+10 Deal experience for PE recruiting - can you fake it till you make it? 8 4y
0 LLR Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 Trive Capital 1 4y
0 … 1 3y
+23 MM/UMM PE over MF ? 4 4y
+28 Advice for Breaking Into Secondaries 29 2y
+6 Operational / Value Oriented MM Funds? 3 4y
+11 DL vs RX 11 4y
0 EYP- strategy and transactions - private equity 1 4y
+34 PE to HF paycut? 19 4y
+79 Reasons why one should not go into PE in 2022? 32 4y
+6 Selected Transaction Experience for PE resume 1 3y
+9 Possible for post-MBA IBD associates to make the jump to buyside? 11 4y
+4 I Squared 16 3y
0 Creador - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+77 Losing the drive 32 4y
+4 The Halifax Group 8 2y
+8 Why would anyone in their right mind make the switch to PE? 11 4y
+3 Shumway Capital 1 4y
0 AlphaSights LTD - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 AlphaSights LTD - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 K1 Investment Management - Interview - Software Data 4y
+12 Best resources for understanding consumer/retail industry? 4 4y
+50 Centerbridge WLB / Comp 31 1y
+6 PE recruiting 2 4y
+6 AEA Growth - SF 2 3y
+3 Susquehanna - Private Equity Group (SPC) 1 3y
+10 Ares SA Return Rate 6 4y
+11 Berkshire Partners 17 4y
+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 3y
+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+28 Offer rescinded - venting 19 4y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
+73 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 4y
+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 4y
+98 OfficeHours Fake Employee LinkedIn 10 4y
+6 Finance Jobs with Good Vacation Policies 1 4y
+11 CC Capital 3 5mo
+6 Linden v Cressey v Waud v Roundtable 9 2y
+27 Any insights on Sixth Street Growth? 15 8mo
+33 Prep materials for PE 42 6mo
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 4y
+4 Monogram Capital LA - Anyone know what’s up with this place? 6 4y
+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

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