+60 Best path to start a PE fund 25 11y
0 Private Equity Alternative Deals 9 11y
0 terra firma Graduate Programme 2015 11 10y
+22 2015 PE Recruiting General Questions 6 11y
+20 investing in infrastructure 4 8y
0 Lower MM PE offer, thoughts? 11 11y
0 Lbo paper in interview - down to the bone 2 11y
+32 Difference between LBO and DCF 18 8y
+78 Go Pro: Camera or Smartphone? Social Media or Electronics? Price or Value? 75 11y
0 Non-trad Chances in PE 1 11y
0 Which is the Better Start to Have a Chance in PE? 2 11y
+14 Appropriate cost of equity for a start up? 7 11y
0 Private equity HR 1 11y
+35 Top Real Estate Private Equity Firms 28 9y
+18 Goldman Sachs Capital Partners Pay/Info? 13 9y
0 Drawing the Line 5 11y
+22 Need Help Writing a Business Plan 13 6y
0 Entry Multiple in Case Study / PE Modelling Test 10 11y
+4 LBO debt not converted to Cash? 8 11y
+42 Chicago - Megafund placement 27 6y
0 Looking for someone in the Nashville area to prep with for PE or I-Banking interviews 3 11y
0 TZP Group email format 1 11y
0 Inside scoop on career opportunities in Denver/Boulder area in Colorado 12 6y
0 Private Equity Prep Pack Updates? 0 11y
+15 Alumni Lunch? 17 11y
+25 Revenue Growth vs. EBITDA Margin 9 11y
0 Hypothetical scenario: LBO of a FIG company, with financing provided by that company 1 11y
+24 Model won't balance. 6 11y
+37 Healthcare Private Equity Overview, +10 SB 22 11y
0 Private Equity Placement Analyst 1 6y
0 FIG PE Case 5 9y
0 US Recruiters 1 11y
+10 Looking for advice - my first internship 1 6y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 9y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 9y
0 PE and Infrastructure/Utilities Deals 4 11y
+13 Oaktree Compensation 8 6y
+62 FT Recruiting - Compilation of Helpful WSO Posts 32 11y
+24 The Tax Dance: To Pass Through or Not to Pass Through Income? 1 11y
+25 Private Equity Internship Interview 23 4y
+26 Cramer vs. Rubenstein - the Private Equity Debate 9 11y
+11 LP interview 4 11y
0 Profit Dollars vs. Profit Margins 2 11y
0 Job Title? 7 11y
0 -de le ted- 5 11y
+32 Business Development Companies (BDC's) 22 9y
+70 What do discuss during coffee/lunch meetings? 63 5y
0 Are templates given for modelling on interviews? 10 11y
+7 Palisades Arcadia Baseball LLC ... HWS Group 0 6y
0 Private Equity Coffee Meetings / Networking Dinners (Summer 2016) 2 11y
0 BD opportunity in PE 2 10y
0 Rosenberg & Cain-Possible Scam and Identity Theft? 18 11y
0 Prior Experience before Applying to PE 3 12y
0 How to evaluate performance of board of directors/chairmen? 2 12y
+11 Disconnect between IRR and TVPI 4 12y
0 Quantum Global Alternative Investments 3 6y
+19 anyone has drafted a term sheet before? 22 11y
+25 Financing an LBO with 95% Mezzanine Finance Structure? 8 12y
0 Prestigious Private Equity Groups besides the "Big Names" 16 12y
0 Devastated - one says I am too junior, the other says I am overqualified 11 11y
0 Sapia Partners LLP 0 6y
0 Take private of public company listed in more than one country 0 12y
0 HELP-Where to get acquisition information about private targets? 3 12y
0 Antarctica Capital 0 12y
+12 Do PE firms and smaller investment banks sponsor visas? 3 12y
0 Recieved an Equity Stake offer, what next? 3 12y
+16 Calculating Value of Warrants at Exit 5 2y
+11 Should I take up this internship? 4 12y
+69 Q&A: Sr. Associate at a CVC fund 24 11y
0 PE in different location than Analyst stint 3 6y
0 seeking advice for career switch(a new analyst for Wholesale banking) 0 12y
0 Advice needed for BB analyst 3 6y
0 What to choose - LDCM (more MO) at a to 5 Global IB or Rating Agency? 9 6y
0 Megafund PE in London? 2 6y
+3 PE in Italy 1 6y
0 [Novice Question] What does a PE Principal do? 6 12y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 9y
0 Retained Earnings Pro Forma Buyout 1 12y
+16 PE Associate - Co-Invest 16 7y
0 Pelican Energy Partners - Houston 2 6y
+8 H1B in MM PE 4 12y
0 Energy Private Equity in Texas 0 6y
+44 Underpaid at Start Up PE Fund? 17 12y
+214 Solved 134 12y
+33 Buy Side: An unorthodox route 10 6y
0 ECM -> IBD - > Buyside 0 12y
0 Back to Buy Side 10 12y
+19 Criticising the bosses friend/wife? 10 12y
0 PE FoF vs. strategy consulting 15 12y
+18 Top Fashion Private Equity Investors 12 12y
0 Transaction Advisory Vs PE FoF to get to direct buy side PE 7 12y
+41 Investor Relations, PE 15 4y
+35 Convenience Store and QSR (Private Equity) 8 10y
0 H/S Deferred MBA and PE recruiting 1 12y
+40 Stumbled upon a piece of financial history in the office today... 29 12y
+12 Need advice on how to find good companies to invest 4 12y
0 1-Month July Sublease - Upper West Side 0 6y
0 Which one of you funded this? 6 12y
+11 Discussing unit repurchase with an Investor, looking for back up on minority control discount 3 12y
0 Arsenal Capital / Avista Capital 4 2y

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