+22 How long did it take for things to click? 10 4y
0 Platform Deals For an Associate 3 5y
0 Coller Capital - Interview - Secondaries Data 5y
+12 Analyst – Private Debt – NYC 1 5y
0 RCP Advisors - Interview - Investment Research Data 5y
+20 Does your analyst rank affect private equity recruiting? 7 5y
+12 How to ask for return offer in PE 3 5y
+1 Need an Answer Asap 2 5y
+4 Temasek London Reputation? 6 5y
+12 LTV CAC for Consumer Subscription App Calculation Question 1 5y
+70 Senior Associate and Vice President laterals - how do you want to be managed? 19 3y
+17 Most innovative Private Equity firms 12 4y
+10 Mid Market PE or Tech 8 5y
+65 Is PE a dead end? 38 4y
0 Buyside LGBT/Diversity Internships? 1 5y
+5 Vista Equity Partners 2022 SA 6 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
0 General Atlantic Recruitment Process 1 5y
+37 Difference Between Buyout PE and Growth Recruiting 7 5y
+11 $24,000 per year in Dubai 27 4y
+3 PE Recruiting Tutor-NYC 2 5y
+9 Insight Venture Partners Interview Process 6 5y
0 PE Portfolio Company Corp Dev Exit Opps 4 5y
0 Other - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Other - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+4 What are the pros and cons for PEs to exit a company (IPO vs. trade sale)? 1 5y
0 Verdo Capital - Review - NA Data 5y
+18 LBO case study - back to basics! 8 5y
+3 Golub Capital Hours? 10 2y
+3 Bridge Growth Partners 1 5y
+20 PE London or New York 22 4y
+3 Difference Between Goldman Sachs Growth vs. Goldman Sachs Capital 1 5y
+3 UMM/MF Analyst Exits? 5 5y
+10 Certares Management (Travel and leisure PE) 8 11mo
+12 Should I take the offer from a small Real Estate Private Equity fund or keep on searching for more opportunities? 1 5y
+14 HBS 2+2 on Resume for PE On-Cycle? 15 5y
+19 Sketchy First-Time Funds - Red Flags? 9 5y
+22 Lateral due to lack of deal flow 7 5y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Mill Point Capital? 4 2y
+19 Leaving After ~1 Year Tips? 10 5y
0 India PE Compensation (Senior Associate or VP level) 2 5y
+45 Struggling PE Analyst 18 4y
+6 Books for MF/Distressed PE 2 5y
0 TPG IDMC 1 5y
+2 Undergraduate Private Equity recruiting out of Kelley School of Business 4 5y
+9 How can I break into Private Equity ? 1 5y
+6 Can a SPAC merge with an already listed company? 1 5y
0 REPE Blackstone 1 5y
+6 Sophomore Summer Large PE/Buyside programs? 4 5y
+4 Does pay differ by asset class? 3 5y
0 Books on history of organic and inorganic growth 1 5y
+7 MBB to GE recruiting process 5 5y
+3 Difference in Comp between Traditional PE and Growth PE 4 5y
+4 PSP Private Equity Montreal 6 5y
+17 PE firms and MBAs - 2021 Update 5 5y
+12 Private Equity vs Banking as First Job (from the Philippines) 5 5y
+6 Infra investment? 4 5y
+3 Is it more common to get an MBA while working in IB or PE? 1 5y
+3 Supply Chain/Logistics Technology-Focused Funds 2 5y
+18 Early Career Switch into PE Question 7 5y
+17 Family health emergency during live deal during Associate program 9 5y
0 Apollo Hybrid Fund interview coming up... any insights/tips? :) 2 5y
+44 Growth PE Comp Progression 24 10mo
0 IFRS 16 update 1 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 How do you evaluate smaller private equity funds? 1 5y
+9 Top PE firms prior to Elite HF 6 5y
+7 What Kinds of PE Roles Are Most Open/Welcoming of MBA applicants? 7 5y
+3 Ventur Capital Pitch 2 5y
+23 Role of MBB performance reviews in on-cycle PE recruiting 9 4y
+9 Why isn't there much of a path into PE from AM/ER? 4 5y
+3 MBA Full-time recruiting for Private Equity Mega Funds 6 5y
+6 Genstar / Silverlake Insights 6 1y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Asking same questions to different interviewers? 2 5y
+6 Mezzanine Financing Case Study 3 5y
+4 Thoughts on PEI 300 Rankings? (Private Equity Rankings) 5 4y
+3 Two Questions: Standard Pref Equity Terms in Venture + Where / How to Model Pref? 2 4y
0 osool & bakheet investment company - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+13 Have to send model test from work email - what's the risk? 13 5y
+2 Advent VP pay? 4 3y
+24 MS and GS Private Credit Insights? 17 2y
0 Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+4 Heidrick 2021 PE Comp Survey 1 5y
0 Manulife Financial - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Manulife Financial - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 What are some good websites/ resources to prepare for PE modelling interviews? 1 5y
0 How to approach the PE investment case? 2 5y
0 Patricia industries (large family office) 4 2y
+4 Bain Capital Salary/Tenure 9 5y
0 MBA friendly MF /UMM PE shops 1 5y
+9 Where do PE associates go if they don’t want to stay? 7 5y
+34 Thread of Private Equity Shops in Los Angeles (or nearby) 20 3y
0 Carlyle Group Sophomore Summer? Also, other sophomore MFs? 1 5y
+9 Private Credit Fund Investments 2 2y
+3 PE Analyst Salary Expectations 5 5y
+9 Sources & Uses - Roll Over vs. Purchase of Partial Equity 1 5y
0 SoftBank Investment Advisers Modelling Test? 2 5y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
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  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
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  • Banco Santander 04 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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