0 How to know whether an acquisition price is a good one? 8 14y
0 Auto repair chain purchase 4 14y
0 MRED vs. MBA 8 9y
0 Nursing homes and adult day care providers industry 3 14y
+12 MM PE Firms and Investment Banking Boutiques 3 14y
0 Tailwind Capital - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 14y
0 Tailwind Capital - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 14y
0 Tailwind Capital - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 14y
0 Weston Presidio 0 14y
0 Providence Equity - Salary & Bonus Data 14y
0 Top Consumer / Retail PE Shops 4 6y
+47 Private Equity RE - Long time lurker, first time poster - 30bn AuM 18 6y
0 Undergrad Summer PE Interview at Top MM Fund? 18 14y
0 Prospect Partners - Salary & Bonus Data 14y
+13 Model trouble 10 14y
+47 Group Led by K.K.R. to Buy Samson for $7.2 Billion in Largest LBO of Year 19 4y
+39 PE Giant Ted Forstmann Dies at 71 17 1y
+6 Vault Guide to Private Equity and Hedge Fund Interview 7 9y
0 MS AIP Interview help 11 3y
+15 Looking for opinions 2 6y
0 LBO Question: Liabilities Treatment 2 14y
+15 How we do in SoMA 4 14y
0 Capitol Partners PE 5 14y
0 Juno Search Group 1 14y
0 WSJ - Carlyle Cuts Fees To Sell New Fund 2 14y
0 Wharton Advanced Seminar on PE 2011 3 6y
+30 PE Hub on PE Compensation 7 14y
0 How often do PE firms replace senior management? 3 14y
0 Where do you guys intern after your first year of b-school? 1 8y
0 Apollo grad interview -- any advice? 1 14y
0 Oaktree Capital - Summer Analyst? 14 4y
0 PE Partnership valuation 2 14y
+37 Military Officer to Private Equity 30 6y
+29 Contribute to get Carried Interest in PE? 12 5y
0 Summit Partners - Lifestyle compared to IB 44 7y
0 PE Experience question 0 14y
0 Buss Dev/Strategic Acquisitions Group good idea? 2 14y
0 Clairvest Capital - Toronto 2 6y
0 IRR Funds vs Funds of funds 2 14y
+26 Securing a secondment 4 6y
0 LBO Model for Cooper Tire and Rubber (CBT) 2 14y
0 Looking for a roommate to rent 1 bedroom NYC - 15 minutes to Midtown 0 6y
0 Need advices on 2 offers 7 6y
0 Unlevered IRR 12 14y
+3 Internship in DC 3 14y
+12 Houdaille LBO Prospectus 1 7y
+43 The end of the track 21 14y
+13 GS Merchant Bank Question 7 8y
0 Cogent Partners - Private Equity Secondary Market 2 14y
+21 Private Equity Hierarchy 10 8y
+11 Agriculture Focused Private Equity Funds 17 8y
0 IB Analyst --> PE Associate, where did your colleagues go? 2 14y
0 Profits Units and Stock Appreciation Rights Question 1 14y
+15 Is this a PE FoF? 5 14y
0 What makes a rockstar PE associate? 5 14y
0 Average Salary for Investment Analyst 4 6y
+17 PE / HF in Chicago 31 6y
+11 Bain PE analyst 16 14y
+9 16 Cheap High Yields With Low Beta Ratios 0 14y
0 U.S. PE Funds Seeking to Invest in Brazil 0 6y
0 "PE worthy" Restaurant 20 5y
0 Fp&a Associate for a PE port. co to a PE fund Associate 10 14y
0 17 Dividend Achiever Close To 52-Week Lows 0 14y
0 Bain Capital Investment Team 2 14y
+27 Thoughts on Francisco Partners 30 3y
+3 Best Dividends In Aerospace And Defense Industry - Which to Buy? 0 14y
0 LinkedIn & Buyside Recruitment 2 14y
0 Associate position at a small REPE firm focusing on agriculture 3 14y
0 JLL Partners 11 8y
+3 13 Growth Stocks With Big Returns 0 14y
+5 High Yield Stocks With Low PEG Ratios 2 14y
0 Co-Head of Cerberus is Giving a Talk at School 6 14y
+15 Private Equity By Name - But No Fund? 8 14y
+3 15 High Yield Large Caps With Best Margin 2 14y
+3 8 Cheap Foreign High Yield Stocks 2 14y
+41 Mezz fund interview 32 9y
0 DCF Analysis Equity Value < BV of Equity 4 14y
0 Collective Agreements/Unions 6 14y
+18 Oil and Gas Private Equity 33 8y
+25 Bonus Bananas September 16, 2011 8 14y
0 How to evaluate a real estate investment company ? 2 14y
+30 Consulting -> IB -> CBS -> PE? 10 5y
0 CF -> PE from NonTarget 9 14y
+25 Warburg Pincus: Culture? Geographical presence? Performance? 60 5y
0 Fifth Street Capital - Any info on pay, experience, or culture? 6 4y
+49 Private Equity - Carried Interest? 31 8y
0 London firms who hire analysts? 10 6y
0 PE Internship - Can someone help me out? 1 14y
+27 Black Tie Ballin' 11 14y
0 PE analyst direct from MS? 2 14y
+26 Best Advanced Financial Modeling Course? 20 8y
+4 Can anyone help with some Capital IQ data? 6 14y
+13 Fake PE fund? 12 14y
0 What should I ask for comp at something like this? 9 6y
+27 Lower Mid-Mkt PE Firm - Anal to the nth degree??? 12 6y
0 F*ck Wall Street 6 4y
+45 Private Equity vs Consulting? 25 5y
0 Travel and Leisure PE? 1 15y
0 What is considered a good return for an entire fund? 2 15y
0 GPA / Transcripts for PE 14 14y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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