+11 Dilemma 4 9y
+22 Out of curiousity..Consulting into IB into PE - possible? In IB currently 7 6y
+2 LSE AIC and HBS VCPE 2 9y
+49 Do you actually offer / or get asked about your opinion on an investment as an associate? 16 9y
+7 2016/17 PE Recruiting 2 6y
+26 Asked to Cancel Vacation for Deal? 7 9y
+22 What I've Done in my PE Internship So Far 1 9y
0 KKR to buy Epicor 0 9y
+11 Mezz to Private Equity? 3 9y
+22 Vendor note and earn-out targets 1 9y
0 Investor Relations Interview Advice 0 9y
+41 Why Distressed PE? 11 4y
0 The path to private equity from real estate 0 9y
0 Offer from REPE Fund: Need Advice 3 6y
+24 Need an MBA to climb the ladder? 7 9y
0 PE recruiting -- meeting with headhunters / picking your path 0 9y
0 How would you name a firm? 2 9y
+10 How to make the move in PE: LDN >> USA ? 4 6y
+12 KKR Credit - Special Situation 7 6y
+15 How to Get Started in PE LBO's 2 9y
+20 Top B School from PE Fundraising/Private Placement/Placement Agent/Private Funds Group? 9 7y
0 From Derivatives Sales to PE/Private Debt Sales 0 6y
0 Fund Overviews (TPG, KKR, Madison Dearborn) 1 9y
+7 Due diligence on companies 2 9y
+33 Recruit for PE now, or wait and lateral? 15 4y
+22 Undergrad PE Analyst Exit to Other PE Firms/MBA? 14 4y
+4 Curious - how is comp at lower MM PE funds 1 9y
+6 Lead Edge Capital - Upcoming summer associate interview - Insights? 7 4y
0 Portfolio Analyst at Mid-Market Fund (Senior Debt, Mezzanine and co-equity) vs. Big 4 Audit Senior for eventual PE position 0 6y
+6 Calgary PE 5 6y
+26 Success stories of anyone who recruited for PE as a 2nd year IB analyst? 9 10y
+15 Top MBA / MF PE Chances from a State School 3 6y
+3 Payment in fine 2 10y
+52 Modeling tests/case studies to share? 113 8y
+9 3G Capital & Berkshire Hathaway & Bain 3 6y
0 QSR Restaurant EBITDA Thresholds 0 10y
+13 PE Fund of Funds Co-investments and Secondaries Analyst Exit Opps 8 8y
0 Can I invest into British film and get involved also in the fun of Production? 0 10y
+11 Transitioning from finance to tech 4 10y
+16 How fucked am I? Please help me plan how to get out of consulting and into PE. 7 4y
+19 Exit Opps into PE from RBC 17 6y
0 Interview Process - Reasoning GMA test 0 10y
0 Associate = Investment manager? 0 10y
0 pe recruiting process - where are people? 0 10y
+12 Better to intern at major consumer company or IB if long term goal is PE? 3 10y
0 Undergrad Upcoming PE Superday 0 10y
+105 Why Are Fund of Funds looked down upon? 32 7y
0 Career Advice for 1st Year Analyst 1 10y
+3 Investor Database list (limited partners) 1 8y
+12 Partner I am working for just left the firm, what do I do? 0 10y
0 American Securities - Have you heard of them? 2 10y
+11 Private Equity Has an Alpha Problem 1 10y
+60 Life after 2 years in Private Equity 23 10y
0 Employee co-investing in a PE fund with an IRA 3 7y
+25 Impact investing - choices 13 5y
0 PGGM Private Equity: thoughts/experiences? 4 3y
0 Moving from Blackstone REPE to regular PE 4 4y
0 PE Pay Variance: MF vs Upper MM 0 10y
+69 Arguing for bigger bonus? 24 10y
+19 Business Development Associate at $50B+ Fund. Lifestyle, Exits, Pay? 5 10y
0 Interviewing for a very small/boutique investment/PE firm... 0 10y
0 Fidelity Growth Partners/Eight Roads Ventures 0 10y
+7 Thoughts on some top Upper MM PE Firms 5 10y
0 'Diva of Distressed' Lynn Tilton to Face U.S. SEC Fraud Trial 0 6y
0 Interview with no pre-MBA finance background 0 6y
0 Dividend recap decreasing returns? 3 10y
+17 Can I disclose details about this deal on my resume/deal sheet for PE recruiting? 3 10y
0 Leave Asset Management for Private Equity 0 10y
0 Confidentiality in a PE Interview Process (my MD is buddies with the PE Partner) 1 10y
0 Private Equity Introductory Meeting 1 10y
+10 Blackstone Portfolio Management Program (PMP) 12 3y
+15 How to convert a senior year PE internship and a (meh) MM IB FT offer into a solid MM associate role? 2 6y
0 How should this carried interest agreement by understood? 2 6y
+14 Disposition of buyout - size discount 2 10y
+53 Volunteer opportunities for PE Associate 12 6y
0 PE Recruitment - Emphasis Placed on Desired Location 0 6y
+86 Uber last 3.5B$ Raise - Debt disguised as Equity? (Technical Disc.) 29 6y
0 Best Private Equity Firms in TN 4 10y
0 M7 Admit Looking to Enter PE: start w a small fund vs. BB/EB Investment Banking? 3 10y
0 Case Study Help - Credit Fund 1 10y
0 HBS Hertz Case Solutions 5 8y
+19 $100 billion fund 8 6y
0 Wanted - Android,iOS,PHP Developers 0 10y
+10 Associate compensation at small PE funds 6 6y
0 Tennebaum Capital Interview 1 9y
+206 Private Equity: How to Analyze a CIM Effectively? 45 8y
+6 Carlyle recruiter in London 6 6y
+62 Should I tell my boss at buyside firm that I'm thinking about business school? 15 10y
+4 Structuring investment in start-up 3 10y
+59 Join fund that is winding down? 27 10y
+31 Moving from small private equity fund to a larger fund 14 6y
0 Accel-KKR rep 0 10y
+24 LBO model: reflecting an OID correctly 4 10y
0 Trump/Clinton Ending the Carried Interest Law 0 10y
+48 Corporate Development to PE? 36 10y
0 SG Partners Clients 0 10y
0 Corporate Lending to PE 0 10y
0 Buyout target 0 10y
+23 Sources and Uses = TEV??? 5 10y
+19 Negative Revolver Balance 7 10y

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