0 Old 3 4d
+117 Which PE Firms are going downhill? 84 2h
0 Breaking into PE/UMM from a non-traditional background - advice needed! 1 6d
+8 Capital raising $50 B fund 2 5d
+14 Anyone know if search funds would intern a HS junior trying to gain experience 5 5d
+2 Family Office Investment Analyst Exit Opps 3 5d
+17 Private Equity in SEA 7 3d
+12 Golden Gate Capital 2025 Recruiting / Outlook & Perspective 5 6d
+3 401K match at your fund 1 6d
+21 How much thematic work / industry research do you guys do? 5 4d
+2 Would you rather? 3 6d
+16 Looking for Search Fund Intern as a Highschool Student (open to unpaid and remote) 6 5d
+9 Alternatives Public Investing divisions 1 6d
+1 EQT Exeter London 3 2h
0 Opportunistic REPE Funds Vs PE Returns 2 2h
+4 The Non-Existent Private Equity Playbook 3 6d
+14 Top Tier Tech Firms 9 1w
+21 Equity Research to BD/IR career pivot? 5 1d
+6 Different Exit Paths 1 1w
+2 HH intro calls/chats already happening? 2 2d
+9 Losing hope 2 6d
0 Top PE Industry Podcasts 1 1w
0 How is PE carry taxed in Canada? 1 1w
+16 LBO Modelling of Auto Retail 6 6d
0 On-Cycle Prep Timeline 1 1w
+100 Q&A - Anything about PE / MBA / Life 99 9h
+3 Offcycle Hits 5 4d
+37 [Technical doubt]: Cash sweep and mandatory amortization 12 5d
0 Asia PE recruiting 1 1w
+24 Is internal reporting at most funds really so Excel & PPT heavy still? 10 1d
+152 Ex Apollo Associate Q&A (But I Actually Answer) 188 1d
+14 Direct costs vs COGs / Contribution Margin vs GM 1 1w
0 PE exits for London Private Capital Advisory? 1 1w
+15 What are signs of a good PortCo Corp Dev/FP&A Experience? 5 1w
+10 Successfully finished my Associate stint in PE with No Deals LOL 13 1d
0 GrowthCurve Capital 2 4d
0 Thoughts on Clairvest/ Birch in Toronto? 0 1w
0 Providence Equity (not PSG) 0 1w
+62 How to Model SaaS Projections for Interviews 61 3d
0 GS Private Equity Client Portfolio Services 0 1w
+3 How do PE exits compare at mid/low tier BB to mid/low tier EBs 2 1w
+16 Is on-cycle more or less competitive than regular IB recruiting? 5 1w
+13 SaaS ACV Bookings calculation 3 1w
+3 Thoughts on Continental Grain (Conti)? 1 1w
+6 How long does PF 1-5 take? 6 1w
0 IB + PE resume samples for top business schools 1 1w
+6 Non-tech SF IB On-Cycle 1 1w
+12 Thoughts on 26 North? 5 1w
+9 Best questions to learn more about PE firm & work they do 1 1w
0 CapVest - WLB / Culture? 3 6d
0 Mainsail Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 1w
0 Personal Accounting (Standard Income, K-1s, 1099s, etc.) 0 1w
0 2025 PE Recruiting Timeline 1 1w
0 PE 2025 internships 1 1w
0 BX Tac Opps vs traditional PE 1 1w
+3 Moving from LMM to UMM 7 1w
+3 Eldridge Industries 2 1w
+18 Advent NYC Culture/WLB - 2024 update 12 1d
+4 Oaktree Investment Ideas 8 4d
+9 How important is deal experience? 1 1w
+13 How to Diligence a Newer Firm? 2 1w
0 HIG Growth NY 2 1w
+6 BofA REGL Group Exits to Corporate PE? 8 4d
+4 Reaching out to HH’s / PE recruitment from small boutique 9 22h
0 Office Transfer - Advent Int'l 1 1w
0 Superday expectations 1 1w
+1 3.7 GPA or MIT MFin/LSE/Oxbridge MSc Finance but 3.3 GPA 1 1w
+26 How is your life in PE? 26 2d
0 Previous Private Equity Interview Case Studies (Please help) 1 1w
+17 Moving from PE Fund accounting to top 3 rating agency 5 1w
0 Grain management 1 1w
0 breaking into PE as a rising undergrad 1 1w
+26 Partners Group Long Term 8 1w
+8 I'm not accredited - can I start a fund with my friends where we are all GPs? 4 1w
0 How much will a 3.6 GPA negatively impact OCR? 2 1w
+4 Dragoneer/Tiger Cub compensation 11 1w
+1 Possibility to Lateral Up? 2 1w
+4 Smallest PE’s you can think of? 1 1w
0 LGP Recruiting Process / Headhunter 1 1w
+6 Technical Question on EBITDA Earnout with Mgmt Rollover 4 1w
+2 Carried Interest - UK/Europe 1 1w
+16 MBB first year exploring PE options 3 1w
+9 To PE from McKinsey vs. IB (Europe) 3 1w
0 BAML to PE? 8 1w
+8 Historical in 3 statement model 6 1w
0 RenWave Kore 2 1w
+6 Opportunistic Credit vs. Tac Opps vs. Special Sits 2 1w
+6 Thoughts on 22C Capital? 0 1w
+6 Anyone else find conferences a waste of time? 5 1w
+12 Can someone explain to me the dynamics behind PE Cycles? 1 1w
+4 PE IR recruiting 26 1w
0 SF Comp 1 1w
+12 VC & Growth Equity Associate interested in PE - What do I do next? 1 1w
+4 On Cycle Chances 3 1w
+23 European Megafunds (based on PEI 2023) 17 1w
0 Platinum Equity Culture 1 1w
0 Private Equity Analytics 1 1w
+4 Brookfield/ KKR Private Funds 5 1d
+5 Does comp vary in different groups at a Megafund? 16 1w
+9 Joining the big family-owned business after IB/PE prior-experience. CFO?PE FUND? OPERATIONNAL? 1 1w

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