+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 6mo
+5 PE case study questions 1 3y
+7 Bain Capital London 7 3y
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 11mo
+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 2y
+87 Motive Partners 29 3w
+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
+29 Golden gate vs Charlesbank 29 5d
+13 Ares PE 19 2y
+11 Battery Ventures PE- Comp/Rep? Exit ops? 16 3y
+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
+4 Might work for a placement agent 5 3y
+11 Thoughts on True Wind Capital Associate Program 6 2y
+107 Laid off as ASO1 - What Next? 23 10mo
+4 Mid Market Fund to Large Cap (London) 3 3y
+216 Why does SF suck so much I think I’m getting depression from the city 119 1y
0 What are the highest paying positions in all of finance 8 3y
+9 Intermediaries between founders and investors? 2 3y
+3 Help needed! 2 3y
+18 Is it easier now in 2022 to interview/land NY PE from SF IB? 21 3y
0 BCP Securities - Review - Other Data 3y
0 BCP Securities - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 3y
0 LP Analyst - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Seem To Be Having Trouble With Technical PE Interviews 4 3y
+3 Eldridge Industries - recruiting 1 3y
+3 BDT Interview Process 1 3y
+27 Delete 54 2y
0 Delete 11 2y
+15 MM PE Question- do you use Debt Advisory services? 2 3y
+3 Thoughts on Francisco Partners? 1 3y
+65 PE IR "growing"? 34 1y
+3 Ongoing pe 2024 processes 2 3y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Sshsuus 1 3y
+6 Funds with a media & entertainment focus 4 3y
+6 PE Comp and Carry - Heidrick & Struggles 2021 5 3y
+4 Big PE firms in Atlanta? 11 3y
+15 Does BB IB MD or MF PE IR MD make more in the long term? 4 3y
+3 Offshore support teams in PE? 1 3y
+8 Legal resources 5 3y
0 Advent International Corporation - Review - NA Data 3y
0 Providence Strategic Growth - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+9 Ardian Co-investment 8 2y
0 Carlyle Group - Interview - NA Data 3y
+6 Is post-MBA NYC IB to Asia MF PE a realistic goal? 1 3y
+20 Moving from investment team to BD? 4 3y
+43 Getting a sense of WLB at PE firms? 6 3y
+3 Looking For Infra PE Modelling For Toll Roads 1 3y
0 Ardian - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Blackford Capital - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+36 Brookfield vs. Onex vs. Altas [TORONTO OFFICE] - Which One is Best? 28 3y
+9 Should I Reach Back Out to HR? 6 3y
0 CITIC Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 In-house PE arms of IBs 5 3y
+3 Growth equity case studies 1 3y

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