+10 Ares SA Return Rate 6 4y
+11 Berkshire Partners 17 3y
+11 VMG Partners 12 1y
0 PE FT Interview Prep Advice 1 4y
+5 How many "carry" bonuses does a Private Equity employee get per year on average? 11 4y
0 Co-Investment? 1 4y
+9 Corporate Exit Options - MF PC 1 4y
+9 LBO modelling test 14 2y
+19 Assoc 1 IBD V Assoc 1 PE Comp 35 4y
+9 GIC Private Equity case study 4 3y
+21 Serent Capital or Symphony Technology Group (STG)? 13 1y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Blackford Capital - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+60 CVC (NY) vs TPG vs Veritas 44 2y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Providence Equity - Review - Software Data 4y
+4 Softbank Vision Fund - Headhunter? 4 4y
+78 PE Comp Question - VP / Principal Level 33 4y
+28 Offer rescinded - venting 19 4y
+6 Recruiting Timelines for PE 1 4y
+12 PIMCO Real Estate / Special Sit 8 4y
+13 TPG Growth SF in Internet, Digital Media, and Communications (Summer Associate 2023) 5 4y
0 Current PE hiring London 2 4y
+18 How hard is it to place into UMM/MF PE from a BB firm? 15 3y
+75 Anyone else struggling to adjust to being more senior? 7 4y
+11 How does PE recruiting work from MBB? 4 4y
+12 Vista 16 4y
+37 Current Thoughts on Opportunistic/Special Sits Groups (Oaktree Special Sits, BX TacOpps, Apollo Hybrid Value Fund, Brookfield Special Investments, KKR Special Sits) 32 4y
+1 Opportunistic Fund / Special Sits Learning Resources 4 4y
+12 TPG vs. Veritas vs. New Mountain 7 4y
+4 PE First Year Analyst 2 4y
0 University Venture Fund - Review - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 University Venture Fund - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 Tikehau Capital - Review - Infrastructure Data 4y
0 Tikehau Capital - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 4y
0 Shadow Carry 1 4y
+6 Getting Pushed Out < 1 Year Into the Role 7 4y
+7 Can PE prepare you to start your business? 3 3y
+5 KKR Return Offer 2 4y
+6 Leap29 / Novus Executives 1 4y
+8 Credit interview prep? 7 4y
+3 CVC Tech group in London 1 4y
+3 PE FT 2023 7 4y
+11 Thoughts on Kohlberg & Co 14 2y
+20 Whitehorse Liquidity … thoughts? 40 1y
+72 What even is Blackstone Tac Ops 17 4y
0 Off Cycle Starting This Week? 2 4y
+3 When exactly are timelines for PE/IB/Other buyside firms? 1 4y
+9 Staying in Banking vs leaving for PE 3 4y
+18 Genstar vs MDP vs TH Lee 16 3y
+6 Recruiting for On-Cycle as 3rd Year? 1 4y
+8 PE Secondaries Question 8 4y
+6 Del 1 3y
0 Golub Capital - Review - Securities Underwriting Data 4y
+9 Reverse Commute 5 4y
0 Golub Capital - Salary & Bonus - Securities Underwriting Data 4y
+3 REIT VS PE Acquisitions 1 4y
+6 ‘22/‘23 Virtual On-Cycle Shenanigans 2 4y
+14 Incoming IB SA Interested in VC/ Growth Equity 3 4y
+56 What is reasonable comp for an Associate at a Fundless Sponsor doing deals at $50m-$500m+ EV? 43 3y
+98 OfficeHours Fake Employee LinkedIn 10 4y
+6 Finance Jobs with Good Vacation Policies 1 4y
+11 CC Capital 3 3w
+6 Linden v Cressey v Waud v Roundtable 9 1y
+27 Any insights on Sixth Street Growth? 15 4mo
+33 Prep materials for PE 42 2mo
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 4y
+4 Monogram Capital LA - Anyone know what’s up with this place? 6 3y
+326 Don't get OfficeHours. 54 3y
0 Reinvest take-private LBO? 1 4y
0 Which sell-side position/department gives you the highest chance of breaking in to PE? 1 4y
0 Graham Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Crestline Investors, Inc. - Review - Real Estate Data 4y
0 Crestline Investors, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
0 VP comp at MM fund? Is this street? 6 4y
+1 Exit Terms for Carry and Fund Interest 6 4y
+2 Search Fund Internship? 3 4y
+20 TPG CAPITAL WLB / Comp 28 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+8 My Offer 28 4y
0 Raine Group - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+45 HPS Updated Comp 58 2y
+10 How do you justify your job to family & friends 2 4y
+3 What is your dream PE fund? 2 4y
0 PE Associate Comp - Any Outliers? 1 4y
+6 Are there any true crossover funds where you cover both publics and privates at the VP level? 7 4y
+7 Growth Equity-like Infrastructure PE - Exit Opps? 2 4y
+5 Do I still need to make my slides look nice in PE? 4 4y
+6 MM PC to MF PC 6 3y
+3 How did SF Bankers do for NYC PE On Cycle? 6 4y
0 PE Analyst Comp (NYC/SF) 4 4y
+22 WLB / WFH at your PE firm? 16 2y
+12 Interview Question 1 4y
0 Onex Falcon - Thoughts? 2 4y
0 The lack of talent in secondaries 1 4y
+13 Onex vs. Altas in Canada 3 4y
+1 Onex PE 11 4y
+19 Is Private Equity oversaturated, overhyped, and overrated? 10 4y
0 Can I get an intern at my mid thirties 1 4y

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