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0 Best Way to Prep for Verbal Case Studies? 3 11y
+8 IRR with Dividend Recap 5 11y
+7 Private equity exec compensation vs. hedge fund execs 21 11y
0 PE FoF junior analyst salary? 0 11y
0 Lower MM PE offer, thoughts? 11 11y
+4 Rule of 72 11 11y
+11 Disconnect between IRR and TVPI 4 11y
0 ThomsonOne Private Equity -- IRR benchmarking question 0 12y
0 Question on mechanics of private equity fund manager compensation 4 12y
0 meaningful list of private equity firms 3 12y
0 Margin of Safety in LBO Model 2 12y
0 Linking cash flows to exit price 3 12y
+4 How big is "Upper Middle Market" 1 12y
+20 Managment equity roll & promote - Cash-on-cash return & IRR 8 12y
+20 LBO model: impact of raising entry an exit multiples on IRR 15 12y
+19 Required IRR in LBO? 12 12y
0 Do sponsored MBA students get signing bonus? 10 12y
0 Calculating Fund IRR after recent portfolio IPO 2 12y
0 LBO model assumptions 2 12y
+31 A good CFO 11 12y
0 Leveraging PE SA for PE FT at competing firm? 6 12y
+32 Pay at super tiny PE? 14 13y
0 How to apply the LBO model? 7 13y
0 Professional Accr. before/after PE 2 13y
0 Issues with joining a 5 person PE fund 1 13y
+24 Middle Market PE Question - Grateful For Advice 4 13y
0 Odd Case Study..Help! - Oil and Gas 1 13y
+18 Which company a better buy or to invest in? 5 13y
0 MM PE SA versus BB or Top MM SA 14 13y
0 Private Equity Fund Prestige 6 13y
0 Summer 2013 PE Firms Still Hiring 6 13y
0 current MM IB Analyst...decision help 6 13y
+34 Linking DCF to IRR analysis 13 13y
+11 Vault Guide Question 5 13y
0 Things to look out for in Minority Investment Proposal? 0 13y
0 Suggestion Needed 10 13y
0 Getting fees for referring deals 2 13y
+46 Value of Boutique PE Internship? 17 13y
+13 comp for pre-mba PE associate (~$500 mm AUM)? 11 13y
0 Secondaries - Career thoughts? 0 14y
+13 Turnaround PE (SBs Awarded!!!) 5 14y
+32 Should I switch from REPE to traditional PE? 34 14y
0 Business Software & Services Companies Hedge Funds are Buying 0 14y
+13 Model trouble 10 14y
0 IRR Funds vs Funds of funds 2 14y
0 Unlevered IRR 12 14y
+2 Nautic Partners 4 14y
+25 Bonus Bananas September 16, 2011 8 14y
0 CF -> PE from NonTarget 9 14y
0 Final Round Case Study 2 14y
0 Investor returns model in PE ? 2 14y
0 PE at 17 - advice? 27 15y
+10 Very Simple question - AUM 2 15y
0 Difference Btw Commited Capital and AUM? 6 15y
0 Solar plant / renewables infrastructure PE model 1 15y
+17 Private Equity Size 22 15y
+17 Carrying Value Of A Private Equity Fund 4 15y
0 Lifestyle Shops 7 15y
0 LBO Strike 2 2 15y
+36 Take-home model 16 16y
+31 LBO Sensitivity Question (data tables) 6 16y
0 DE Shaw PE 2 16y
+10 Is Big always Better? 9 16y
0 How do I figure out the IRR on this deal? 3 16y
+26 LBO Practice? 3 16y
0 PE Offers 10 16y
0 IRR vs. equity return 1 16y
0 3 dimensional datatable/graph for LBO returns in excel? 2 16y
0 IRR Models 8 16y
0 Which route is best? 15 17y
0 Shift in Levered PE Investment Theses 0 17y
0 question about putting fund size on resume 2 17y
0 Top 20 healthcare-focused private equity funds? 1 17y
+11 How can you tell if it's a SOLID PE shop? 4 17y
0 What compensation to raise funds? 1 18y
+52 Public Perception of Private Equity: A Discussion 14 18y
0 Criteria for evaluating PE investments - need help 6 18y
0 Middle Market PE Pay 9 18y
0 Interview Help - Position out of undergrad 3 19y

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