+21 UMM+Bain Cap - can I make it with my profile? 10 3y
0 Greenhill - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+15 Yoo Credit Dawgs, How're You Making Money? 16 3y
+52 Does it ever get better? 18 3y
+24 Smaller fund or Mega Fund? 26 3y
0 Silicon Valley Bank - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
0 Silicon Valley Bank - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+12 Chances at PE Recruiting with low GPA 22 3y
+17 Atalaya, Beach Point, Victory Park? 14 2y
+11 Private credit firm with 25%+ unlevered IRR?! 11 3y
0 Star Mountain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+7 Picking up the TECHNICALS 1 3y
0 Questions for headhunters? 2 3y
0 Accel-KKR - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
0 Accel-KKR - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+32 What's the definition of 'good hours' in PE? 35 3y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Distressed Debt and or High Yield Data 3y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 3y
+322 Q&A: Non-target → Top Bucket SSG Private Credit/Direct Lending 66 1y
+6 Stone Point Capital FT Analyst? 3 10mo
0 Greenspring Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 From Consulting to PE (no DD exp) 0 3y
0 Rosewood Private Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 StepStone Group SA 2021 7 1y
0 Requesting Funding Help wanted 0 3y
0 Budgeting 1 3y
0 Lateraling after a couple months 3 3y
0 Energy trader to Energy PE? 3 3y
+2 BB Equity Research to PE? 2 3y
+1 Castle Harlan - Info / Comp / Culture 4 1y
+1 POWERFUL TRADERS' ARCHIVE 7 3y
0 Newbury Partners - Interview - Secondaries Data 3y
+3 Buy-Side Headhunter Intro Call (Pre-FT Start) - London 1 3y
+6 Public Investment Fund (PIF) 8 3y
+3 Nordic Capital 3 4mo
+20 Bain Capital Credit SA First Round 27 3y
+7 S&U in LBO - question 8 3y
+34 Why Work for an LMM Firm? 8 3y
+18 Lenders' Views on Capex 9 3y
+3 FT Options After 2021 PE Undergrad Internship 2 3y
+23 Negotiating Credit AGreements with lenders 6 3y
+12 Flexibility to Invest Across the Cap Structure 6 3y
+16 Preferred Equity vs. Sub Debt 5 3y
0 How to practice cases? 0 3y
+32 Joining portco post associate—what title/comp? 28 3y
0 ASKING FOR HELP - BB ECM FT Interview 2 3y
+15 [Advice Needed] Sourcing Strategies as an Investment Professional (junior) at a Large Cap Fund 4 3y
0 Comparing General Atlantic vs. New Mountain Capital pre-MBA associate programs 3 3y
+18 Recruitment - (Dodgy) European Headhunting Firms 9 5mo
+65 Distressed vs. Traditional Buyout 22 3y
+17 PE Analyst Recruitment 16 3y
0 Finding an infra investor w/ the right risk appetite 1 3y
0 CITI IB Reputation? 2 3y
+3 How to calculate unfunded capex 0 3y
0 Court Square Partners 19 2y
+9 Fed up with GLG / Third Bridge 5 3y
+7 Apollo PE associate Interview 7 3y
0 Investor Relations or Placement Agent gigs 1 3y
0 Deleted 1 3y
+36 Path to success in Europe? 22 2y
0 Operator Looking to Enter PE/SPAC Space 0 3y
+15 Software LBO - capex, A/R, A/P, D&A, intangible acquisition assumptions 2 3y
+12 London: shops with good hours? 13 2y
+13 Pathway to PE 7 3y
+3 Does a CFA unlock doors for you? 3 3y
+58 What is so hard about staying on (and moving up) in private equity? 29 1y
+56 Why has this forum become so pro-MM and anti-SM? 38 2y
+26 Texas PE: HBS vs. McCombs vs. None 10 3y
+4 What does syndicating a deal mean? 1 3y
+1 Healthcare Specific Funds 2 3y
+6 Retaking ACT exam as a college senior 7 3y
+1 Assessing Potential Exits in LBO 2 3y
+9 Getting Crushed - How to Recruit? 3 6mo
+6 Lateral in IB Hurt PE Opportunities? 10 3y
+8 Ye 5 2y
+1 PE Professionals - what are some of the biggest trends going on in the industry these days? 1 3y
+3 Preferred Equity Securities in GP led Secondaries 0 3y
+12 Bain Capital Credit? 32 2y
0 Document storage for start-up 0 3y
+3 PE - In DUBAI 3 1y
+13 How does PE increase margins? 8 3y
+1 PE Recruiting Timeline. Where are the HHs? 4 3y
0 FIG Banking to Tech/Consumer PE & GE 2 3y
+6 PE firm sponsor MBA? 2 3y
+4 Best way to practice modeling faster? 5 3y
+48 Getting cold feet before buying a small biz? 29 3y
+14 SaaS Metrics - Backlog vs Def Rev 4 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Restructuring Data 3y
+138 Should I leave PE after a month and go back to my MBB? 53 3y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - NA Data 3y
+1 PE Associate Comp Germany (FFM/MUC) 2 3y
+26 Hg Capital's Reputation in Europe? 44 1mo
+8 On-cycle PE Networking 6 3y
+11 Private Credit Interview 6 3y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+30 PE role with terrible pay? 18 3y
+7 Looking for Something to Fill Your Time? Try Online Marketing business 0 3y
+35 Is PE recruiting a circle-jerk? 28 1y
0 Glencore - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y

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