+5 How much preferred equity to include in LBO? 10 11y
0 Best Way to Prep for Verbal Case Studies? 3 11y
+33 Summer 2016 PE Recruiting 63 11y
0 Bain 2015 PE Report 0 11y
+16 Consulting Friendly MM PE Firms? 13 11y
+14 Gryphon Investors SF 18 3y
+4 Asset Purchase LBO Model 0 11y
0 Carry across Multiple Strategies in Fund 5 11y
0 JP Morgan Exit Opportunities by Group 2 11y
+72 Private Equity Burn Out 47 7y
0 Lateral to better bank or PE 2 6y
0 What do Post-MBA Private Equity Associates Do? 5 11y
0 The Investor-Entrepreneur Divide 5 11y
0 Mac User Switching to Windows 6 11y
0 Was there an error in the LBO interview case? 15 6y
0 Family and friends round for a non-perishable specialty drink product: What questions to ask? 0 11y
0 Summer internship ideas? 3 6y
+34 Best way to judge PE firms during recruiting 16 11y
0 Top SF MM PE Firms? 9 11y
+12 Buy-side in the South 15 6y
0 How low can you go? Doing the Petrobras Limbo! 9 11y
0 List of publicly traded private equity funds 2 11y
+45 How do you model an earn-out in an LBO model? 34 1y
0 From M&A to Credit to PE 3 11y
+10 List of Buy Side Firms 7 11y
+18 Frustrated in my career and don't know what to do. Advice appreciated. 4 11y
+48 LBO paper model examples? 54 4y
+40 PE in economic recession 19 6y
0 Singapore: Investment management job search advice 3 6y
+70 Quality of talent at Megafunds? 28 11y
+17 Distressed Debt / Special Situations Modeling Tests 13 5y
0 Bayside Capital (HIG)? 5 11y
0 PE recruiting covered in Dealbook article 2 11y
0 Tenaya Capital 3 11y
0 Megafund Question re exit opp discussion 0 11y
0 Megafund Question 1 11y
0 LBO - capitalized financing fees 2 11y
0 when raise against convertible debt, how to select investors? 1 11y
0 lol delet 5 11y
0 Catalyst Capital (Toronto Distressed) - Thoughts? 4 6y
+10 how does valuation affect fundraising 9 5y
0 To the pre-MBA middle market PE associates--what happens next? 4 11y
+3 Recruiting: MSD Capital / EQT Partners 3 6y
+11 Credit vs. PE 10 11y
+86 Quitting with no gig lined up - deathwish? 59 6y
0 LBO model taking too long to converge 7 11y
0 Lower MM/New Fund & Mezz/Credit Recruiters 1 11y
+179 PE vs. IBD 198 4y
+20 Which PE firm to intern for? 15 11y
0 LBO in Foreign Currency 3 11y
+18 PE Interview for Junior Summer Internship 15 11y
0 Paladin Capital Group Email 0 11y
+75 Why do so many PE guys want to move over to the HF world? 40 7y
0 Capitalization Table Modeling (Wall Street Prep seminar) 0 6y
+31 GS Top Groups & Exits (New Policy) 22 7y
0 Headhunter Contacts 3 11y
0 Portfolio Ops to M&A 6 11y
0 PE interviews in Asia (HK, China, Singapore) - need to know LBO modeling? 0 6y
+18 2015 Private Equity Recruiting Season Around the Corner.... 4 6y
+21 How do you know if you're truly interested in tech? 7 6y
0 Advice Needed - PE Investment Ideas 1 6y
0 PEAC 3 6y
+15 Top in house corporate VCs? 11 11y
+87 Distressed PE/HF 114 5y
+2 Final round presentation on a company's strategy - how would you structure it? 2 11y
0 Two pre-MBA PE jobs? Advice please. 2 11y
0 HgCapital Interview Questions 4 6y
0 Valuation Case - Companies with real state 4 11y
0 Please Help: Pitch for Corporate Sponsorship 3 11y
0 MM Lev Fin Coverage Group Vs. DCM 4 11y
0 Preferred equity catch up 2 11y
+2 Qualities for PE? 3 11y
0 Case study: ever do DCF, MA instead of LBO for interview? 6 11y
0 MBA Summer Internship Recruiting 0 11y
+34 Best study guide for PE interview/case study? 12 3y
0 General Counsel for PE 1 11y
+16 Vault PE Guide Technical Question Explanation 3 10y
+1 Math needed for private equity? 4 11y
+3 What the hell is a 3 Model Statement 5 11y
0 Help with Valuing Microcaps 3 11y
+9 Does anyone know anything about Pritzker Group? 9 5y
+8 IRR with Dividend Recap 5 11y
+20 PE associate interviews: 4-hour LBO 8 11y
0 Oaktree Capital Management 1 11y
0 How much debt paydown is necessary by Year 5 in an LBO? 12 11y
0 Moving Coasts 0 6y
+7 Anyone have any info on Lindsay Goldberg? 11 5y
+10 loan oriented fund? 15 8y
0 Apollo Investment Corporation? 3 11y
+66 Am I getting hosed on PE associate comp? 28 6y
0 Do the deal teams in private equity ever act as operating partners also? 1 11y
+48 Sourcing PE deals - where to start? 25 8y
+49 IBD Associate… Now What? 21 4y
+58 PE Associate Compensation 60 6y
0 Community college to state? 3 6y
0 any books teaching entrepreneurial finance 6 11y
0 Cruising after Offer - Good or Bad? 4 11y
0 Undergrad Summer Internship : CPPIB vs BB Offer 8 6y
+13 What does a PE firm do in a Management Buyout? 5 11y
0 Private equity minority / non-controlling stakes 0 11y

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