+14 PE recruiting from MBB: How important is your rating? 6 4y
0 What does an Asset Management team do in MF PE? 1 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - NA Data 4y
+3 Varde Partners Reputation 2021 1 4y
+32 Harlem Capital "self-defined" diversity 19 4y
0 Loan / Investment / Funding offer 1 4y
+21 What is "market" for carry in a first time fund? 9 2y
0 Permira Advisers - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
+23 Sponsor Finance and Sponsor Finance Lending 3 1y
+3 Growth Equity out of Undergrad 1 4y
0 PE 1 4y
+168 Starting a new PE firm - what should we call it? 92 4y
+55 Tier 1 PE vs. having a life 24 4y
+9 PE FT 2022 - what is open? 9 4y
0 Reservoir Capital Group LLC - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 4y
0 British Columbia Investment Management Corporation - Interview - Utilities Data 4y
+35 PE/PC Salary Raises? 78 4y
+18 JV Negotiation 6 4y
+21 Hybrid PE/Venture deal structure 1 4y
+3 Benchmarking PE Analyst and Associate Compensation 4 4y
+9 Sector coverage to Special Sits 1 4y
+3 Thoughts on Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group 5 4y
+30 10 years of pursuing PE with no success. Last living family passed away last week. Someone tell me some good news today. 18 4y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Research Data 4y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 4y
0 Outsourced Financial Modeling 1 4y
+7 FP&A to PE...really? 7 4y
+36 Venture Debt? 24 4y
+6 What makes a great PE analyst/associate? 1 4y
+19 CPPIB Progression levels 10 4y
+9 Path from Sponsor Finance Credit Analyst 1 4y
0 Harlem Capital - returns 1 4y
+6 PE Coffee Chats - Are they helpful? 6 4y
+3 Thoughts on Copley Equity Partners? 2 4y
+3 Assoc -> VP timing in UK 3 4y
+13 Advent v/s BX 13 4y
+12 Weird intern review, not sure about a return offer 1 4y
+1 MF PE Liquid Credit 4 4y
0 Landmark Partners - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+14 Are PE analyst programs still the way to go? 11 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+5 Roark Capital FT 2022 27 2y
+12 Research to Impact investing with a pay cut, worth it? 3 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Distressed Debt Data 4y
+3 Sixth Street SA 1 4y
+3 BX REPE Associate Interview 3 4y
+3 Anyone asked for more money? 8 4y
+16 Sophomore internship PE vs IB 9 4y
+3 Distressed Debt Comp 2021 7 4y
+2 Carry mechanics 3 4y
0 Hamilton Lane - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Mitsui and Co - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Mitsui and Co - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+4 Thoughts on this Comp Package? 5 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+8 MM PE Analyst vs. BB Comp 4 4y
0 Trevor Milton still rich after all this? 1 4y
+3 Structured Credit and Structured Equity 3 4y
+8 Do certain personality types succeed in certain finance jobs? 4 4y
+19 Asking for a friend 5 4y
+17 M1 mac Excel Compaitablitiy 9 4y
0 Sandbox Industries - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - NA Data 4y
+29 Question on NOLs 6 4y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 Thoma Bravo Growth 2 4y
0 Graham Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 4y
0 Weiss Asset Management - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+18 Did anyone else get this email from KKR? 8 4y
+3 Silver Lake FT 2022 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Partners Group - Interview - Rotational Data 4y
+40 Value of MBA in Private Credit 11 1mo
+3 BX Lateral Associate Technical Questions? 2 4y
+24 How Many Advance to the Case Study Round? (PE Associate Recruiting) 7 4y
+31 What is “good diligence”? 13 4y
+17 Exit Ops/Reputation of Marlin Equity Partners London 8 4y
+12 LBO Modeling Best Practice 1 4y
+11 How are you quickly qualifying investment opportunities? 0 4y
0 Ranking of Market Study Providers 1 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Forge Partners - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+12 Full-Time Recruiting from Undergrad - Need Advice! 2 4y
0 GTIS Partners - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
+15 Sourcing-heavy PE Analyst roles 2 4y
0 Partners Group - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Has 2022 On-Cycle Private Equity recruiting started? 19 4y
+175 Exit opps: I've crunched the previous work experience of 390 PE Associates.. 47 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 MidWest Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 4y
+14 Switching jobs after a month as first-year analyst? 8 4y
+36 Question: Levers to generate returns in PE 9 4y
+11 Please help: Which S&U table is right in Cash Free / Debt Free Deal? 4 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+2 Bain Capital Credit - Distressed 12 4y

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