+13 Modeling PortCo Add Ons 3 2y
+15 Ardian Co-Invest 12 2y
+12 Self Study Curriculum and Reading List for Prospective Search Fund / ETA 3 11mo
0 PE advice from Chinese app 1 2y
+8 Big Imposter Syndrome [long post sorry] 4 2y
+6 Infra Industry Trend Report 0 2y
+22 African & Other Emerging Market PE plays 17 2y
+25 Lateral Moves within Private Equity 7 2y
+14 Australia Infrastructure PE? 5 2y
+6 CAZ investments 6 1y
+3 Special Situations vs. Distressed Debt Funds 1 2y
+12 Can WSO introduce polls? 1 2y
+11 Mid-career transition to PE in Singapore 3 2y
+13 Associate pay in Private Credit? 13 2y
+22 Keeping Up with Deals for PE Interviews 4 2y
+3 Infrastructure Investor 3 2y
+2 Blackstone Harvest Fund 3 2y
+6 Multiple Processes With One Headhunter 4 2y
0 Infra PE Case studies 1 2y
+12 PE Fund BI That Is Integrated Into PortCo ERPs 0 2y
+6 Brookfield Fund Structure 4 2y
+8 Startup roles coming from IB / PE 13 2y
+11 Starting career in Special Situations 18 2y
+3 Real Estate Private Equity 2 2y
+15 Family Offices Recruiters Zurich 9 2y
+6 Real Estate PE Shops- Dallas 6 2y
+4 GP Catch up / Promote modeling with multiple hurdle 2 2y
+5 Hand Written Notes? 2 2y
+3 Full-Time Analyst Programs 1 2y
+8 IK Partners 14 4mo
+7 PE MF analysts/associates in India 6 1y
+30 IB Associate -> VP PE 13 2y
+3 How soon did you hear from Blackstone after 1st Pymetrics? 4 2y
+3 Dorilton capital 0 2y
+12 MF PE Analyst: Chance me for HSW 2+2 7 2y
0 BlackFin Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
0 BlackFin Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
0 BlackFin Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 2y
+5 Consumer retail PE outlook 1 2y
0 BlackFin Capital Partners - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
+3 Anyone heard of E2P in Chicago? 1 2y
+9 PE - Industry Consolidation - Views? 1 2y
+10 Interested on path from MBB or PE to product/technical/strategy (non-finance) roles? or: How to Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Job 1 2y
+60 Is Infrastructure Private Equity a better Work/Life balance? 52 1y
+4 New Operations Associate 1 2y
+5 Lynx Equity 3 2y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
+34 Best distressed exit ops from restructuring ib? 30 1y
+3 LBO modelling tests 3 2y
+1 Who does Dartmouth Partners recruit for? (London) 1 2y
+3 PE Associate Bonus Expectations? 2 2y
+9 Are private equity professionals associated persons? 1 1y
0 Roark Capital Group - Interview - NA Data 2y
+3 The earlier the better ? 1 2y
+11 Turning down a smaller PE offer - did I make a mistake? 3 2y
+3 HIG Capital first round interviews SF 3 2y
0 HarbourVest - Interview - Private Equity Data 2y
+9 DXB IB to LDN PE 6 2y
+13 Partners Group CEO 6 2y
+3 How much did you save pre mba? 1 2y
0 Bentall Kennedy - Review - Generalist Data 2y
0 Apax Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Apax Partners - Review - Generalist Data 2y
+9 Dleetywdjdhfndhjsjsbxd 6 2y
+2 Difficulty Getting into Distressed PE from RX 3 2y
+18 Tier 2 GE or Top SWF (Direct, Not Co-Invest) 10 1y
+19 SF Lower Middle Market PE 8 2y
+18 Direct / Co to Endowment 11 2y
+3 Sixth Street Healthcare Growth 0 2y
+16 First time doing an LBO 7 2y
0 First time doing an LBO 1 2y
+41 Getting an offer at a HF but love my PE firm 24 2y
+13 Take-Private of Citi 9 2y
+5 Pros/Cons of getting into GP Stakes Investing 5 2y
+4 Top Funds for TMT? 4 2y
+8 PE Funds that Allow Senior Associates / VPs to be temporary operators? 9 2y
+121 GF left me after saying she'd support an LDR 52 1y
+18 I want to get my hands dirty 9 2y
+16 Rather go MBB -> PE or MBB -> IB -> PE? 8 2y
+7 How to talk about non-public deals in PE interviews? 5 2y
+12 Beware HarbourVest Summer Analyst Program 15 1y
+51 MF PE Analyst: Ask Anything 23 2y
+9 Stonepeak Infra Email Format? 6 2y
+6 Stretch truth for buyside interviews? 4 2y
+9 LBO returns today in comparison to RE 11 2y
+19 Top London EBs 41 2y
+9 Can a CFA Alone Unlock High Finance Opportunities? 7 2y
+14 Boutique IB Firm Also Raising Fund? 10 2y
0 How to prepare for Private Credit Interviews? 1 2y
+5 LBO - Sensitivity 3 2y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
+22 Warburg Pincus London 2024 Analyst program 41 2y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 2y
0 Rosewood Private Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Rosewood Private Investments - Review - Generalist Data 2y
+6 Quitting PE after 7 months 4 2y
+24 Rollover Equity - LBO 5 2y
+4 Altas Partners - Insights 2 2y
+11 Low quality secondary funds? 10 1y
+12 H1B/International Students 4 2y

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