0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
+3 Interviewing with a BDC 1 7y
+37 How to talk to lenders 12 6y
+18 Rhone Group Headhunting Firm 8 5y
0 Roark Capital Group - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Roark Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+8 New Mountain Capital Discussion 3 7y
+9 Blackstone Private Equity Off Cycle Internship 2019 (London) 2 6y
+23 How to calculate IRR in head? 10 7y
+19 Investing in your PE fund (Associate) 2 7y
+25 Financing EBITDA - why would it be different from actual EBITDA? 7 4y
+5 PE Secondary Deals - Attractiveness for Fund 1 6y
+6 ABCD 1 3y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Warburg Pincus - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+3 Interview Topic: Questions for the Interviewer 1 7y
+9 Boutique PE firm vs. Deloitte Federal? 1 6y
+20 Deleted 3 7y
+43 PE & Insurers 9 7y
0 Fosun - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Fosun - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+9 When is your fund starting off-cycle recruiting? 1 7y
+41 Public Company LBO Candidates 27 4y
+6 Where do I Invest? 2 7y
0 Lone Star Funds - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
+15 IVEY HBA VS IU KELLEY 11 6y
+23 Lateral Associate Interview Process 9 6y
+16 Advice Needed: Transition from CF to PE 2 7y
0 ICONIQ Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+25 How to move from private credit to growth equities 6 6y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Can someone point me to a buy-out / roll up guide? 3 7y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
+17 GPA problems with PE Recruiting 4 7y
+3 Visa sponsorship for Private Equity in London? 4 5y
+16 FIG PE: is insurance sector significantly bigger than banks? 2 4y
+20 Brightwood Capital? 30 1y
+15 Cash on BS for LBO Sources 1 4y
0 GTCR - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 GTCR - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 CITIC Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+37 What kind of experience does it take to launch a serious UMM/large cap PE fund these days? 10 7y
+86 Blackstone Strategic Partners in 2019? 15 7y
0 Marlin Equity - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Interview - Valuation Data 7y
+31 SaaS business - booking, vs ARR, and what to look out for? 3 7y
+12 Search Fund without actually operating and running the company? 4 7y
+12 Allergies at the Office 1 7y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+9 LBO Elements of Net debt 3 1y
+12 Analyst Level Interview w/ no IB experience 1 6y
+36 PE interview question: sources & uses 23 6y
+39 Q&A: Non-target UG to MM IB to $8bn+ UMM Buyout Fund 18 6y
+3 Why is it beneficial to have an infrastructure fund for PEs? 1 7y
0 Landmark Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Landmark Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+15 Why do some PE funds not hire former Associates as VP's? 1 7y
+6 Consultants who transitioned into PE - how did you do it? 5 6y
+28 Stale thread 11 7y
+3 BSchool from PE 1 7y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Risk Management Data 7y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 7y
+26 Quality of a subscription business? 7 7y
+15 London TMT meet-up 1 6y
+20 Background checks - bad referees 7 5y
+19 Software M&A - why not build own product? 4 1y
+8 Decreasing Equity Risk in an LBO 3 7y
0 Enfoca - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+127 Does Your PE Fund Let You Co-Invest? 74 3y
+3 AIMCo Private Equity 2 7y
+3 Sensitivity Capital Gain 1 7y
+12 IRR 2 7y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+21 Valuation Q | EV proxy 1 7y
+22 Knowledge Brokers Exiting Into PE 6 6y
+14 Help with making the most of upcoming search fund internship 3 6y
+9 What are the best / largest roll up shops? 1 7y
0 Greenspring Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Distressed PE practice case study 1 7y
+483 Why is everyone in love with PE? 83 4y
+34 Negotiating term sheets with lenders 4 7y
+3 European VCs active in China 1 6y
+14 Non-GAAP Financials for Valuation and Modeling 1 7y
+6 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1 3y
+44 Graduating early - worth it or not? 28 5y
+9 PE Team Sizes in Singapore 1 6y
+19 Revolver/ Capex Facility counting to debt 9 4y
0 Balaban Law Firm - Review - Other Advisory Data 7y
0 Dentons US LLP - Salary & Bonus - Other Advisory Data 7y
+14 Top BB offer vs Top PE secondaries? 1 7y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Growth Equity Data 7y
0 Graham Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Graham Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+9 Which non-MF PE firms sponsor work visa in London? 3 6y
+12 Brookfield PE and CPA Questions 3 6y
+3 European/ worldwide Industrial sector/ trends 1 6y
0 The Boeing Company - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Financial Services Data 7y

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