0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 5y
+3 Best blogs on health care investing 2 5y
+12 How to Break into Direct Lending 5 5y
+29 MM PE Analyst - Exit Opps? 9 3y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+10 Low GPA Non Target BB to PE? 11 4y
0 bcIMC - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
0 Finding PE/HF marketing presentations 4 5y
+1 IC (Investment committee) memo vs IM (information memorandum) 2 5y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
+6 Software / SaaS LBO Modeling 8 3y
+10 LBO Model Question 3 4y
+19 Reneging on PE offer through a HH? 8 5y
0 Black Diamond Capital Management - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 KKR Private Equity Real Estate 1 5y
0 CIFC Asset Management - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 CIFC Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+6 Undergrad to PE Pension Funds 6 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+6 IFM Infrastructure (Associate) - Modelling Test 4 1y
+9 Analyst – Fund-Linked Credit Risk and Derivative Products  – New York 1 5y
+9 AssociatAVP – Closed-End Funds; Credit Risk and Derivative Products  – New York 1 5y
0 Long Ridge Equity Partners 6 4y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Secondaries Data 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 5y
0 Sequoia Capital - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Thomas H Lee Partners (THL) - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+6 PE Comp Step-Ups 4 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+6 How is Prospect Capital? Glassdoor reviews seem bad.... 5 5y
+3 Market Benefits at PE firms 1 5y
+6 FIG PE 1 5y
+7 H&F Raise Over $24 billion for Tenth Fund 11 5y
0 Carrick Capital Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+6 TA Tech Menlo WLB & Culture 3 5y
+17 Would you sell equity in your future earnings (carry) for upfront cash today? 7 5y
+12 Chicago Special Sits Scene? 3 5y
+7 Top BB IBD vs LMM PE (non traditional background)? 19 5y
+4 How to calculate pro rata without sharecount? 4 5y
0 Actis - Interview - Energy Data 5y
+4 Recruiting across LA PE firms 3 5y
0 StepStone Group - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+6 PE Credit Arm Info 1 5y
+3 Restrictions on dividend payout for US companies 1 5y
+39 How can 10+ year old unprofitable tech companies be worth billions? 23 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Special Situations Group Data 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 5y
+25 Associate / Senior Associate Carry 38 4y
+7 IB Exits to corporate venture? 5 4y
+3 EIG Global Energy Partners 2 4y
+15 Using other PE firms to source deals? 5 5y
+2 Primary investing- how to write recommendations 2 5y
+2 PSP Investments Montréal 2 5y
+12 Open Role: PE Associate 1 5y
+3 Modeling Test 1 5y
0 UBS - Interview - NA Data 5y
+26 PE Firms - Football Teams 6 5y
0 ICapital 1 5y
+2 DUI on record? 5 5y
+9 Ghosted by HR. 1 5y
0 BC Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+4 Which MF PE has the worst WLB? 7 5y
+12 Pro-rated bonus question 6 5y
0 How to find firms in a specific area on Bloomberg? 2 5y
0 Easiest transition 1 5y
+16 Any info on culture at Atalaya Capital Management 8 4y
+13 What Is The Most Shameful Thing You Would Do To Land MF PE Job Offer? 11 5y
+25 VP Work-Life Balance Worse than Associate? 11 5y
+3 Where do you search for post-PE jobs? 5 5y
+82 Thoughts on Stone Point Capital? 55 4y
+6 Do Headhunters Screen Candidates by Deal Experience or Firm Name/Reputation? 2 5y
0 The Riverside Company - Dallas Office 1 5y
+3 Has anyone considered moving from PE to FAANG? 3 5y
0 HarbourVest - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+2 Norgay Partners?? 1 5y
+9 Understanding the Headhunter Landscape 1 5y
0 Is it too late? 1 5y
0 Tikehau Capital - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 Tikehau Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+38 I coded a SaaS Tool for Researching PE Funds... is this useful? 24 5y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Screening Private Companies 3 5y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Acceptable payment structure for a new technology? 1 5y
0 Development vs. Private equity ? (REAL ESTATE) 1 5y
+9 Master in Europe for REPE / PERE or Development 1 5y
+6 PE Associate / Sr. Associate lateral (NYC to London) 3 5y
+13 Most “boss” / 1000 IQ PE Plays 16 4y
0 Secondaries/Coinvestment in London 1 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Blackstone capital partners interview 1 5y
+24 LP Construction - LMM 5 5y
+13 Essential readings for Tech investing? 13 2mo
0 Is LMM PE -> HSW -> MF PE Doable? 4 5y
+3 VDR platform? 4 5y
0 LMM Lenders 2 5y
+13 Weird Situation - For Breaking into PE 2 5y

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