0 4y
0 Quantum Global Alternative Investments 3 4y
0 Looking for an internship in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) while doing a MSc, any advice? 2 4y
+21 Career advice from the community 5 4y
+11 WSO, I need your help: How do I get this PE job? 4 4y
+6 Thoughts on Gilde Buy Out 2 4y
+3 Small firm premium 1 4y
+21 Acquisition finance & Structured lending analyst position at ING (largest dutch bank) VS. Deloitte M&A Traineeship 6 4y
+3 Prepping for a PE Investor Relations interview 1 4y
+3 Partners Group Private Real Estate Intel 1 4y
0 Russia Funds 5 4y
0 Please tell me how to raise $ 7.3 M for the movie 21 4y
0 Physical Assets 10 4y
+3 DoBank acquired by FIG 1 4y
+3 Private Equity - CIS Countries (Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan...etc) 1 4y
+13 PE Opportunities in the Balkans 7 4y
+17 Carry interest and IRR 4 4y
0 Help me plan my next steps 4 4y
+9 IESE vs HEC MBA? 1 4y
+27 Lower tier BB: PE recruiting 12 4y
+52 Preparing for Associate Role? 8 4y
+3 Capvis 1 4y
+53 Q&A: Charting your career 9 4y
+12 Adjusting FSM and LBO model for Q3 1 4y
+6 Ask Me Anything (Q&A): Recruiting for European PE largecap 3 4y
+12 Back office nightmare 2 4y
+9 Do companies keep records of past interviews? (GS) 1 4y
+12 Marketing Tactics by Investment Firms of All Types? 1 4y
+9 High Accuracy strategy currency 1 4y
+19 Persecuted during bonus discussion 6 5y
+12 From Trading (market making) to PE after an MBA 1 5y
+15 Private Equity Investor Relations/Business Development 2 5y
+12 Tech PE Interview 1 5y
+10 Do headhunters reach out to MM IB firms? 6 5y
+12 Reaching out to recruiters vs having friends at BB giving warm intro 1 5y
+12 Case Study - Junior Investment Analyst 2 5y
+29 Small cap PE Pay/Life/Exit?! 7 5y
+28 Who Wants To Run with the Bulls? 28 6y
+37 Recruiting timeline for megafund? 53 6y
+27 Post-MBA Associate -> PE 5 6y
+42 Path to post-MBA PE without Pre-MBA PE Work Experience. 10 6y
+13 PE Question: Currency volatility and USD PE in non-USD portfolios 4 6y
+100 Thank you WSO Community! Q&A/My Story: Target --> State School --> Non-MBA Masters --> MM IB --> Lower MM PE 13 6y
0 Role of Buyout Firms 0 7y
+19 McKinsey to PE? Difficulty breaking in? 14 7y
+22 Vendor note and earn-out targets 1 7y
0 Why do some firms have placement firms and some do not? 1 7y
+23 Big 4 audit to FDD - will Wall Street Prep help? 5 7y
+39 Exit opps from BB and EB 40 7y
0 Private Equity Interview Prep Pack - New Case Webinars Added 2 8y
0 Favorite PE Firm? 18 8y
0 PE Job Requirements 2 8y
+205 Why You're So Easy to Replace 58 8y
+24 What's in a name? Of Umlauts, The Alphabet and World Peace! 2 8y
0 Private Equity Attractiveness Ranking 0 8y
+20 Which PE firm to intern for? 15 9y

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