+20 Corp Dev to PE? 11 3y
+16 Simplifying PE Secondaries: What Are They Exactly? 6 3y
+5 Long term prospects of secondaries 4 3y
+9 Public or Private Equity 3 3y
+17 PE Comp in Canada - Non-Pensions 21 3y
0 Any insight on WLB/comp/strategy of PAI Partners? 0 3y
+28 Ares/Landmark Secondaries - horrible returns 16 2y
+5 Coverage IB to Secondaries PE? 3 3y
+8 On-cycle for distressed/special situation funds 4 3y
+9 Thoughts on Big 4 M&A Consulting to PE 3 3y
+43 Direct Investing to Secondaries 19 1y
0 AEA Investors - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Healthcare PE -- what to prep? 3 3y
+22 Can anyone explain PE secondaries, in the simplest of terms? 3 3y
+3 Reaching out Linkedin 1 3y
+10 Gamut Capital Management 8 2y
+3 Brainteaser in PE interviews 3 3y
+3 Startup_High Value SaaS and other Tech Products_Complex World Class Solutions 1 3y
+41 Stanley Capital - London Office 29 1y
+3 PE Fund model - best practices. 2 2y
0 Advent International Corporation - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+8 On-cycle from Tier 2 City 3 3y
+3 Sponsors/Investors that back Search Funds 2 3y
+16 Moved to sf and I hate it - any advice ? 15 3y
+8 PE case interview - prep advice 7 1y
+11 Search Fund Internship 9 1y
+11 MM IB vs MM PE analyst 11 2y
+7 simple LBO question: taxes and interest expense? 3 3y
+17 Best books to help in PE 6 3y
+11 How to explain career change during interview? (aerospace engineering) 3 3y
+3 Pharmaceutical companies sponsored VC funds 0 3y
+11 Energy PE internship --> IB recruiting in different city 3 3y
0 PE MM consulting case studies 1 3y
0 Partners Group Europe FT 2024 2 3y
+2 Why do people say PE can be automated by AI? 3 3y
0 On-cycle PE recruiting resource 1 3y
+3 Kinderhook Partners 0 3y
0 Battery Ventures - Review - NA Data 3y
+6 How to respond to headhunters “any other processes?” 2 3y
+6 Anyone from DCM made it to strong PE firm? 3 3y
+38 H.I.G. vs. Audax Lawsuit 38 2y
+7 Nontarget Cutoff GPA for MF/UMM 3 3y
0 Varde Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
+9 Recruiting advice for T2 Consulting to PE in London 1 3y
+9 Haven't heard back from HH in the usual timeframe 3 3y
0 Varde Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+15 Am I Losing My Mind? 3 3y
0 Mvision Private Equity Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+7 Insight Partners 2024 Inclusion Program 11 2y
0 Battery Ventures - Review - Venture Capital Data 3y
+11 PE On Cycle Recruiting for 2026 9 1y
+8 RIP Byron 5 3y
0 Battery Ventures - Review - NA Data 3y
+3 2024 Recruiting 4 3y
+9 What's Next? IB/ER/PortCo --> ????? 3 3y
+10 Ares Mgmt Return Offer rates 17 2y
+6 GPA for on-cycle recruiting 10 8mo
+3 breaking into private equity 3 3y
+17 Lateral market - anything happening? 13 3y
+3 Help me adjusting the B/S in LBO 1 3y
+15 Updated Thoughts on Francisco Partners 14 1y
+10 Reference check in an IB group that discourages recruiting 3 3y
+93 Didn’t See the Light at the End of the Tunnel. Do you? 33 2y
+19 Networking Advice - Law Student w/ PE Background 5 3y
+4 Apollo HVF better than PE? 10 2y
+6 Headhunter in London 4 2y
+4 Leveraging Offers 3 3y
+3 Slides for Case Study 2 3y
+3 Carter Wahlberg London - any colour? 3 3y
+7 Search Funds ? 6 3y
+3 Private credit interviews 1 3y
0 Capital Solutions Groups at Canadian Pension Funds 1 3y
+3 Future of Media and Entertainment? 3 2y
+203 Paths Back to Buyside? 54 2y
+8 1300 SAT (non target, lower BB) worth retaking for oncycle next year? Don’t plan on taking gmat 30 3y
+6 Anyone heard of AVALT 5 2y
+21 OCIO to Secondary Buyside Chances (Ardian, NB, SP) 11 2y
+6 LBO assumptions: where do I get them without access to CapIQ / Factset etc.? 1 3y
+16 Help for Wife: Consulting in PE 6 3y
+31 Comp / Carry in Private Equity vs. Credit 8 3y
0 Private Equity/Growth Equity LBO Tutor 1 3y
+49 Laid off and hiring manager wants to talk to last manager 23 3y
0 Cambridge Associates - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 3y
+72 I Did It Boys - Now How do I Play This Hand? 31 2y
+3 Anyone Going to Main Street Summit? 0 3y
+12 PE Recruiting Strategy / What to do 5 3y
+36 2023-24 Headhunter Client List 5 2y
+3 Topics covered with Principals/MD/Partners during interviews 1 3y
+3 Audax Portfolio Company Analyst 2024 0 3y
0 bb 1 3y
0 morgan stanley private markets solution 0 3y
0 What does a career in SWFs look like? 1 3y
+1 VC Firm with no deal expectations 2 3y
+3 REPE Final Round Interview (Investments) 2 3y
+5 Am I Underpaid? 11 3y
+23 PE operating folks - want to share how things are going? 6 3y
+68 Months in and already burned out 18 3y
+3 Want to Pay for Tech Corp Dev Take-Home Case Study Data Analytics Exercise 3 3y
+14 Distressed (Early) Tech Buyout - Revenue vs. EBITDA multiple-basis for entry vs. exit valuation 8 3y

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