+11 How to value a concession based power company? 4 8y
+3 SOS - modeling help - Equity waterfall with multiple partners? 2 8y
0 A.T. Kearney - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+18 Petty Resume BS - Need help - PE Intern 6 8y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
+27 Does anyone have anything on Two Sigma Private Investments 17 3y
0 Delta Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 GE Capital - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 8y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+23 PE -> HF -> PE 6 8y
0 2100 Xenon Group - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 8y
0 TZP - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Portfolio management and transaction execution teams. What exactly do they do? 1 8y
0 Lower MM PE to MF? Possible without MBA? (London) 4 3y
+47 Materials for Starting the Job 24 8y
+21 Beginning TAS position at big 4-thinking down the road 9 6y
0 Blackmore Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Question about 2/20 4 8y
+2 Do PEs hold stocks in public companies? 4 8y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Harvey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 DJI's I Ching Spatio-Temporal Coding Trend Forecast (with photos) 0 8y
0 Hypothetical Redo 1 8y
+9 Chances of getting into PE straight out of undergrad? 7 8y
+23 Michael Flynn in PE? 10 8y
+36 Private Equity success (or failure) stories 12 8y
0 Silicon Valley Bank - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 8y
+34 Target monkey who graduated from non-target zoo. Landed an interview with Vista Equity Partners. What do I expect? 43 7y
+12 Top PE Firms in Media & Telecom 1 8y
0 Search Fund Accelerator - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 1861 Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Biggest differences between Sponsors / M&A LBO modeling and sponsor modeling? 0 8y
+151 Would you live here for $200k? 60 6y
+72 Does doing Investment Banking and Private Equity at junior levels actually prepare you to be a good investor? 29 8y
+18 Anyone have any insight on Paine Schwartz Partners? 12 7mo
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Apollo Global Management - Interview - Private Equity Data 8y
+25 Esoteric & Niche Investments 12 4y
0 Calling Ex-Pats: Transition to PE AND moving countries - one at a time? 0 6y
+20 PE Interview Question: 5yr EBITDA growth rate 2 2y
+23 How can I join the Board of a Company/non-profit as a young private equity professional? 7 8y
+8 Factset vs. CapIQ 8 8y
+1 Junior Internship- 3 8y
0 Onex - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+9 Difference between MoM and DPI 3 1y
+124 Q&A: My journey, from the lab to MMPE 25 6y
+24 Best Minor to add to Finance Major for PE? 9 8y
+33 PE Fund Fee Question 16 8y
+4 Taking over a company using the cash the acquiring company has 2 8y
0 How to Land a Spring PE Internship/Job 1 8y
+11 PE firms with Analyst Positions 17 8y
+20 Search Fund - Ghosted hard after perfect Interview 10 6y
0 KKR Names Two Successors to Kravis and Roberts 0 8y
+6 PE VP Recruiting 1 8y
0 MBB or Big 4 corporate finance/deal for PE 4 6y
0 Cohen Private Ventures (Point72) 3 5y
+15 PE Case Study Challenge 2 6y
+10 Delete 1 3y
+30 Why would a Private Equity Firm go Public? (Blackstone, KKR) 14 3y
0 Investment Update 0 8y
0 Sponsors vs M&A for breaking in 6 8y
0 Family Office Introductions-how hard is it? 3 6y
+18 Initial coin offerings in Private Equity 26 8y
+35 What to prep for my boss? 9 7y
0 LBO - Sources Question (Full Cash on Balance Sheet vs Excess Cash) 2 8y
0 Private Debt - possible interview question (internship) 3 8y
0 Difficulty of Securing Funding From A Brand-Name LP? 5 8y
+61 Working for European PE as an American 23 6y
+23 Best FREE Sites for Company info by Industry (must have revenue) 10 8y
+4 Sourcing Acquisition Targets 4 8y
+11 Pe performance - Capital Distributed 3 8y
+5 Altamont Capital 6 8y
+16 Phd & Private Equity 17 8y
+143 Biggest wastes of time in Private Equity 58 6y
+18 Internal PE at banks 5 8y
0 Anyone know anything about Intermediate Capital Group (ICG)? 5 8y
0 Management Pool in LBO - Excel 1 8y
+65 Private Equity Interview Question: Why do you want to work for our Firm? 15 8y
+27 Would a GP accept any LP as an investor? 14 8y
+5 Walk me through your entire investment thought process 0 8y
0 Upper MM Funds on West Coast 4 6y
0 Long-term advice for development 1 6y
+17 Private Equity Internship - London 9 6y
0 Credit Opportunities Fund - Case Study 0 8y
0 Sexual Harassment Issues in Silicon Valley 2 6y
+20 PE Case Study - LBO with CIM 12 3y
+36 Private Sell Side advisory deal while working at PE firm 10 8y
+13 Credit Analyst to PE Associate 4 8y
0 Upcoming PE Case Study (3-4hrs study) 0 8y
+41 Sycamore Acquires Staples for $6.9 Billion in Largest Buyout of the Year 6 3y
+31 London PE / case study prep 6 3y
0 New entrant 0 6y
0 WSO financial modeling course 0 8y
+10 List all the PE firms with SA programs? 8 8y
0 Co-investment Firm Case Study Interview 0 8y
+18 Board of Directors as an Associate 12 8y
+51 What to expect during first round phone interview? 70 8y
+12 New Capital Partners - PE Review 1 8y
+18 LBO Model Issue 9 8y
0 Does anyone have any clue on the timeline of recruiting process for PE associate (starting summer of 2019) 8 8y

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