+20 URGENT - MBB vs MM/UMM PE 15 5y
0 The Riverside Company - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
+4 Management fees 1 5y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+3 What to expect and how to practice for a 1-hour LBO modeling test at a lower-middle-market PE firm? 1 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+14 Working in PE/IBD - How long is your commute time? 24 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - NA Data 5y
+24 Starting Renewable energy PE analyst job - what to expect? 21 4y
+20 Question about how a PE associate posting is like at The Carlyle 13 5y
+4 Stripes Group? 15 3y
0 Value Partners Group Limited - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
+16 Partners Group Super Day 30 3y
0 Greenspring Associates - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Greenspring Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Bessemer SA 2022 Recruiting 12 3y
0 Best books for advanced LBO modeling? 1 5y
0 Main Street Capital - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Main Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+11 Chartered Private Equity Professional (CPEP) - Thoughts? 7 3y
+1 Any news / thoughts on PE firms (both EU and Global) moving offices from London to the continent (EU) given Brexit? 3 5y
+4 Thoughts on leaving IB after 12 months 4 4y
+4 Ares PE Portfolio Management Group 1 5y
+33 Fund of funds / Analyst role - exit opps 14 5y
+15 Best MM PE Firms? ($1B - $5B AUM) 17 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
+3 Good studies/books on historical returns of different asset classes? 4 5y
+1 M Capital Group? Interview, Work Culture? 5 4y
+65 Q&A: Non-Target -> BB ER -> BB IB -> MM PE 15 5y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Review - Credit Data 5y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 5y
+8 MBA associate at top BB group. Do I have a shot in PE? 6 5y
+14 What would your Sources and Uses be in a Cash Free / Debt Free Deal? 8 4y
+2 Sketch PE Firm Opinions 3 5y
+1 Bregal Partners Analyst Program 3 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Rothschild - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+12 Career progression at MFs/UMMs 12 4y
+29 PE & Family - How? 3 5y
+20 CVC Capital Partners - Culture, Reputation, Career Prospects 14 2mo
0 [deleted] 1 3y
+75 Is it dumb to exit to LMM PE rather than starting in bigger (MF/UMM) opportunities first? 38 2y
+17 Best excel resources for getting better with large amounts of data and scalable logic? 3 5y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Recent Consumer PE Deals 6 5y
+3 Excel and financial modeling course 2 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 The Hartford - Review - Financial Services Data 5y
0 HIMCO - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 5y
+6 PK Airfinance 1 5y
+9 Thoughts on HarbourVest 25 2y
+10 Los Angeles private equity opportunities 7 5y
+3 Does carry step up if you’re promoted? 2 5y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+9 People who go directly into PE 1 5y
+13 Help with crafting an investment pitch 5 5y
0 Warburg Pincus - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 URGENT ADVICE: Capital Markets/S&T At European IB Or Tech M&A at Big 4? 2 5y
+16 1.5-2 yrs IBD vs. PE Analyst after 1 year IBD 15 5y
0 P/E Salaries 1 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+1 MF PE Associate Comp in HK/SG 2 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Growth Equity Data 5y
+12 Final Round Interview Tomorrow 2 4y
+27 Top Tech PE/GE In NYC 23 5y
+14 PE recruiting from MBB: How important is your rating? 6 5y
0 What does an Asset Management team do in MF PE? 1 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - NA Data 5y
+3 Varde Partners Reputation 2021 1 5y
+32 Harlem Capital "self-defined" diversity 19 5y
0 Loan / Investment / Funding offer 1 5y
+21 What is "market" for carry in a first time fund? 9 2y
0 Permira Advisers - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
+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 5y
+55 Tier 1 PE vs. having a life 24 4y
+9 PE FT 2022 - what is open? 9 5y
0 Reservoir Capital Group LLC - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 5y
0 British Columbia Investment Management Corporation - Interview - Utilities Data 5y
+35 PE/PC Salary Raises? 78 4y
+18 JV Negotiation 6 5y
+21 Hybrid PE/Venture deal structure 1 5y
+3 Benchmarking PE Analyst and Associate Compensation 4 5y
+9 Sector coverage to Special Sits 1 5y
+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 5y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Research Data 5y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 5y
0 Outsourced Financial Modeling 1 5y
+7 FP&A to PE...really? 7 5y
+36 Venture Debt? 24 4y
+6 What makes a great PE analyst/associate? 1 5y

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