0 Holding company discount to NAV 0 13y
0 Any funds hire ugrads in China (Beijing/Shanghai/Hong Kong)? 1 6y
+26 Credit Suisse PE - Opinion on their PE? 7 10y
0 HELP!! Stuck between two scenarios 12 6y
0 PE Fund-of-Funds - Help would be appreciated 3 6y
0 Blackstone Real Estate vs Blackstone Private Equity Real Estate? 0 13y
0 Spinnaker Capital LLC 2 13y
0 Equidity - Review - Corporate Banking Data 13y
0 PE Model test for Growth shops 12 11y
+31 Role of shareholder loans? 13 6y
0 Given PE "Homework" after 1st interview with MD. Formatting help? 5 13y
0 Do PE firms have to file like mutual funds? 3 13y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 General Catalyst Partners - Salary & Bonus - Sales Data 13y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 13y
+10 PE Real Estate or Consulting 6 10y
+15 PE Internship - Open for Questions 18 13y
+27 Private Equity Comparables 7 6y
0 OMERS Private Equity in NY 1 6y
+20 CapIQ Vs. Pitchbook 10 9y
0 J. C. Flowers & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Application Development Data 13y
0 Highway 12 Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 13y
0 D Group? 1 6y
0 Alta Communications - Salary & Bonus - Accounting Data 13y
+20 time to create real-world integrated models 12 13y
0 GTCR - Salary & Bonus - Main fund Data 13y
0 Cash and Non-Cash Capital calls MOIC 0 13y
0 Suggestion Needed 10 13y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Real Estate Data 13y
+33 EM PE Interview 8 6y
+8 Any information on PE firm Starin Capital 4 13y
0 Resources at a Smaller Firm 9 13y
+15 Pre-MBA Associate Tips 16 13y
0 Junior Year Internship 0 13y
+13 Question for the Pre-MBA Associates 1 13y
0 Pricing private distressed debt? (advanced analysis) 5 13y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
+30 Job security on the buy-side? 11 13y
+17 PhD in life science to PE? (vs. other options such as management consulting) 8 6y
0 Getting fees for referring deals 2 13y
0 West Coast MM IBD to East Coast MM PE 0 6y
0 advice on calling with managing partner? 5 13y
+25 Need help!! What exactly is Private Equity syndication/Private Equity advisory? 13 9y
0 9/10 Startups Fail? 13 13y
+25 How to Find Corporate Finance Jobs at Startups? 9 13y
0 Kelly Capital - Salary & Bonus - Distressed Debt Acquisition Data 13y
+4 Lexington Partners / PE Secondaries 9 2y
0 Capitalizing Private Company - PE 2 13y
+23 What is tax equity financing? 13 9y
+36 Locating the fulcrum security 3 6y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 13y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 13y
0 Romney & Gawker - A Love Story 11 13y
0 How can I spend the gap year better to break into PE/IBD? 9 6y
0 Mesoamerica Investments - Review - Private Equity Data 13y
+26 Fund Placements for Private Equity Firms - Looking for advice 14 9y
+14 I sourced a deal - how do I get paid 20 11y
0 Mid Market Deal Flow 3 13y
+83 placement agent - information 68 5y
0 CCMP Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 Percent of u.s. companies owned by PE firms? 6 13y
0 Does Private Equity Use Too Much Leverage? 11 13y
+25 Taxes Issue in a DCF 12 13y
0 Bringing clients/intermediaries to a PE firm as an intern 0 13y
0 private equity blogs? 3 13y
+74 Bonus Bananas August 10, 2012 37 13y
+27 Private Equity Firms in Dubai / Middle East 42 6y
0 educational resource needed - capital structure/valuation 0 13y
0 Resource Land Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 Azure Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Markets Data 13y
0 Romney's Italian Job 17 4y
0 Frac sand/energy investment opportunity 7 13y
+19 Evaluating a PE offer 6 13y
+42 PE Due Diligence? 36 10y
+27 Client Pruning: Is there an algorithm for this? 9 6y
0 Why I believe an Entrepreneur Should get an Education 7 13y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - DBSO Data 13y
0 Capital IQ/Preqin 3 13y
0 What would be intelligent informational qs to ask a PE Associate? 1 13y
0 Epic fail by BBG news anchor. You will have a nice laugh. 8 6y
0 Stratus Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 13y
0 So you want to work/are working in PE 10 13y
0 What do you do when you can't find comprables for a DCF or a prcedent transaction? 1 13y
0 Will the recruiting calendar for major PE players change next year? 4 13y
0 Have an Idea? I Have a Programmer 6 13y
+22 PE losing its luster? Thoughts from current PE guys appreciated 11 13y
0 PE Operations Team 13 8y
0 school year internships - private equity 1 6y
+7 small pe in ct 7 6y
0 Charles Schwab opening account 7 13y
0 Diligencing PE Offer? 2 13y
0 pe at a sovereign wealth fund or special investment in gold 8 10y
0 LBO modeling question 1 13y
+31 PE secondaries interview 16 3y
+15 Submit Faster or Gain Late-Night Bonus Points 2 13y
+42 Equity Cures 11 9y
+26 LBO - Seller's Note? 4 7y
+25 What is 'secondaries' 14 8y
0 Private Equity Advice 0 6y
+13 comp for pre-mba PE associate (~$500 mm AUM)? 11 13y

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