+23 Lower Middle Market PE opportunity 7 10y
0 How do you make money off private company investments?? 0 10y
0 How do you make money off private company investments? 0 10y
0 Take Equity or Not 3 10y
+199 As my username suggests, not sure what to do... 43 6y
0 Citi ventures ? 0 10y
0 Ion abbreviation for billion? 1 10y
+122 The PE career path 54 10y
+23 PE IR vs. Placement agent 6 7y
+1 What does it mean when a PE firm has "exited" a transaction? 1 10y
0 Analyst in PE: Introduction 0 6y
0 Due diligence pains 0 10y
0 ECM convertible - exit opps? 4 3y
0 FTI Consulting - Graduate position 0 10y
0 Books on financing structures 2 9y
0 Headhunter Double Tap 3 10y
+4 What does WSO know about CapitalSpring? 6 4y
+30 Strategy consulting to PE - Interview in 5 days, Advice requested! 7 3y
+11 PE - Doha 4 3y
0 From post-investment portfolio management to PE 0 10y
0 EMBA, HBS LDP or other training for M&A lawyer joining new PE firm? 2 10y
+29 Ideal Background for Distressed PE? 7 3y
0 Wall Street Prep Advanced LBO package 0 10y
+12 Self-employed PE analyst - is this normal? 2 10y
+19 Is Search Fund Experience Valuable? 14 7y
+4 LBO structure data 4 6y
0 Pre MBA Associate at Zombie Fund... 4 10y
+1 Just scheduled my first networking event: Did I already make a bad impression? 3 9y
0 Takeover: Hedge Fund vs. Private Equity firm vs. Holding Company 0 10y
0 Odd Question - Transitioning from CRE Private Equity to M&A Investment Banking? 0 9y
+17 Getting into private equity from an operational background 3 6y
+2 New PEI 300 ranking 2 10y
+4 KKR Hierarchy Structure 4 10y
0 CRE Brokerage --> PE 1 10y
+47 Buying Into the General Partnership 10 10y
0 Does anyone work in franchise/multi unit private equity? 1 3y
+3 MacAndrews and Forbes Family Office PE 0 10y
+6 GIC Co Invest and Funds Group 6 6y
+14 PE Secondaries Advisory Interview 5 9y
0 Interview prep for a role in an established start-up 0 10y
+18 MM PE Compensation 13 6y
0 Macquarie Credit Investing Role - Credit Funds Interviews Preparation 1 9y
+42 WSO Hall of Fame: Private Equity Forum 0 7y
+31 Advice for Current Law Student 10 9y
+19 Golden Gate Capital culture and performance 17 5y
0 Alterna Capital Partners 2 10y
0 PE Analyst salaries in London? 8 6y
+18 PE perks 17 6y
+19 Transfer to PE in Emerging Markets 12 6y
0 Artemis Capital Partners 2 6y
+1 What do I reply now? 9 10y
0 Queen's Commerce for PE? 1 10y
+33 Private Equity Track and Skipping the MBA 8 6y
+25 Leveraged buyout - Ownership 100%? 12 10y
+13 Start Up Private Equity - which software to use? 2 10y
0 3i group 4 6y
0 Search Fund or Structured/Project Finance Internship? 1 10y
+6 Helios Investment 6 3y
0 GS PIA Private Equity vs Cinven Madrid ? 11 6y
0 Should I take the PE internship or go to look for full time job given I have graduated and the market is not so good. 2 6y
+60 Working for a PE Portfolio Company 25 9y
+27 Unrealistic Acquisition Execution Expectations 3 10y
+26 How to become a PE analyst out of undergrad? 49 10y
+22 PE -> JD/MBA: How to fill the summers? 16 5y
+43 Q&A continuation: Debating Trends in Lower Middle Market PE with the Founders of Nextvest 2 10y
0 Is it necessary to have PE experience before starting a firm that acquires businesses? 1 3y
0 Anyone have any knowledge in the software industry? 0 10y
+23 Books/Resources/Advice for PE Recruiting 25 10y
+17 Meeting With Someone In Private Equity On Friday ADVICE NEEDED 5 10y
+29 PB shops with PE funds 10 10y
0 Modelling fresh out of undergrad 7 10y
0 WSO Resume Review Worth It? 0 10y
0 Raising Capital for a start-up 5 6y
0 Deciding where to start my career (boutique advisor internship) 2 6y
+19 Is This True: PE/IB Firms Ask Your for Your SAT Scores? 37 4y
0 KPMG Winter Internship Living 0 6y
0 CAC for a business paying trailing commissions 0 10y
+3 Secondaries PE to Direct PE? 4 10y
+10 PE modeling test in less than 48h; questions on AskIvy free example 2 10y
+11 Minority Equity Investment / Convertible Preferred Security 14 10y
0 Vendor Financing in Equity Purchase Price 0 10y
+13 Military to Non-Target Southwest State University To Private Equity For Pension Fund 6 10y
0 Externship in PE post-MBA? 0 10y
+17 BB IB > Hedge Fund > Top MBA > Post MBA PE ----- Possible? 7 6y
+24 Carried interest / carry interest for a $100 - $200mn fund with a 2-3 person team? 9 7y
+22 SWFs in ME or Singapore 9 6y
+20 PE Bonus Was Horrific... 38 10y
0 Commercial View on PE assets 1 10y
0 PE Summer Internship: Operations or Investment Side? 5 10y
+43 Where do best Wharton undergraduates go immediately after graduation? 28 4y
0 Actis - emerging mkt PE 0 6y
0 A Masters Degree in the UK as an American 1 6y
+3 TA-Associates 1 3y
+12 When is Too Late for PE? 7 10y
0 Which to choose: State-owned investment fund vs Management Consulting 0 6y
0 MHA -> healthcare private equity? 0 10y
0 Spanos Barber Jesse 2 10y
+6 Where do best UPenn M&T (Wharton + Penn Engineering dual degree) undergraduates go immediately after graduation? 1 10y
+14 REIT LBO 2 10y
0 MF PE FInal Round Help 1 10y

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
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