+18 IB + Consulting + PE Combined Tier List 11 3y
+27 Punished for being efficient/ working smart? 8 3y
0 Advent International Corporation - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+171 Q&A: Returning to PE After a Year and a Half at a Series C Startup 50 2w
0 Blackmore Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+13 PE PortCo Opportunity - Feedback Requested 1 3y
+4 Headhunters MD / D level London 6 3y
+3 Applying to a different group within the same firm (PE MF) 2 3y
+3 Blackstone LaunchPad??? 1 3y
+8 PE Firms Political Affiliation 7 3y
+19 Investment Banking or Private Equity 3 3y
+31 From MM IB to UMM/MM PE. Which path is preferable? 10 3y
+6 HIG Whitehorse 11 2y
+3 Thoughts on Ridgemont 1 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
+9 How to make valuation apples to apples with a participating preferred structure 1 3y
+10 Pros & Cons: LP v. GP 4 3y
+7 Best Work Laptop? 18 3y
+8 Add on Acquisitions LBO Template 5 3y
+15 Gallatin Point - Info 1 3y
+3 OTPP Private Capital Full-Time Interview 9 3y
+4 Public equity at PE firms 1 3y
0 LLR Partners - Review - Healthcare Data 3y
0 LLR Partners - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 3y
+24 Money corrupted my family... The Story 22 3y
+9 Thoughts on getting the Business Analyst Certification & the CPA? 6 3y
+45 Why do PE firms hire banks for M&A transactions and not advise themselves? 10 3y
+8 HBS -> PE 7 3y
+15 H.I.G. Flagship Fund 3 3y
+31 PE Portfolio Operations - Underrated Career or Second Class Citizen? 16 1y
+6 Re-recruiting after signing an offer? 7 3y
+15 Feeling like I could have done better 5 3y
+28 PE Offer / Timing Issues with Bonus Payout 11 3y
+3 PE firms recruiting atm 1 3y
+8 Moving from BD at a PE firm back to PE 6 3y
+14 GS / MS PE Associate to HBS / GSB? 8 3y
+11 Thank you 12 3y
+3 Work from Home Update 1 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+16 Thoughts on THL? 7 2y
+6 Blackrock vs PE - Internship Decision 3 3y
+3 Boutiques and shops 1 3y
+14 Find Balance in PE 4 3y
+9 Examples of PE firms using lobbyist to unlock value? 3 3y
+10 Quitting IB job before PE 2 3y
+5 URGENT: UMM M&A or EB Cap Markets for PE Recruiting 1 3y
+9 info on radian capital? 2 3y
+3 Pros of being in REPE vs PE? 1 3y
+3 Partners Capital (45B AUM)? What is an outsourced investment office? 3 3y
+3 Does CVC recruit out of undergrad? 2 3y
+6 AEA Private Debt 1 3y
+10 250k in Miami vs 500k in NYC 6 3y
+13 EIG Partners 2022 7 2y
+10 PE firms with a media, entertainment and sports focus? 16 3y
+10 OID - Balance Sheet Debt Impact 4 3y
+9 Heidrick & Struggles 2022 report is out 1 3y
+72 Info on Evergreen Coast Capital (Elliott Management PE arm) 37 4mo
+5 PE case study questions 1 3y
+7 Bain Capital London 7 2y
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
+42 Staying in IB (A2A) vs going to PE 8 3y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+9 Has anyone gone LMM to UMM? 1 3y
+3 Insight Partners Buyout - Any information on WLB or comp? 2 3y
+3 Will my new shop cover unearned bonus? 2 3y
+14 NPV Tax Benefit 2 3y
+3 Internal Wholesaler BPS 1 3y
+18 Moving from REPE to corporate PE - possible? 4 3y
+184 How Many of You Are Actually Happy? 93 10mo
+22 Have two offers: PE Associate vs. Finance @ Tech Startup 13 3y
+19 If I do PE IR in NYC am I stuck here forever if I want to move back to Asia? 8 3y
+6 1st year REPE Analyst company decision advice 1 3y
+25 PE Secondaries Recruiting/HHs 16 2y
+6 LBO Value Creation Decomposition - Net Debt or Total Debt Difference 1 3y
0 Modeling Question - PIK interest 1 3y
+17 PE non-compete in IL? 15 3y
+9 Didn't Know On-Cycle Started - Where to start 3 3y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
0 UMM PE Firms in London 1 3y
+2 Secondaries Fundraising 2 3y
0 Partners Group London 1 3y
+15 Honestly, Does Life ever Get Better in Banking/PE/VC/GE/HF etc? (feeling low...am seriously consider leaving finance) 1 3y
+7 Slate Asset Management 5 3y
+48 Urgent: Partners Group vs MMPE 14 2y
+6 Thoughts on Swiss Life Infrastructure? 2 1y
+87 Motive Partners 28 1y
+1 Opco-Propco effect on 3 statements 4 3y
0 Thoughts on Gen II Fund Services? 1 3y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - Corporate Finance Data 3y
+6 2022 PE Compensation Survey Results 1 3y
+3 BP 1 3y
+15 Stripes Group - Fund size / comp? 9 3y
+25 Golden gate vs Charlesbank 24 1y
+13 Ares PE 19 2y
+11 Battery Ventures PE- Comp/Rep? Exit ops? 16 2y
+11 MM—>UMM or UMM—>MF? How difficult is it? 10 3y
+10 Is the following role direct PE or FoF? 6 3y
+17 PE / VC leads in Toronto / Canada? 23 2y
+21 What does hardo mean? 11 3y

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