+4 What are the working hours of a megafund director like blackstone,Kkr,carlyle? 5 5y
+15 Private Company Valuation 6 5y
0 Ardian U.S Private Equity? 1 3y
0 HRS Management (Josh Harris FO) Info / Culture? 4 3y
+33 Offer decision help for UMM (legacy vs up and coming) 22 4y
0 BDCs are the new CLOs 2 5y
0 Private Equity Compensation in India 8 5y
0 Deleted 1 3y
0 Blackstone strategic partners - thoughts? 6 5y
0 Private credit fund structure 3 5y
+3 Tikehau Capital 1 5y
0 (DPZ) Dominos Pizza, Overvalued ($231-$279) Price Target 1 5y
+7 EIG Global Energy Partners -- any insights? 10 5y
+12 Private Equity in Brazil as a European? 7 4y
+28 Golden Gate Capital VS EB IB analyst programs? 16 4y
0 Alpine Investors - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Alpine Investors - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Is PE recruiting hard? 8 5y
0 Apollo Global Management - Review - Finance Data 5y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 5y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 5y
0 PE (Megafund) Sales - What's the culture, WLB, and exit opp landscape? 1 5y
+52 Apollo Offers Six Figure One Time Bonuses to Retain Associates 54 5y
0 Insight Partners 2022 Investments SA Recruiting 3 4y
0 Baird Capital? 2 3y
+22 Goldman Sachs Growth 28 1y
0 Buyout to Growth? 1 5y
+12 Anybody have any insight into film finance? 7 5y
0 The possibility of transitioning from MBB to private equiy. 13 5y
0 Large deferred revenue balance negatively impacting DCF analysis 3 5y
+3 Growth Arms - Top VCs 10 5y
+1 Track Record 4 5y
0 PSP Investments - Interview - Infrastructure Data 5y
+26 Key Terms in Principal / MD Negotiations 12 5y
0 How to Tell a Reputable Search Fund from a Sham? 11 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
+4 Unsure if I should even try for IB 6 5y
0 Ardian - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+1 BlueStar Search 4 1y
+6 How Do You Discount COVID-enhanced EBITDA? 8 5y
0 SVPGlobal? 2 5y
+13 Q&A: MD/PhD --> MBB --> MegaFund 6 5y
+3 Lateral within Megafund 2 5y
+3 KKR Summer Analyst 2022 2 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+26 Leaving IB - How to Exit Gracefully? 10 5y
0 Finding a Headhunter to Speak With 1 5y
0 Best Conventions/Workshops For Family Offices/Capital Allocators/Portfolio Managers 1 5y
0 LLR Partners - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
+158 Q&A: Principal in UMM PE 157 4y
0 Advent International Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Haitong Securities - Review - Other Data 5y
+18 Private Equity to Corporate Strategy / Tech - advice? 8 4y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - NA Data 5y
+8 How Much Do MF PE Headhunters make? 9 1y
0 Apollo Global Management - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+16 JD/MBA —> PE 12 5y
0 ISA investments (UK) - experience and advice for beginner investors 0 4y
0 Drafting Emails for Superior 6 5y
+10 Best ERP software for a portfolio company? 5 5y
0 Barings - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 Barings - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 Vista SA 2022 1 5y
+7 Should I get MBB experience before jumping into PE? 1 5y
+18 How to get started? WSP vs TTS vs BIWS vs WSO’s modelling pack? 2 4y
0 Where to save cash for capital calls? 5 5y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Review - Finance Data 5y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 5y
+8 Forecasting volatile revenue streams 4 5y
0 Consulting to PE/HF: HELP !! 1 5y
+24 CorpFin VP Working on Merge - Job Impact? 9 5y
+3 Growth PE => HF? 3 5y
0 Harbor Group International - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Interview - Real Estate Data 5y
+11 Alternative Asset M&A to MM PE? 2 4y
+81 PE firm with <60hr/wk worklife - are they even a thing? 110 3y
+61 PE under attack? 29 5y
0 How to find comparable companies that meet acquisition targets 1 5y
0 Northern Rock Inc. - Review - NA Data 5y
+3 Hustle Fund 1 5y
0 IB Experience Required to do a PE job (When you didnt have a meaningful IB stint) 1 5y
+7 Lightbay Capital -Info/Culture 14 1y
0 PE Credit Arm 1 5y
0 Should I take the GMAT to replace my SAT/ACT 4 5y
+360 More negative press on Apollo 132 3y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 OMERS - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 HarbourVest - Review - Secondaries Data 5y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 5y
+16 Capital Call true ups 5 5y
+3 Blackstone Credit 3 5y
0 Portfolio Advisors LLC - Review - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
0 Portfolio Advisors LLC - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
0 Boyne Capital - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 5y
+14 Exodus at BX TacOpps? 5 5y

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