+4 Carter Pierce - hedge fund or PE? 10 4y
+41 Is H1-B required for Private Equity Recruiting (on-cycle) 39 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+5 Recruiters won’t talk to me, what can I do? 4 6y
+17 Modelling Interest in Quarterly LBO 4 6y
+4 Stock-Based Compensation in LBO 2 6y
+9 Partner search specializing in prospective 3M mask buyers, $xxx,xxx+ earnings 1 6y
+3 1st Roune Inteview with VP - REPE 1 6y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 6y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 6y
+23 Tech PE Deal Flow During COVID 4 6y
+41 Thoughts on consultant friendly (e.g., Golden Gate, Sycamore, NMC) PE firms? 10 3y
+29 Thoughts on KKR Global Impact/Blackstone Impact Investing/Other MF Impact Platforms? 10 3y
+12 SG Partners? 7 6y
+13 How to continue networking as an associate / incoming associate 3 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+9 Final Round Interview Questions 1 6y
+3 How best position for Post-MBA recruiting coming out of Lower Middle Market PE? 1 6y
+9 From Mutual Funds to Private Equity? 1 6y
+93 Thoughts on Thoma Bravo, TPG Tech, KKR TMT, Silver Lake, other tech PE funds 33 5y
+3 Where to check to see if a firm is currently raising a new fund? 1 6y
+12 Insight Partners - Office Hours? 3 5y
+12 Breaking into REPE... from PubFin? 1 6y
+23 Stone Point Capital? Any insights? 8 6y
+13 Providence Equity recent info/reputation? 9 3y
+35 Thoughts on Thomas H Lee Partners? 12 4y
+43 Off Cycle Recruiting Stories 30 2y
+21 Timing of Summer/Fall '20 On-Cycle Recruiting 5 6y
+18 Public Finance IB to PE? 2 5y
+12 Negative shareholders equity on ownerships 4 6y
+91 PE Career Earnings over $50 million by 50? 31 5y
+5 Transition from IB to PE 1 6y
+30 NYC MF Credit Associate Comp (recent data points, lateral move) 23 4y
+34 Berkshire Partners? 28 1y
+13 Cap Structure in LBO 8 6y
+8 Dividend instead of Paying Debt 3 6y
+3 Do PE firms pay out debt not covered? 2 6y
+14 Bain Capital Associate interview 6 5y
+65 Am I being greedy? LMM to MBA 6 6y
+11 Is working at a megafund any better as you get more senior? 5 6y
+12 On-Cycle PE Recruiting Deal Experience? 1 6y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+27 How MF’s view H/S/W 7 6y
+34 PE Capital Call Line 16 3y
+13 Trying to make a jump from Big4 M&A/TS Tax to IB/PE 4 6y
+21 Confusing Sources and Uses of 3 Entities, Intercompany Loan Payoffs 1 6y
+4 Larger effect on LBO return 1 6y
+12 Valuing highly acquisitive company - how to forecast future acquisitions 1 6y
+4 MM PE to UMM PE 2 6y
+3 PE Firm NYC Interview Client Service 1 6y
+19 Leverage Minority Investment 6 6y
+79 Thoughts on Bain Capital PE? 36 2y
+3 PE funds that are still ok with TN visa? 2 6y
0 MidOcean Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+15 What's more powerful an MBA or MS in Finance for breaking into the PE industry 3 6y
+3 Knowledge - Companies with real estate in separate entity 1 6y
+54 CorpDev -> MM PE? 22 4y
+20 COVID Impact on Private Equity Associate 2020 Start Dates (Delays / Cancellations) 17 6y
+18 Menlo Park Buyside, Housing & Roommates 7 5y
+10 KKR Associate Interview Proccess 3 5y
+19 Coming from non-traditional background, for MF recruiting 5 6y
+30 Does it make sense / possible to borrow debt against company's future cashflows? 15 6y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
+11 Sources and Uses - question about existing cash on the balance sheet 3 6y
+13 Dividend Recap Question 7 6y
+9 Outsourced Back Office? 4 5y
+6 Gryphon Investors Interview / Culture 3 5y
+14 How do fund sizes translate to investment team take-home pay (before carry)? 7 6y
+9 Siris Culture/Comp/Hours/Process 9 4y
+12 Medical School to Biotech PE 1 6y
+10 Glendon Capital Management 4 6y
+13 MM PE Offer in SF Bay Area- is compensation market or should I negotiate up? 1 6y
+18 How often do prior associates from IBs enter PE? 8 6y
+6 Which PE firms will pay for your MBA? 1 6y
+71 Value Buy-out vs Growth Buy-out Discussion from Associate Perspective 16 5y
0 Trinity Capital - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 CVCapital - Interview - Credit Data 6y
+23 PE Recruiting LDN- How fluent must one be in languages? 9 4y
0 Sofina - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+37 Which PE firms still require an MBA? 18 5y
+169 Q&A - 1st Year PE Associate at a US MF in Europe (KKR, BX, TCG, WP, TPG, BC, APO) 86 4y
+12 Reapplying for the same role after rejection? 1 6y
+100 Q&A: European PE Professional 30 4y
+47 How To Record Earnout Paid in LBO Context? 12 6y
+30 Top PE funds, 2020 update 14 3y
+37 PE/RE/HF podcasts 13 6y
+12 Tier2 candidate - what investment strategies should I target? 1 6y
+3 Ares Management London (PE) 1 6y
+47 Option Pool Question 16 6y
0 In Q Tel - Interview - Venture Capital Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 6y
+15 Dividend Recaps in an LBO Model 1 6y
+18 MM Associate in Asia: is CBS worth it? 8 6y
+13 LBO Def financing fees/ new rule 2 6y
+3 MBO management cash out 1 6y
+3 Paper LBO questions 1 6y
+3 What is the Institutional Client Solution Group at Blackstone? What is IRBD at Blackstone? 1 6y
+19 Opportunistic REPE funds vs PE returns 6 6y

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
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