+12 LBO Goodwill Accounting 5 4y
+28 Discord for PE investment professionals? 17 4y
+4 FRM use in PE? 3 7y
+31 NEED YOUR HELP - LBO timing for modeling tasks - technical matters 3 7y
+25 Does buying “sexy” companies make firms money? 9 4y
+13 PE Origination 4 7y
0 Constitution Capital Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
+6 PEAK6 Boot Camp? 4 4y
+6 PE Cocktail Event Advice 3 7y
+13 Factoring (Receivables/Inventory) to finance Acquisitions 3 6y
+15 Signed with LMM PE Fund ($500M latest fund) but want to keep interviewing 2 7y
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Real Estate Data 7y
+19 Unique opportunity to join MM PE Firm 2 7y
+7 Negotiating a Pre-MBA Offer 5 6y
+12 Current Engineer at a Portfolio Company in the Oil and Gas Industry looking to get into PE 1 7y
+22 What are the primary Transaction Advisory Services firms? 6 7y
+9 KKR Formally Approaches Walgreens on Record Buyout 2 7y
+12 Is there a viable path to PE from Corp Development (Tech)? 1 7y
+25 In what scenarios can PE firms win carve-outs vs strategics? 7 7y
+3 "Bi-lateral" situations? 1 7y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+17 How much of a premium (if any) do you demand for equity comp? 1 7y
+3 Leverage for LMM Software PE 3 7y
+15 Breaking into PE Canada 4 6y
0 Bregal Sagemount - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 Business Development Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 7y
+24 How attractive are software companies doing $5-$10mn revenues for PE? 11 7y
0 KPMG - Review - NA Data 7y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+3 Consumer PE/GE 3 7y
+3 Extrapolation/ extending business plan assumptions 1 7y
+10 PE Opportunities in LA? 8 6y
+11 Sell me on Special Sits vs. LBOs 3 7y
0 Eurazeo - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Eurazeo - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+9 Lifestyle, Pay, Etc. at General Atlantic - Sourcing Program? 2 6y
0 Neuberger Berman - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Clarion Partners - Interview - Real Estate Data 7y
+15 MM PE Intern vs BlackRock ACS, which offer to take? 15 6y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Interview - Consulting Data 7y
+3 Recruiting for different PE firm as a current PE associate? 2 7y
+18 Negotiation on job offer 8 6y
+12 PE-style Diligence Case Study for an Activist Group 1 7y
+7 What PE looks for in a target? 5 7y
+12 Taking responsibility for learning curve 1 7y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 7y
+12 Do any of the following firms still have any 2020 spots open? 7 6y
+3 Deal Experience for PE interviews 1 7y
+6 Typical Deal Experience for PE Recruiting 1 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+9 MBA Grades for PE Recruiting 1 7y
+3 Private equity fund accounting - exit opportunities 2 7y
+3 Private Equity Real Estate Analyst 1 7y
+40 Safe leverage / coverage ratio for LBOs during holding period? 30 6y
0 Global Endowment Management - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+5 Tax issues in 2nd round? 3 7y
+13 Learning experience at MF vs MM 2 7y
+6 Best enterprise software/SaaS newsletters and podcasts? 5 7y
+3 This Topic is no longer available 1 7y
+13 Do PE professionals look at multiples other than EBITDA multiple? 3 4y
+12 buy and build literature 5 6y
0 White Oak Global Advisors LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 RSM US LLP - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 RSM US LLP - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 3i - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 Research Help: Reverse Leveraged Buyouts 1 7y
+12 Career in venture debt investing vs. venture equity investing 2 6y
+3 Diligencing growth -> cash flow? 3 6y
+27 State of Private Equity in London? 24 4y
+9 Recruiter Reactions to Being Let Go 1 6y
+4 Infra PE to Energy PE 2 7y
+10 Any info on Blackstone GSO in London? 6 6y
+4 **PE Deal Experience 2 7y
+17 Successful investors who've made it - what do you do that helps you "get it" in a deal? 5 6y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+45 How much have you saved? How much do you spend each year? 51 4y
+3 Views on Apax Partners (London) 1 6y
0 New Enterprise Associates - Review - Venture Capital Data 7y
0 New Enterprise Associates - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 7y
+3 undergrad to PE process 1 7y
+20 Search Fund While in PE 6 6y
+3 Can I Move from REPE to Traditional PE? 1 7y
+5 Hemp Industry 4 7y
+36 How to approach LMM PE recruiting? 10 6y
+12 Comp in San Fransisco 6 7y
0 Partners Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+28 90 minutes interview with an interviewer from a PE Firm.. 3 6y
+3 What is the tax ratio of tax in USA 1 7y
0 Hines Interests Limited Partnership - Review - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Hines Interests Limited Partnership - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
+11 Venture University - worth it or not? 3 1y
+24 Low GPA, Non-target to solid PE SA offer, my story 1 7y
+4 Headhunter Reaction to Rejected Offer 4 7y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y

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