+64 Hot take: I'd rather be at a privately held fast growing UMM than a public MF 26 1y
+13 JD to IB/PE 2 1y
+4 Vista FT 2026 21 10mo
+6 Corporate Development or Audit? 1 1y
+19 Long-time reader, now looking for advice. 1 1y
+9 Up or out 7 9mo
0 Arizona Federal - Review - Investments Data 1y
0 Arizona Federal - Interview - Investments Data 1y
+148 We were lied to 78 1mo
+1 i just did the Pymetrics Blackstone for PE SA26, need help interpreting 2 1y
+18 PE Case study where revolver is drawn? 5 1y
+32 Laid off from PE, got Lucky with a great role. How can I maximize my income? 26 1y
+9 Equity % Calculation in Mixed Secondary and then Primary Transaction 1 1y
+25 Margin Call Movie 9 2h
+3 Pollen Street 2 1y
0 OMERS - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1y
0 OMERS - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
+5 How is UCL for NYC banking? London PE? 5 1y
0 How do Private Credit Investment Memos differ from Private Equity Investment memos? 1 1y
0 Private Credit Case Study — How Do They Differ from PE? 4 6mo
+10 Burnt out after 1.5 years in GE / PE...what do I do next? 1 1y
+12 BX/KKR Comp 21 7mo
0 Emerald Lake Capital (LA) 1 1mo
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0 AIP 1 1y
+10 Stay PE or MF portco corp dev 1 1y
+82 Thoughts on moving back to India for a MF PE role? 84 5mo
+3 Total Comp for top GE in 2025? 1 1y
+5 Case Study Timing 2 1y
0 Leapfrog Investment 1 1y
+12 Family Offices : The Hidden Final Boss of Finance? How Do You Get In & What's It Really Like? 1 1y
0 KKR London visa sponsorship 2 1y
+1 sink or swim 3 1y
+9 Advice on Return Offer 1 1y
+3 Freight Forwarding Business 1 1y
+6 Asking HH for GE/VC opportunities 8 1y
+19 Managing PE recruitment process 4 1y
0 Ideal tool for workflow 1 1y
0 3+ hour internship LBO in-person case study 1 1y
+3 How many of you are constantly on edge ? 1 1y
+16 Quilvest Capital Partners Buyout Group 12 1y
+27 Issues with interviewing with startups after working in banking / PE 3 1y
0 Dorilton Fund - any insight? 0 1y
+9 8 years in PE | Ex-McKinsey & now in quant. AMA, I can answer on my free time 4 1y
+19 Berkshire Partners 2025 7 1y
+9 would you rather: 2 years at 1st-time fund or 4yrs at well-known fund? 1 1y
0 How is BTIG viewed by sponsors? 3 5mo
+12 Majoring in Politics/Philosophy/Sociology for IB/PE/VC? 4 1y
+5 Has IB / PE Lost Its Luster 6 1y
+13 Can someone explain to me the Goodwill Writeup in an LBO? 3 1y
+9 Start Up Saga and Tales from the Crypt 1 1y
0 How to get into PE 1 1y
0 Tikehau PE Analyst Abu Dhabi 0 1y
+8 Thoma Bravo Comp/Culture 7 7mo
+24 Shifting from IB as an associate to Miami PE 7 1y
0 Is the LBO beat? 1 1y
+9 Tully Friedman Interview 1 1y
+10 What if too much cash accrues every period in an LBO model? 4 1y
+6 Portco sale deal just fell through. What now? 5 1y
+16 PE to Corporate? 20 6mo
+49 if starting out now, are careers in PE now objectively worse than Law? 25 1y
+9 Seeking Advice/Opportunities in Deal Origination (UK not London) 1 1y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Infrastructure Data 1y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 1y
0 Thoughts on Duke Street Capital in London? 0 1y
0 Ardian London HH? 3 1y
+28 LBO Question - Why is cash ignored in equity value sometimes? 5 1y
+18 Advice needed... 1 1y
0 Rising senior with no offer 3 1y
0 Warburg Industry Groups 1 1y
+6 Books on Bidding Strategy 6 1y
+1 Lindsay Goldberg Analyst Program 35 1y
0 Pension Fund PE vs RE Group comp 2 1y
+23 PE worth it for 2 years? 9 1y
+137 Bankers in PE just can't deal with ambiguity/out of the box tasks 17 1y
+28 Huge blunder on case study email submission and now I’m feeling terrible…. Help - what do I do next? 8 1y
+11 How helpful are your support / back office teams? 3 1y
+4 exit opps for sourcing analyst at PE/GE firm? 12 1y
+6 Proprietary Deal Sourcing (Mega-Thread) 1 1y
+3 Any insight on Mid Europa Partners? Culture, comp, etc. 2 1y
+15 Five Elms Capital 5 1y
0 Swander Pace Capital Information 0 1y
0 Cinven - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1y
+3 Brighton Park Capital 2025 1 6mo
+20 Mechanics of a Sale-Leaseback in a LBO 6 1y
+37 No PE Offer (2026) 19 1y
+3 Bucket Shop 1 1y
0 2027 Private Equity Oncycle Recruiting 1 1y
+3 At Home Bankruptcy 3 1y
+3 graham partners overview? 11 9mo
+1 thoughts of GE vs PE? 2 1y
+13 How to manage high cortisol levels and stress? 8 1y
0 3hr growth equity interview 1 1y
+7 How can you have off balance sheet debt? 1 1y
+8 PE Associates - how much are you contributing to your 401K 12 1y
+6 LMM / MM PE Shops in NY? 3 1y
0 Healthcare Growth Equity - Northeast/Mid-Atlantic 1 1y
+9 Interesting datapoint on PE recruiting by prior job and undergrad 1 1y
+8 Lateral out of JPM for PE recruiting? 3 1y
0 Anyone in IB/PE ever hire a private chef? How much did it cost—and has anyone tried MileHighCook? 0 1y

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