+3 Carlyle Strategic Partners (Special Situations). Any have any insight? 2 6y
+12 Efficiently Processing Incoming Bids 1 6y
+23 Life advice: Lateral BB vs. Small PE Fund 11 6y
+32 PE prep guide from WSO 6 6y
+10 Buy-side advisors for GP stakes (GP Investing - 'Fund of Firms') 2 6y
0 Northlane Capital Partners - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 6y
0 Northlane Capital Partners - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 6y
+3 Enforcement of mezzanine / senior debt 4 6y
+21 No closed deal -> post-MBA recruiting? 9 5y
+9 Sophomore, First time preparing PE interview 2 6y
+18 Alternative Forms of Subscription Financing/Callable Capital LOC? 2 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 6y
+18 BS Forecasting for software companies 5 2y
+14 No learning curve on internship 6 6y
+12 Megafund Credit vs. Hedge Fund Credit? 1 6y
+8 Urgent: WSO PE Guide Full LBO Example 3 - Question 5 6y
+9 PE handbook and scene in Europe 4 3y
0 TD Bank - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 TD Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+6 Biggest assh*** you met / most toxic environment you’ve been in? 4 6y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
+3 Late to Recruiting, but Interview Ready 1 6y
+34 Forgot the firm’s investment strategy 1 6y
+13 Required to renounce board seats upon starting PE associate program? 5 6y
+14 Wish to get an overview on private debt 5 6y
+6 Ask Me Anything (Q&A): Recruiting for European PE largecap 3 6y
+22 Final Interview Lunch Significance? 6 6y
+52 Do you use the Treasury Stock Method when calculating Ownership in an LBO test with Mgmt Option Pool? 16 5y
+21 What kind of work do MBB consulting firms do for PE firms? 4 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - NA Data 6y
+13 Sourcing Public Companies 1 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Natural Resources Data 6y
+37 Is PE just banking 2.0? 27 5y
+4 Intro material on how to read a credit doc? 2 6y
+11 Advice on Preparing for Distressed Debt Investing Internship 9 4y
0 Guardian Life Insurance Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+22 HSW MBA Summer for Upper MM / Megafund PE? 1 6y
+6 Summer Internship recruitement 1 6y
+9 PE Interview Pitch Specificity 1 6y
+14 Question about sponsored student life at business school 1 6y
+34 PE vs. Corporate M&A 11 6y
+15 Distressed / special situation - animosity-filled or tight-knit community? 3 6y
+11 Grower baskets in leveraged finance 6 6y
+15 Moving upmarket from growth firm? 3 5y
+24 Modelling from CIM/ help 6 6y
+3 HELP! PE/HFs with the following characteristics? 1 6y
+12 Ultramarathon on resume? 4 6y
+13 Cov-lite situation in PE 9 4y
+20 PE - Current environment in Europe & US 10 6y
+10 PE: how long to hear back after LBO modelling test 3 6y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 6y
+3 How to Excel at Summer Internship? 1 6y
+21 Got led on by a boutique PE/Search Fund...offered me an unpaid internship 14 6y
+4 Is special situations investing still growing? 2 6y
+3 Intro materials on real estate sales lease-back? 1 6y
+9 Canada IB to US MM PE 9 3y
+5 The Oxbridge Group - Pre-MBA PE Initial Recruiting Interview 4 6y
+11 What happens to investments past a fund's life cycle? 1 6y
+6 LBO - Why is revenue seasonality a problem? 4 6y
+20 How does the PE partner track work? 14 6y
0 BlackRock - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 Case Study - Discuss Sensitivity Tables/ Model Output 1 6y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
+6 Exit Ops from Oil & Gas 2 6y
+14 How to do well in unstructured environment? 2 6y
0 Neuberger Berman - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Secondaries Data 6y
0 Centre Lane Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+10 Successful FIG PE Investments 1 6y
+3 MM PE Internship Offer But No Return Offer 1 6y
+16 Lendtech reading reccomendations? 4 6y
+34 What does “Low Energy” really mean? 19 6y
+12 Middle Market PE: Time from office interview to offer 2 6y
+35 LMM PE Hiring 10 2y
+33 HeadHunters for European PE 7 5y
+3 XXXXXX XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 1 6y
0 Fulcrum Capital Partners Inc - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+3 How to model debt? 4 6y
+103 (Mis)adventures in PE fundraising (part 2) 15 6y
+3 DELETED 2.18.20 1 6y
+3 CPI (headhunter) 1 6y
+12 Leaving a Sourcing Role? 1 6y
+12 Transitioning from asset management to PE? 1 6y
+26 LBO Urgent advice - why subtract dividends from sponsor equity 7 6y
+41 Headhunting Side Hustle: (1) Collect IB Analyst Resumes (2) ??? (3) Herd Monkeys (4) Profit 6 5y
+15 Diff btw Senior Associate & Associate in PE? 4 4y
+13 Underwriting 1L vs 2L 4 6y
+20 More PE bubble stuff - Is PE Having Its WeWork Moment…??? 9 6y
+12 Accelerator Program for Acquiring SaaS Companies 1 6y
+15 Valuing early stage / pre revenue B2B e-commerce startups 10 2y
+12 Am I wasting my time caring about honors? 1 6y
+24 WSO Special Situations Oilfield Case Study Issues 1 6y
+4 IB to PE pipeline 1 6y
+3 Presenting my LBO interview pitch tomorrow and discovered a spelling mistake...how would you recover from this fumble? 1 6y
+12 NEED HELP: Tech sales guy trying to break into REPE 1 6y
0 Private Advisors - Interview - Private Equity Data 6y
+14 Rollup industry 3 6y
+26 PE Associate Offer - Comp Too Low? 29 6y
+3 PE firms with Analyst programs? 1 6y

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