+9 Carry Pool Allocation 8 3y
0 Thoughts on Battery's Buyout Team 2 3y
+27 Banneker Partners 12 1y
+68 Has PE been good for you / better than IB? 27 2y
0 Ardian - Interview - Investor Relations Data 3y
+15 Is Growth Equity as biased as VC? 4 3y
+31 PE megafund compensation policy for forgone unvested carry 11 3y
+8 How to tell if a company is good or not based on Investors Presentation 4 3y
0 Affinity Partners (Jared Kushner Firm) 2 3y
+10 PE Recruiting Doing Banking Late? 2 3y
+20 Bored & tired 2 3y
0 London vs. Paris IBD Analyst Role for Exit into PE 1 3y
0 PE Exit starter pack 1 3y
0 FTV Capital 1 3y
0 Crestview Analyst Program 2 3y
0 A.T. Kearney - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 A.T. Kearney - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+89 Silver Lake cancels analyst program 39 1y
+41 LBO - Repayment of Debt 28 3y
+17 M7 chances? non-IB/PE profile 3 1y
+13 KKR/Blackstone Credit vs. MF PE 9 3y
+7 Updates on Thoma process today? 9 2y
+6 Updates on Avance? 1 3y
+9 trimming armour in wilderness for free ahead of Carlyle exitting out of Jagex 1 3y
+24 Is my comp in line with ASO pay? 20 3y
+3 Cerberus CTS group 1 3y
+5 Estimated Costs to Running PE Firm? 3 3y
+3 Senior Year Fall/Spring Investing Opportunities. 4 3y
+12 Westcap PE 10 1y
+3 Barings Thoughts and 2024 SA 2 2y
+8 ECP & DIF Acquisitions 1 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 3y
+19 Cheap LPs 5 3y
+78 Hero Deals (cases worth studying) 43 1y
+44 2023-24 PE London Thread 235 2y
+3 Review of FDD 0 3y
+21 Market Map/Industry Landscape 0 3y
+6 WP Analyst 2024 LDN update 8 3y
+18 Systematic Prep for Interviews 0 3y
+9 HELLO 3 3y
+80 Question about Founder Role Post-Acquisition 14 3y
+55 Is there any reason to keep additional cash on the balance sheet when you have a revolver? 21 3y
+6 Cinven NYC 10 1y
+18 PortCo Compensation (CEO/CFO/COO) 12 3y
+26 High Performing MMs/UMMs in PE 25 2y
+11 LMM PE Comp - CLT/ATL 11 1y
+9 Failed fund launches in secondaries 5 2y
+3 VC / Growth Equity Technical Questions 1 3y
+6 LBO - Financing fees 1 3y
+27 How do you make PE more bearable? 4 3y
+10 Growth Equity Superday Prep + Questions to Ask? 10 3y
+3 Alcazar Energy 1 3y
+7 UK Recruiters: TDR Capital, Bridgepoint, Inflexion 6 1y
+62 Overcoming the Learning Curve without being Annoying 14 3y
+18 Insane comp at Insight 12 3y
+8 Can Anyone Recommend an Infra PE Course? 4 3y
+35 Help with RIF 12 3y
+3 Should I go to the other side first before starting thinking if I want to? 1 3y
+9 Need advice 1 3y
+91 Tax Equity in Renewables 28 1y
+10 L Catterton - 2023 Insight 9 2y
+3 Oaktree London PE opinion 4 2y
+14 PE intellectually stimulating ?? 4 3y
+12 Coinvest dynamics and resigning 2 3y
+2 Synova Capital London 4 2y
+8 Top BB In Europe Vs. Lower BB / EB In London Exit Opps 3 3y
+3 When to Start Preparing for Private Equity Recruiting? 1 3y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Salary & Bonus - Back Office Data 3y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Review - Back Office Data 3y
+9 Non Technical PE Prep 1 3y
+8 Canadian Pension PE Exits? 16 3y
+6 Best Python finance course 5 3y
+56 Recruiting Experience (Landed MF during On-cycle) 16 3y
0 Bruh What 1 3y
0 Providence Equity - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+55 What do you actually care about and why? 21 3y
+12 Moving from consulting to PE (London) 2 3y
+19 Moving from consulting to PE 4 3y
+13 Best Language to Learn for Infrastructure PE 8 3y
+5 Blackstone Diverse Leaders 16 2y
+15 Emerging Markets Search Fund 1 3y
+24 Q&A: Switching Majors Three Times to 1st Year Associate in Infrastructure PE 0 3y
+130 Investing in collectibles? 35 3y
+37 Has anyone here left a relatively cushy UMM / MF PE seat to pursue MM HF work instead? 13 3y
+38 Value in PE (Synergies or Multiples Expansion) 11 3y
+15 IR at MF or PC at LMM 14 2y
+18 Confirming PE Firms Recruiters in London 4 3y
+20 Interned at BB; How to Approach PE Headhunters? 5 3y
+6 Shorehill Capital 1 3y
+9 Stone Point Credit 18 1y
+829 Why The Grass Isn't Greener: The Private Equity Associate Crisis (PEAC) 61 10mo
+41 Info on Banner Ridge Partners 28 6mo
+27 ChatGPT Script for the Best Private Equity Associate Candidate 4 3y
+17 RE; Finding IB/PE Work Experience Programmes for Pre-Uni students (UK) 6 3y
+6 London PE internships for grad 5 3y
+9 Breaking Into PE: How To? 1 3y
0 Black Arch Partners - Interview - Industrials Data 3y
+14 Co-invest: what's the best approach? 6 3y
+3 SJF Ventures 1 3y
+11 Difference in P/L line items between a SaaS and Manufacturing company? 7 3y

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
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  • Banco Santander 04 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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