+10 Looking for a PE Mentor to HELP me 19 3y
+11 Current Big 4 - Looking for help assessing job offers 3 3y
+10 Secondary PE Analyst after 2 years of 3 separate IB/PE internships post-undergrad 3 3y
+6 Preparing for Analyst PE Recruitment 5 3y
+16 How large is the gap in exit opps BBs in London? 18 3y
0 Salary Negotiation - PE - Switzerland 2 3y
+30 Call for advice from PE professionals - Undergraduate hopeful in distress 8 3y
+12 London PE Scene: The Essentials 2 3y
+21 PE back to Banking 5 3y
+9 Goldman Sachs' Private Capital team (ESSG) 7 3y
+19 Thoughts on Terra Firma? 26 3y
+74 Very Tough Decision - Short-term Comp vs. Long-term job 30 3y
+9 Private Equity in Germany, Austria or Switzerland from a Non Target School 1 3y
+91 Would you think I'm an asshole? 48 3y
+24 Apollo London - What's it like? 7 3y
+8 What are some lesser-known sights to see when visiting Ukraine? 3 3y
+47 Learning Project Finance Modeling vs CFA L1 12 3y
+12 LONDON: Blackstone Tactical Opportunities team 9 3y
+32 Principal Investment groups at BBs—background, exit opps, comp, etc? 23 3y
+5 Does anyone have insights on Charterhouse Capital Partners? 12 3y
+1 Thoughts about Medline deal 3 3y
+20 CVC Capital Partners - Culture, Reputation, Career Prospects 13 3y
+6 London PE net worths 33 3y
+12 PE Professionals: What do you look for in a networking call with college students? 2 3y
+6 Please help PE case study 4 3y
+50 Is IB Really a Pre-Req for PE? 22 3y
+3 PE Case study help! 1 3y
+39 When is too early to get out of the hamster wheel that is blue chip PE? 21 3y
+6 Industrials PE in Europe 6 3y
+9 Striving for full-time in PE directly vs IB 1 3y
+24 What is your favorite example of a controversial PE/activist deal that worked? 1 3y
+6 Would you choose MFPE US vs London? 1 4y
+11 Should I leave VC for a fast-growing scaleup? 3 4y
+7 PE Analyst program EU 19 4y
+9 Is it a smart move to do my last internship in PE - Funds of Funds in New York ? 3 4y
+6 What to do with spare year after bachelor? 1 4y
+15 Ares/Bx/Bain Cap Credit vs. Aeris/DBO/Shea 4 4y
+6 What are the PE, RE, IB Full Time Position Timelines 1 4y
+3 PE firms in sports? 5 4y
+21 Paying for Carried Interest Unit 24 4y
+12 Private Equity in Brazil as a European? 7 4y
+113 EVR M&A Class of 2019 Exits 51 4y
+4 GS MBD Final Round 82 4y
+9 Managed to get a full-time job during my undergraduate degree 1 4y
+15 Europe - from Consulting to PE 4 4y
+6 UK VC/GE paths 1 4y
+9 Investing role at a 1 year old holding company, pros/cons? 1 4y
+11 Tech PE & GE From non-EVR/CVP EBs in 2022 3 4y
+7 Most amusing part of PE diligence... 1 4y
+75 Anyone else struggling to adjust to being more senior? 7 4y
+63 Comp Breakdown for MF PE Partner? 20 4y
+49 Why it's not a bad time to go into PE "the good ol days aren't over" 28 4y
+11 DL vs RX 11 4y
+3 PE/PD Investment Manager 1 4y
+23 Does MM bizdev within PE suck? Going from the investment to the bizdev side... Anyone done it before? 7 4y
0 Interview question: asset vs equity side DCF 1 4y
+11 PE associate comp in London 21 4y
+10 Brookfield Private Equity Group 5 4y
+6 Leap29 / Novus Executives 1 4y
+10 How do you justify your job to family & friends 2 4y
+314 I love prestige. 19 4y
+12 London / Europe Headhunters 13 4y
+5 Do I still need to make my slides look nice in PE? 4 4y
+3 Francisco Partners - London 2 4y
+3 Stay at MM or go to UMM/ MF? 1 4y
+169 Q&A - 1st Year PE Associate at a US MF in Europe (KKR, BX, TCG, WP, TPG, BC, APO) 86 4y
+18 Stay at MM boutique PE firm or take the offer from a PE MF? 10 4y
+3 Pre-MBA Internship - PE 1 4y
+9 PE exits in London / Europe as Junior Associate 1 4y
+4 1st year PE internship (London) 1 4y
+3 TPG Growth London 5 4y
+4 HELP! First PE Interview 3 4y
+11 MM REPE vs. BB/EB IB for Summer Analyst/post grad 3 4y
+6 Leverage Finance market in 2022? 2 4y
0 Candidate background check 2 4y
+10 CVC Europe (London) 9 4y
+6 How to break in right after graduation (DACH / Europe) 1 4y
+8 Europe Vacation Spots Post-COVID 3 4y
0 CVC - London office 2 4y
+14 Building a Tech firm - My view - Please advise 9 4y
+4 PE Analyst Recruiting UK / Europe 14 4y
+10 Particular Extracurricular 6 4y
+3 Pymetrics Blackstone 1 4y
+12 Why I rarely see gay men doing IB 4 4y
+4 Please tell me everything you know about Bain Cap 6 4y
+6 Delete 1 4y
+6 Carry and Future Tax 10 4y
+15 Private Equity Pay London MF->LMM 2 4y
0 MBB to mega funds 1 4y
+1 jcncnxjjsjdkdncncnncnccnncnc 9 4y
+3 Usefulness of Arabic in London Buyside 9 4y
+51 PE Compensation in Italy 23 4y
+6 jcncnxjjsjdkdncncnncnccnncnc 2 4y
+17 Barclays Telecom & Media (CMG) Group for PE Recruiting? 11 4y
0 PE Lateral in other countries 1 4y
0 Summer Internship EMEA PE 1 4y
+9 Private Equity Internships - London, Paris or Other Capitals 1 4y
+3 Is it common to get into PE after your Master's? (Europe) 1 4y
+6 TA associates interview (EU) 1 4y
+9 LBO offline course 1 4y

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