+25 Sourcing a company in exchange for an internship... Possible? 4 6y
0 Lazard Fund Advisory Group - analyst interview 3 11y
+55 Private Equity Portfolio companies 22 12y
+40 Secondary Buyouts? 13 12y
+11 Union Square Ventures (USV) Analyst 6 12y
0 Question to all internationals working in US PE firms 0 12y
0 Comparing compensation between cities 2 6y
0 Private Equity Manager Reviews 0 12y
0 Question on mechanics of private equity fund manager compensation 4 12y
0 How easy is it to hop over to a different PE firm once you break in? 0 12y
+70 MM to PE - the impossible; thoughts? 64 6y
+6 Bain Cap Ventures - As great as it seems? 9 7y
+7 Monomoy Capital Partners 18 3y
0 Best PE questions as interviewer 0 12y
0 PE/Mezz from a bank (not ibank) 3 12y
0 Fundraising Role - Seeking Advice 22 11y
+26 PE Analyst Program Thread 31 6y
+82 bain capital vs. apollo 55 4y
+28 Who Wants To Run with the Bulls? 28 8y
0 How to motivate outside legal counsel to get us deal docs faster? 5 12y
+24 KKR/Platinum Equity/Ares/Bain Capital 12 6y
0 New Private equity firm 6 12y
0 Raising money with smoke and mirrors 1 12y
0 PE Offer vs. Current buyside Role - Thoughts Appreciated 3 12y
0 PE Analyst at PE shop vs investment analyst at big insurance co specializing in PE 3 12y
0 meaningful list of private equity firms 3 12y
+4 Fortress Email Format 2 12y
0 Identify drivers that determine success of start-ups in Big-data space 0 12y
0 Private Funds Group vs. LevFin? 2 12y
+84 Asia Pacific Private Equity Insights 42 6y
+30 HELP - Lower MM PE Compensation 17 6y
0 Mezz Fund Portfolio Management position? 5 12y
+15 Healthcare Consulting to PE? 5 12y
0 Thoughts on Crowd funding 1 12y
0 Margin of Safety in LBO Model 2 12y
+20 Interviews: Doing Magic Trick 19 12y
0 African infrastructure companies databases 0 6y
0 PE Case Study (Would anyone like to review/critique?) 21 9y
+13 Energy IBD to Generalist Private Equity? 3 6y
0 9 Months into my IB job, looking at next steps 0 6y
0 Internship Choice 7 6y
0 BB IB - > Middle Market PE 1 11y
0 Dual Track: PE/HF and Better IBD with Headhunters 2 12y
+17 Petroleum Engineer Interested in Oil and Gas Private Equity 5 6y
+22 EBITDA Multiple method 11 12y
0 Top Analyst 3 12y
0 Inverness Graham Investments 1 12y
0 Opinion on this PE job? 3 12y
0 Should I do it? 7 12y
+25 GoBuyside Apt Test 48 6y
+5 bottom up 4 12y
+11 How to make more investment banker contacts when you work in private equity? 4 6y
0 Recruiting advice needed 1 6y
+74 Bonus Bananas March 21, 2014 46 12y
+16 If I want to buy a shop 9 12y
0 Linking cash flows to exit price 3 12y
+18 Transitioning from M&A Law (midlevel associate) into Private Equity? 10 6y
0 Ex lawyer turned PE guy in need of career guidance 7 12y
+21 LBO assumptions question 8 12y
+19 E-Commerce Projections & Valuation 7 4y
+1 We're All Doomed. 6 12y
0 Fund Administration in PE 2 12y
0 Researching Film Funds/Slate Film Financing 3 6y
0 Tinicum 4 7y
+4 How big is "Upper Middle Market" 1 12y
+18 Messed up PE recruiting 6 12y
+23 Charlesbank Capital 19 3y
+51 Blackstone PE vs. other firms 19 10y
0 High School Entrepreneurs 2 6y
+16 Kauffman Fellowship - surprisingly no thread on this 8 6y
0 Where to meet co-founders? 5 6y
+6 Bain's Global PE Report 2014 2 12y
+144 Megafund chiefs make $500 million a year? 78 12y
0 Crescent Capital Model / Case Study 5 7y
+50 How does my resume look for future mega fund recruiting? 17 12y
+12 Blackstone REPE Summer Analyst interview London 14 6y
+44 My Experience Leaving the Buyside 7 12y
+4 Rule of 72 11 12y
0 BB ER --> HF or H/S/W MBA--> PE 5 12y
0 Quick Thoughts on LBO Model 6 12y
+31 "Blackstone Bill" legislation reintroduced 14 12y
+79 Summer 2015 PE Recruiting 96 11y
0 Non-traditional background into PE 3 12y
0 Golden Gate Capital - 2015 Associate Recruiting 3 12y
0 Are there more pre-MBA private equity positions avaliable than hedge fund positions coming from IB? 8 12y
0 Buyer of Private Equity positions 2 12y
+8 Anyone have any info on Trilantic Capital? 10 4y
+22 ~$350m Fund I - VP Carry? 15 12y
0 Moving Compensation 5 6y
0 Did anyone receive a final round invite from BX? 4 12y
0 Carlyle Group Fund Management Advice 2 11y
0 MLP IPO 0 12y
+3 Blackstone Sophomore Internship 2 12y
0 PE in Phoenix? 3 12y
0 Medley Capital - Interview Overview 0 12y
+10 Would you leave the city where your GF/friends/family for your dream job? 11 6y
0 How will YOU impact the world? 2 12y
+43 Information on Blackstone Tactical Opportunities 40 6y
+7 All about private equity???? 2 6y
0 Mckibben group client 9 12y

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