+4 Offcycle Hiring Slowdown? 7 3y
+3 Thoughts on Accel-KKR 1 3y
+6 Net working Capital in SaaS 4 3y
+3 Interviewing major PE Secondaries in New York 1 3y
+16 signed mm offer early in cycle - should i reneg for umm/mf or is that dangerous? 7 3y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Infrastructure Data 3y
+16 Private Credit/BDC/REIT- Portfolio Management to Investment Associate? 6 3y
+4 TPG Off-Cycle for PE 4 2y
+59 Special Situations Investing (BX, Apollo, Ares) 28 2y
+4 Seems like on-cycle rumblings are coming, anyone have great study guides / templates / models to better prepare? 4 3y
+9 Remote PE/VC 3 3y
0 What is the comp difference between PE and co-invests? 2 3y
0 Rotation analyst 2 3y
+5 Hours and culture in London PE 37 3y
+6 Insight on HIG Technology Partners (HTP) 9 3y
0 Water Street Healthcare 1 3y
+4 MF/UMM PE bonus guidance 13 3y
+50 Most academic style of investing that requires the most thought? 20 3y
0 Rothschild 1 3y
+7 Summer Intern Offer - L/S Equity vs. PE 1 3y
0 Apax Partners - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Apax Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Reaching Out To Analysts That Left For PE About Group 2 3y
0 TPG Sixth Street Partners - Interview - NA Data 3y
+14 Dividend Recaps - Dead/Paused? [LMM] 7 3y
+8 Direct Invest in Portfolio Co's? 1 3y
+17 Morgan Stanley Tactical Value 4 3y
+1 PE Internship before PE Recruitment 2 3y
+11 ChatGPT in IB/PE Use Cases 7 3y
+15 Advice for IB Analyst II heading into PE? 5 3y
+7 Funds with above market fees? 21 3y
0 LMM PE Recruiters 2 2y
+6 Oaktree - Product Group? 1 3y
+10 Ex BB IB thinking about prepping for buyside opps looking for advice 2 3y
+5 Rent in NYC | Moving from Non-NYC City 8 3y
0 Private equity internships 1 3y
+3 Thoma London Office 1 3y
+4 Andro Capital in LA 4 3y
+67 How To Make it Past VP in PE? 24 7mo
+14 Canadian pension fund bonus differences within groups? 7 3y
+5 Search Funds 2 3y
+7 Hannon Armstrong Private Equity/REIT/Or Other 4 3y
+13 LMM / MM consumer funds? 4 3y
+6 PE Recruiting Group Chat 2 3y
+5 Is it possible to get into PE without experience in IB, VC? 1 3y
+20 Apollo Building Better Companies 2023 5 3y
+9 T-Street Capital Founder Jumps off Midtown Rooftop Bar in Alleged Suicide Act. Details? 1 3y
+6 Off-cycle recruiting H1 2024 0 3y
+8 Are PE headhunters useful for non-IB analysts? 5 3y
+78 Is Apollo that bad? 50 2y
+8 Portfolio Operations in PE? 1 3y
+7 Inclusion by Insight Virtual Summit and Insight 2024 SA Process 22 2y
+4 PE Secondaries / Co-Invest roles out of undergrad 1 3y
+148 Unpredictability of PE is Killing Me 48 3y
+3 Analyst to Associate 1 3y
+6 PE Secondaries / Co-Invest roles out of undergrad 3 3y
+3 IB Associate going to PE? 1 3y
+12 Top PE Associate Pay 2023 29 3y
+3 Insight Partners 2024 SA 1 3y
+84 From Analyst to VP in less than 5 Years 45 3y
+3 Is the hiring market dead? Who is hiring right now? 3 3y
+5 US Office Set-Up 2 3y
+3 H.i.g. London 0 3y
+9 Q&A: Ask an LP 5 3y
+3 Park Square Capital 2 3y
+1 Does UG Major Matter for PE HYP 1 3y
+6 ECM vs PE for a dumb person 7 3y
+9 Silver Lake Kick-off? 32 3y
+9 Anyone nervous about PE jobs getting rescinded given the economy? 1 3y
+46 Co-Investing vs Buyout 21 4mo
+9 Updates on BayPine? 9 2y
+3 MDP 2024 Associate Recruiting 1 3y
+2 If I'd like to get a list of all PE firms in a particular city, what would you recommend to get the most comprehensive list? 5 3y
0 Insight Equity - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+8 Ares Special Opportunities vs. Corporate Opportunities SA 2024 28 1y
+7 IPO vs Sale to Private Buyer 3 3y
+22 Is this 'market' family office comp? 8 3y
+3 REPE “2024 on cycle” recruiting timeline? 7 3y
+13 (2nd round interview) Commercial Software PE case 2 3y
+3 Justin Bieber Catalog Sale 4 3y
+3 Marlin PE - London 1 3y
+46 STG Partners 26 9mo
+4 Sagard PE (Toronto and/or Montreal) 2 3y
+9 Francisco Partners vs Vista 1 3y
+85 Do you just stay in PE forever? Is there a next big thing? 47 3y
+3 Direct Lending in Los Angeles - Associate comp? 5 3y
+5 PE superday 4 3y
+9 PE/IB Recruitment Info Request for Dummies/Personal Situational Advice Request 1 3y
0 Partners Group - Review - Real Estate Data 3y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 3y
+15 Submitting questions to an IB for an initial diligence call (very basic and beginner questions) 5 3y
+8 What’s left for 2024 PE opportunities? 2 3y
+7 Transition to PE 5 3y
+17 London - PE analyst programs 41 3y
+10 Insight Partners Off Cycle Analyst 2023 63 3y
+4 PE Asc comp 2 3y
+3 Prime trust custodial accounts 1 3y
+12 Non-traditional paths to PE? 7 3y
+3 Prep for LBO Case at MF PE 1 3y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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