+23 Imperial vs Others for Private Equity 12 1y
+6 Oaktree London 7 1y
+4 Nordic Capital / PAI Partners in the US 23 1y
+9 Imperial vs Other for IB / PE 1 1y
+17 Stay in Corporate Finance or Move to Private Equity for 1 Year? 6 1y
+4 Stepstone LBO Case Study Stepstone + Fund evaluation Assessment 3 1y
0 Most active PE funds in Europe 1 1y
+6 FO PE vs T4 IB 4 1y
+9 Moving to an Infra Fund / Energy PE as a Director 1 1y
+23 Tikehau Slashing Headcount 8 1y
+178 High Finance is Paradise 28 1y
+3 Internship at MF PE w/o conversion or BB with high probability of FT conversion 14 1y
+355 2022 Private Equity Headhunter Coverage 71 1y
+9 Have the impact and climate funds finally been exposed? 3 1y
+11 LSE Finance & PE vs. MIT MFin Opportunities– Seeking Advice 1 1y
+28 Career in Executive Search - underrated? 17 1y
+9 How can I break into Private Equity from my current position? 2 1y
0 EMEA MFs Graduate Program 1 1y
0 PE FoF IR Internship vs. Master’s – Better for IB/PE? 1 1y
0 Consumer-Focused PE Interview Questions 3 1y
+26 Hellman&Friedman 10 1y
+210 Marx Was Right—IB and PE Are Getting Proletarianized 47 1y
+10 Monomoy Capital Partners 5 1y
+2 3-4 years as a PE associate? 1 1y
+9 Blackstone off cycle in singapore 1 1y
+11 Energy Infrastructure Partners Opinions? 2 1y
0 PE case study, take home 24-hour 1 1y
+8 Interview Question: LBO Modelling debt/liability-line items 4 1y
+7 Permira LDN 16 1y
+9 Looking to Speak with Private Credit Professionals for My Research 2 1y
+9 COOKED My IB/PE Chances? 2 1y
+64 PE Nerds, I need you. 31 1y
+54 Vista vs Bain Capital Analyst Programs 32 1y
+3 UMM PEs in London 1 1y
+8 PRIVATE CREDIT FOR BUYOUT OF A CANADIAN OILPRODUCER [ADVICE] 3 1y
+6 PIK - how to model PIK if interest period and cash interst payment is quarterly? 7 1y
+30 Exit Opps from SWF Direct Investing to PE 16 1y
+3 Nordic Capital 1 1y
+341 My (successful) experience with on-cycle this year 71 1y
+6 Infra / PF docs resource 8 1y
+6 deVere group 2 1y
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+6 PE Exit as European Non-Target 1 1y
0 Successful Buy & Build/ Roll-Up PE Strategies in London 1 1y
0 How legit are the HEC-Paris rankings? 2 1y
+10 How Difficult Is It to Transition from Strategy Consulting to Private Equity? (Post-MBA) 1 1y
+11 Case Study: How to evaluate PE fund 1 1y
+13 Buyside move - when is it too late? 2 1y
0 [deleted] 3 1y
0 Infra PE specific Forum? 1 1y
0 Private Credit London Compensation 2024/25 Thread 1 1y
+6 Difficulty from DACH MBB to MF/UMM PE 4 1y
+105 Pulling out of buying a business 49 1y
+13 Opinions on starting a career in LMM PE? (Deferred MBA secured) 7 1y
+120 LinkedIn Activity in High Finance - Why So Different? 39 1y
+18 Exit from Natural Resources/Energy to Generalist PE 10 1y
+4 Secondary Advisory - Excel Case Study 3 1y
+59 How rough is the transition from MBB to PE in terms of lifestyle? 33 1y
+30 Since when has everybody started to hate PE? Should I reconsider my exit-choice? 15 1y
0 CFA Private Equity Certificate 2 1y
+1 Reputation FSN Capital 2 1y
0 Any insights on a new H&S Europe compensation report? 1 1y
+9 Are online courses extremely important for PE prep? (Consultant) 2 1y
+18 Real Estate PE/Corp Dev - case study difficulty rating 1 1y
+3 Reputation PE fund FSN Munich 3 1y
0 Metric Capital Partners (Europe) - Any insights? 2 1y
+3 Ex-Blackstone SP Global Head launches new Secondaries Platform, SQ Capital 1 1y
+8 PE case interview - prep advice 7 1y
+6 London PE MM funds with good culture 2 1y
+9 REIB to generalist PE 5 1y
+11 Music Rights Investments | Rationale and considerations 4 1y
0 Description 0 1y
+20 Growth Buyout Recruiting Technical Questions (Consumer Specific) 7 1y
+40 Deciding whether to leave MF 15 1y
+9 Partners Group / Empira - Merger implications 1 1y
+6 AP MOLLER 5 1y
0 Private Equity Associate Case Study Exchange 3 1y
0 Continental BB --> London PE 1 1y
+12 MBA for going to PE (from MBB) 5 1y
+36 Lateral PE Recruiting 36 1y
+14 Offer Decision - Tech IB / Large Cap PE / MM PC 7 1y
+13 Ares in 2024 11 1y
+14 LBO Test vs. CIM LBO test 7 1y
+2 Triton Partners Ski Trip Scandal 6 1y
+3 Pure-play Roll-Up PE Funds across the globe 1 1y
+14 Asking for advice – from BigLaw to PE 4 1y
0 Goldman Sachs PE 3 1y
+10 Hotel PE to General PE 2 1y
+3 Ares PE - Europe 10 1y
0 Am I good to go if I did PEAK, BIWS, WSP LBO models? 2 1y
+6 Best Approach to Market a Sell-Side RE Deal to Small PE Firms or Family Offices? 1 1y
+3 MBB > IB for PE exits? (Europe) 2 1y
+16 Middle East SWF questions 7 1y
+30 Hold out for Mega Fund? 26 1y
0 Looking For PE Case Studies -- Anybody Willing To Share/Trade? 3 1y
+3 PE Modeling tests 2 1y
0 48 HRs case study for PE: can I use LBO template? 2 1y
+24 Blackstone offer could be rescinded? 5 1y
+9 PE / Corporate Finance focused Strategy Consultant - How? 1 1y
+3 London PE offcycle internship modelling tests 5 1y

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