+1 Glendower Capital 2 2y
+14 Expert Networks usage experience? Opportuntiy for AI-augmented expert network? 5 2y
+7 Do HH's ding for interview feedback? 2 2y
+1 TA Headhunter? 2 2y
+18 2nd Years at 2 & Out Shops 17 2y
+18 Do you even carry? 38 2y
+86 Path Back to Buyside from Chief of Staff 39 10mo
+15 GMAT vs ACT for PE firms and headhunters 11 10mo
+9 Consolidation of holding and its sole subsidiary 1 2y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
0 CDC Group - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
0 CDC Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
0 CDC Group - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 2y
0 CDC Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
+7 What do people think of Family Offices? 1 2y
+14 Distressed/Turn around/Deep value Funds 2 2y
+50 Confused about how Secondaires work 30 2y
+10 Centerbridge Updated View 14 2y
+1 Cinven $14.5bn Fund raise 1 2y
0 Private equity data scientist comp 0 2y
+12 Is IB experience really necessary for PE IR? 4 2y
0 Ashmore PE 0 2y
+9 M&A to Opportunistic/Distressed Credit Investing 2 2y
+14 Sycamore NY vs. AEA NY 18 2y
+9 Business Services-focused PE Funds 0 2y
+63 TPG Updated Views 32 2y
+7 Lateral in PE 2 2y
+15 Question on Layoff strategy 2 2y
+6 Elliott PE, Aurora, Lightbay 2024 Updates 4 1y
+22 PE Trends 2024 5 2y
0 Thoma Bravo Credit 1 9mo
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 2y
+3 question about carried interest taxation 8 2y
0 List of First / Second Time PE Funds 2 2y
+16 New to PE -- How do I get ramped up on certain aspects of the deal process like legal docs and negotiations? 10 2y
+11 Anyone buy then build a business? 2 2y
+25 MF PE Associate Out of UG Feasibility 18 2y
+111 Leaving PE for Biomedical Engineering (Neuroengineering) PhD 33 2y
+54 Long term comp differences between IB vs PE career question 20 2y
0 Cap Structure Interview Question 1 2y
+17 Lee Equity - any intel? 17 7mo
+5 Delete 1 2y
0 Providence Equity - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Providence Equity - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
+9 Looking for Help with Franchisor Overreach Issue 0 2y
+6 Tax Advisor 6 2y
+30 Most Desirable Buyside Seats in London/Continental Europe 17 2mo
0 Infra PE vs Corporate PE 2 2y
+27 MM PE Associate 2 not making promo 7 2y
+12 FK MF 1 2y
0 BX GP Stakes Interview help 1 2y
+6 Private equity carry allocation structure for a newly launched PE house 15 2y
+13 From Audit to PE 3 2y
+18 Update on Venture / Late-Stage Growth Hiring Market and Tips to Break In 5 2y
+4 Moelis Tech NY exit opps? 4 2y
0 Paragon Partners (Munich, Germany) - Information 0 2y
+12 Veritas at VP+ level 7 2y
+6 Clearlake 2023 5 2y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+16 Best reads/primers for telecom/infra investing? 7 2y
+17 TowerBrook NYC Insight? 45 6d
+15 Hoping for some thoughts on going from a smaller to a much larger PE fund 2 2y
+27 Advice needed: Move into IR early in career 5 2y
+12 Delete 1 2y
+37 Is it a bad time to get into PE? 11 2y
+9 Vista interview 6 2y
+18 Modeling Test Durations 1 2y
+42 Side Hustle Has Me Uncertain About the Future 21 2y
+36 Delete 27 2y
+6 EIG Partners - Updated 2024 views 2 2y
+12 Underdog Finance Figures? 4 2y
0 Due Diligence Workstreams - Outsourcing 2 2y
+13 Ancala Partners 9 1w
+2 CFA for PE 5 2y
+33 Q&A - Non Target -> BB IB -> MF PE 24 2y
0 Breaking into buyside secondaries 4 2y
+45 Updated Views On Apax Partners (2024) 60 1y
0 Best Private Equity Case Study Guide? 1 2y
+2 Long only public equities to VC? 3 2y
+30 Associate in PE or path to VP in Banking? 4 2y
0 2026 On-cycle cases 0 2y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Review - Restructuring Data 2y
0 A&M - Alvarez and Marsal - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 2y
+8 Is anyone interested in practicing PE interviews together? 7 2y
+4 Triton Partners recruitment 3 2y
+36 Experienced PE professional could use some help with burnout/mid-career advice 12 2y
+18 Any VPs received actual carry checks, yet? 6 2y
+3 PE Recruiting on TN Visa 2 2y
+12 Stonepeak London 9 2y
+7 Private equity secondaries - insight + comp 2 2y
+42 Realism of HSW With a Generic PE Background 21 1y
+4 PE BD / Deal Origination Best Practices 10 1y
+19 Fellow Incoming Analyst Got Higher Comp in Their Offer - Should I Be Mad? 5 2y
+23 Independent Sponsor Coinvest Fees 17 2y
+20 Getting Up to Speed on Legal Diligence 13 2y
+15 QoE 1 2y
0 Real Estate PE Roles 1 2y
+21 EQT Update 2024 23 11mo
+9 What’s the deal with Crestview recently? 14 1y
0 Metric Capital Partners (Europe) - Any insights? 2 1y

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
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  • Banco Santander 04 97.9%
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