+6 Oncycle rumors 4 1w
+6 Infrastructure PE Hours 5 5d
0 Illiquid investments/funds at MMs 1 2w
+3 Infrastructure Case Study 4 1d
+5 Oncycle as Lateral Analyst 5 1w
+46 PE to PortCo Chief of Staff 19 2w
+6 PE (Post MBA) Role 3 2w
+1 hbs vs gsb 4 2w
0 Recruiting into GS XIG from mid market banking 1 2w
+3 PE Analyst FT 2027 6 1w
0 Commonfund - Interview - Growth Equity Data 2w
0 ICONIQ Growth - Interview - Growth Equity Data 2w
0 Illinois Ventures LLC. - Review - Venture Capital Data 2w
0 PSP Investments - Review - Natural Resources Data 2w
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Review - Private Equity Data 2w
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2w
0 Silver Lake - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2w
0 Private Equity vs IB 1 2w
+11 Graduating Before Junior-Summer PE/Growth Internship — How Should I Approach the Firm? 3 2w
+78 Consumer PE is dying/dead? 17 1w
0 Small infra PE - what do you use for deal file storage? 2 2w
0 Any insight on KKR's PE Portfolio Monitoring team (PMU) in London? 3 2w
0 Consultant To PE 1 2w
0 How much time are you spending on “value creation” portfolio work? 1 2w
+12 Post-Banking Seats 7 2w
+7 JD, MBA related to PE and other Wall Street Jobs 2 2w
0 Can I borrow someones pitchbook? 4 2w
+6 What is the value of JD & MBA 1 2w
0 Apollo Intern Interview 1 2w
+8 How do I go from underpaid to overpaid 2 2w
0 Looking to trade pe infrastructure case studies and test ( I am looking for Arcus) 1 3w
+4 PE Comp Progression 1 3w
0 Allianz Capital Partners Infra 2 2w
+3 From IB >> Corp Dev >> PE (hopefully?) 3 2w
+9 What does a typical private credit case study looks like? 3 1w
0 Bain Capital North America PE FT 2027 0 3w
+17 Which PE funds are actually great investors 5 2w
0 Secondaries Fund Case Prep 2 3w
+33 Committing to CD&R? 19 2w
0 Thoughts on InfraRed in NYC 1 2w
0 Harrison Street Real Estate LLC - Interview - Infrastructure Data 3w
0 Oncycle PE 2028 0 3w
+9 MM IB Chicago Exits 3 3w
0 PSP Summer 2027 2 2w
+22 Hours at MF Infra Funds in London 9 4d
+3 Reneging: Got an Associate Job offer in a regional office and don’t want to go 3 3w
0 Fractional CFOs 1 3w
+6 Bain Capital NAPE FT 2027 10 1w
0 Growth Equity Career Potential 1 3w
0 Alpine Investors - Interview - Private Equity Data 3w
+7 Small Industrial Acquisitions ($10m-$20m) Experience And How It Is Perceived 7 3w
+7 KKR Growth 5 1w
+30 Imposter Syndrome: PE to Publics 4 3w
+3 Blackstone 2027 FT 7 3w
+14 London Version: PE Check-in on Attrition, Promotions and State of Play 6 3w
+8 Investindustrial 3 3w
+24 GTCR vs BDT MSD vs MDP 17 2w
+9 Ares Acquisition of LGP 0 3w
+26 Ares buying LGP...now what? 8 3w
+2 LMM PE Associate Compensation - Low Tier City (Base & Bonus) 4 3w
+19 Do PE VPs Always Have An Associate Under Them? 12 3w
+9 Roark FT 12 3w
0 Any possibility of this route working? IB at EB -> Master In accounting -> PE 3 3w
+9 MBA to EM Infra Investing? 1 3w
+12 MBA to EM Infra Investing? 3 3w
+14 Setting the right LBO entry multiple without information 3 3w
0 Long Ridge Equity Partners 0 3w
+41 Lateraling at senior associate / VP level 15 3w
+9 Dealing with afternoon sleepies 17 3w
+1 Healthcare Modelling test (2026) 3 3w
+1 Data Center / Infrastructure Private Equity Interview Case Study 1 4w
+81 Does anyone believe their firm has a true competitive edge 40 6d
0 PE on-cycle 2026 1 3w
+3 Francisco Partners raises $21Bn 3 4w
0 StepStone Interview Process Associate/Senior Associate role 1 1mo
+40 Do you regret doing PE? 20 3w
+20 Francisco Partners Fundraise 6 3w
0 Plug and Play Ventures - Review - Venture Capital Data 1mo
0 StepStone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 1mo
0 AXA Investment Managers - Review - Leveraged Buyouts Data 1mo
+8 Why is every PE firm so top heavy? 3 1mo
+7 Who actually tells you the truth on a channel check 1 1mo
+9 PE Junior Summer? As an undergraduate at a target school? 1 1mo
0 I Squared Capital - Review - Infrastructure Data 1mo
0 I Squared Capital - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 1mo
0 Insight into Griffin Gaming Partners in 2026? 0 1mo
+35 Mid Level Attrition 14 3w
+53 Independent Sponsor - Path Ahead? 22 3w
+56 2026 PE Associate Bonus Thread 71 2d
0 VR Equitypartner GmbH - Review - Private Equity Data 1mo
0 VR Equitypartner GmbH - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1mo
0 Novacap - Review - NA Data 1mo
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1mo
+11 those of you who had an easy banking experience - how f’d were you when you went to PE? 7 1mo
+34 Legacy vs. Up-and-Coming Funds 16 4w
+21 Semi-target into IB (London) -> PE 20 1mo
+5 Seeking Advice on IB Analyst vs. Investment Firm Opportunity 6 1mo
+6 Blackstone question 8 3w
+4 Blackstone culture 4 1mo
+8 Left MF, trouble recruiting. Questions 4 1mo

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  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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