+9 Family Offices in London? 1 11mo
+6 Verdane Interview (and overall) Experience? 2 10mo
0 Mega Fund PE IR Internship vs Unicorn Tech Start-up Finance Team Internship 1 11mo
0 Arrowroot, ran like an Iranian dictatorship 0 11mo
0 Is it better to be in direct lending or private mezz ? 1 11mo
0 27M | Corp Finance → FP&A | Laid off & Unemployed 3 Months | Studying CFA Level 1 | Want to Pivot to IB/PE/Corp Dev/Investment Analyst — What Should I Do? 1 11mo
+12 WELLS FARGO HEADHUNTERS 2 11mo
+26 Mgmt options in LBO - why everywhere different? 6 11mo
+21 27M | Corp Finance → FP&A | Laid off & Unemployed 3 Months | Studying CFA Level 1 | Want to Pivot to IB/PE/Corp Dev — What Should I Do? 8 11mo
+29 How do PE funds pick their commercial and M&A advisors? 12 11mo
+24 Getting Poached 20 11mo
0 K1 Investment Management (LA) - 2025 opinions 2 11mo
+20 Moving into GE in NYC 5 11mo
0 Breaking into PE, Growth, VC after MBA in Europe 1 11mo
+12 Pension Fund Infra (CPP / PSP / OTPP / CDPQ / OMERS / BCI) 5 9mo
+6 Jamie Dimon's crackdown on acceptance of PE offers 3 11mo
+9 How to break into Infrastructure IB ? Firms, technicals, networking... 1 11mo
+2 PE Bonus 2 11mo
+119 Attracted to new hire 60 10mo
+9 centre lane 8 3mo
+24 Emerging Opportunities in PE 20 8mo
+40 Is pursuing an IR Associate role a good move? 42 11mo
+5 Sr Asso Promo 4 11mo
+24 Littlejohn Updated Views 15 2w
+3 Houston Secondaries Market? 5 2mo
0 Jim Cramer likes KKR, BX, and Apollo 1 11mo
+12 Is being an LP super chill? 7 11mo
+20 Underpaid at LMM PE vs. Higher Pay at a Corp Dev role? 12 10mo
+17 PE Sr Asso to PE-Backed Company? 8 7mo
+14 Does college even matter? 17 6mo
+4 Headhunter Assessments for 2027 PE Recruiting 7 11mo
0 AXA Investment Managers - Interview - Secondaries Data 11mo
+22 Keensight / Evercore 10 9mo
+7 InfraRed Capital Partners - London 17 3d
+15 Move from IB to Rede Partners (placement agency)? 7 11mo
+8 What's with students following up obsessively? 3 11mo
+6 SA Recruiting 1 11mo
+56 Two offers: MM PE and LO AM 25 11mo
+28 Freelancing in PE 9 11mo
+21 PE market outlook seems very different from public market 1 11mo
+3 Fact vs. Fiction - Swiss Chris 4 11mo
0 Infra PE Tutor/Peer-Review 1 11mo
+329 VPs+ are you happy ? 132 1mo
0 Stone Point Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 11mo
+7 Direct Co-Invest / Secondaries / Primary 12 10mo
0 How do you guys know PE is facing headwinds? 4 11mo
0 Société Générale - Review - Generalist Data 11mo
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11mo
+3 Recognize (NYC fund) 1 11mo
0 Triton Internship - Case study 0 11mo
0 Moving from transaction closing to direct investments 1 11mo
+2 Am I cooked 3 11mo
+14 Carry points for junior partners at MF PE 7 11mo
+4 Excel Test For TCV IR Analyst Role 21 6mo
0 TPG Cancelled Oncycle PE Recruiting--Summer 2027 4 11mo
0 PE London market 2 11mo
+22 Want to Build a Local Evergreen Fund Someday – Looking for Advice 6 11mo
+9 Middle Market PE Senior Associate 11 11mo
0 Going into PE right after undergrad after summer BB IB internship? 1 11mo
0 Private Equity scene in Asia 1 11mo
0 PE/GE Analyst Programmes LDN 1 11mo
+9 Can you get into private equity as CS major ? 1 11mo
0 Wind Point Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11mo
+3 Bain Capital FT Analyst 2026 5 10mo
0 Aquaa Partners - Interview - NA Data 11mo
+31 Go back to PE/VC or Stay in Family Biz + Real Estate? 5 11mo
0 Messed up internship year for two internships on application form for BX PE SA26 3 11mo
+23 I’ve spent more time with my coworkers in the past year than I have with my family in 5 years 8 11mo
+28 Growing UMM/MM vs MF (Warburg, Bain) 21 11mo
+9 Thoughts on leaving consulting for PE ops 1 11mo
+6 How bad is this mistake? 3 11mo
0 Any thoughts on Hy24? 0 11mo
+16 What modelling tests do you recommend to not be a cookie cutter? 1 11mo
0 Acquiring a Business 1 11mo
+13 MM PE A2; was told today that won't be making Associate at EoY, but want to stay in PE. What to do? 3 11mo
+6 Why don't funds post their fund size on their website? 1 11mo
+4 FIG PE 5 11mo
+9 Current SA. Too Early for HH Inbounds? 7 11mo
0 OMERS - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 11mo
+3 Is anyone interviewing for 2026 right now? 1 11mo
+12 Do I still need the CIRC Breaker with modern Excels? 3 11mo
+31 Comp Negotiation for First Time Fund 28 9mo
+24 Any of you burnout ? How long did it take to recover and feel normal again? 20 11mo
+8 PE associate job vs Tech Startup backed by tier 1A VC firm with substantial path to growth. 6 11mo
+9 Partner's Group 2026 Financial Analyst (FA) Program 5 11mo
+64 Hot take: I'd rather be at a privately held fast growing UMM than a public MF 26 11mo
+13 JD to IB/PE 2 11mo
+4 Vista FT 2026 21 8mo
+6 Corporate Development or Audit? 1 11mo
+19 Long-time reader, now looking for advice. 1 11mo
+9 Up or out 7 7mo
0 Arizona Federal - Review - Investments Data 11mo
0 Arizona Federal - Interview - Investments Data 11mo
+145 We were lied to 73 2mo
+1 i just did the Pymetrics Blackstone for PE SA26, need help interpreting 2 11mo
+18 PE Case study where revolver is drawn? 5 11mo
+32 Laid off from PE, got Lucky with a great role. How can I maximize my income? 26 11mo
+9 Equity % Calculation in Mixed Secondary and then Primary Transaction 1 11mo
+25 Margin Call Movie 8 11mo
+3 Pollen Street 2 11mo

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
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