0 Research paper problematic (LBO in period of crises) 0 9y
+14 Agribusiness 19 9y
+26 PE Senior Associate Comp 5 9y
+6 Accepting an Offer while awaiting another 4 9y
0 North Bridge - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 9y
+29 Private Equity in China 33 6y
0 Breaking into Private Equity 0 6y
+15 Secondaries PE interview with a large fund 1 3y
+11 Guidance and recommendations with LBO structure 3 6y
+13 How to value a firm of which the building is much more worth than its business 2 4y
0 Koch Industries - Interview - Generalist Data 9y
+79 Is this considered a search fund? 22 2y
0 Advantage Capital Partners - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 9y
+21 Bain Capital Case Interview 6 4y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y
0 Bank valuation: link between P/E and P/B ratios 1 4y
0 Impact of S&P Junking Staples 0 9y
0 mining/natural resources PE? 0 6y
+55 Paper LBO Timing 22 6y
+9 Technical LBO questions 2 9y
+26 Rollups in IRR calculations - how to address? 5 9y
0 PwC to financial consulting or PE 0 9y
0 North Brookside Capital - Review - Research Data 9y
+13 GCM Grosvenor - PE Fund Opportunities 2 9y
0 American Securities 3 8y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Credit Data 9y
0 Bostonian Capital Management Company - Salary & Bonus - Human Resources Data 9y
0 Blackstone PE second round 3 4y
0 Tech Bases PE Firms/Timeline 0 8y
+30 How to determine fair EBITDA multiple for nano-micro cap companies? 12 9y
+13 PE Question: Currency volatility and USD PE in non-USD portfolios 4 9y
0 137 Ventures - Interview - Generalist Data 9y
+26 How to: PE Career break - several months off 2 6y
0 General Atlantic - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 9y
+12 Working capital and capex / D&A in case study models 4 9y
0 Morrison & Co (formerly HRL Morrison) 3 9mo
0 Greenspring Associates - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 9y
0 Providence Equity - Salary & Bonus - Oil and Gas Data 9y
0 Unpaid internship to FT job? 1 9y
0 Harbert Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 9y
0 Finding a PE partner 0 9y
0 Anyone heard of or have any experience with Kinnevik? 1 6y
0 Fidelity Investments - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 9y
+11 How to value a concession based power company? 4 9y
+3 SOS - modeling help - Equity waterfall with multiple partners? 2 9y
0 A.T. Kearney - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y
0 rosewood realty group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 9y
+18 Petty Resume BS - Need help - PE Intern 6 9y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 9y
+27 Does anyone have anything on Two Sigma Private Investments 17 3y
0 Delta Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y
0 GE Capital - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 9y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y
+23 PE -> HF -> PE 6 9y
0 2100 Xenon Group - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 9y
0 TZP - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 9y
0 Portfolio management and transaction execution teams. What exactly do they do? 1 9y
0 Lower MM PE to MF? Possible without MBA? (London) 4 4y
+47 Materials for Starting the Job 24 9y
+21 Beginning TAS position at big 4-thinking down the road 9 6y
0 Blackmore Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 9y
0 Question about 2/20 4 9y
+2 Do PEs hold stocks in public companies? 4 9y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 9y
0 Harvey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 9y
0 DJI's I Ching Spatio-Temporal Coding Trend Forecast (with photos) 0 9y
0 Hypothetical Redo 1 9y
+9 Chances of getting into PE straight out of undergrad? 7 9y
+23 Michael Flynn in PE? 10 9y
+36 Private Equity success (or failure) stories 12 9y
0 Silicon Valley Bank - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 9y
+34 Target monkey who graduated from non-target zoo. Landed an interview with Vista Equity Partners. What do I expect? 43 8y
+12 Top PE Firms in Media & Telecom 1 9y
0 Search Fund Accelerator - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 9y
0 1861 Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 9y
0 Biggest differences between Sponsors / M&A LBO modeling and sponsor modeling? 0 9y
+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 9y
+18 Anyone have any insight on Paine Schwartz Partners? 12 1y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 9y
0 Apollo Global Management - Interview - Private Equity Data 9y
+25 Esoteric & Niche Investments 12 5y
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 9y
+8 Factset vs. CapIQ 8 9y
+1 Junior Internship- 3 9y
0 Onex - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y
+9 Difference between MoM and DPI 3 2y
+124 Q&A: My journey, from the lab to MMPE 25 7y
+24 Best Minor to add to Finance Major for PE? 9 9y
+33 PE Fund Fee Question 16 9y
+4 Taking over a company using the cash the acquiring company has 2 9y
0 How to Land a Spring PE Internship/Job 1 9y
+11 PE firms with Analyst Positions 17 8y
+20 Search Fund - Ghosted hard after perfect Interview 10 7y
0 KKR Names Two Successors to Kravis and Roberts 0 9y
+6 PE VP Recruiting 1 9y
0 MBB or Big 4 corporate finance/deal for PE 4 6y
0 Cohen Private Ventures (Point72) 3 5y

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  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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