0 PE Recruiting Finished? 31 4y
+34 Top european megafunds 35 6y
0 For those of us yet to be called... 1 15y
0 CalPERS Real Estate PE Fund Performance 3 15y
0 Hellman & Friedman email structure 3 15y
+12 The Gores Group 18 4y
+4 Life at a Megafund? 5 15y
0 Riverstone Holdings 0 15y
0 Valuing Companies - How to value a late-stage venture 2 10y
+74 Private Equity Interview Prep Methods 30 3y
0 Help me hit the ground running! 2 15y
+10 New UK (EU) regulation on FS compensation: 7 15y
0 TPG's Bonderman Sees Mega LBO Coming - $10-15B Deal 0 6y
+105 PE Recruiting - Megafunds are starting 67 4y
0 What job is this??? 2 15y
0 KKR Tries to Fool Investors with Toys R' Us IPO 2 6y
+4 Columbus, Ohio P.E .market HELP PLZ! 13 4y
0 Leveraged Finance Compensation 3 15y
+31 Chicago PE Recruiting 20 6y
+22 Zynga, Facebook, Groupon Colossal Valuations! 18 6y
0 A Little History with Jorge 9 15y
+18 MM regional PE firm associate salary PLZ HELP! 24 6y
0 How would you classify this deal and what kind of template would you use? 10 15y
+16 King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia wants to buy Facebook for $150 billion 23 6y
0 San Diego Private Equity finafunbds looking for public-companies investments 0 6y
0 PE Question received & Upcoming Interview - Please advise 6 6y
0 PE comp 0 6y
+184 Life in a small PE group 198 9y
+20 PE in Saudi, the future ? 8 6y
0 Edgestone (Toronto) 1 6y
0 AllianceBernstein Real Estate Investment Group 2 6y
0 Schwarzman's move to Paris.....pour quoi? 0 6y
0 Quilvest Private Equity 4 5y
+2 Industry Analysis - PE interview 4 15y
0 Career Advice Private Equity 1 15y
+14 The World Beyond 5 15y
+37 Is this Dushi Bro legit? 38 15y
+8 Technology Crossover Ventures: pre-MBA associate role at TCV? 12 5y
+4 private equity compensation 3 15y
0 Parthenon Capital Partners 5 15y
+10 Prospect Capital Corp. 11 5y
0 Can you break into HK PE after two years banking in NYC? 4 6y
+49 How would you rank the top PE firms? 69 5y
+5 Clairvest Private Equity 8 2y
0 Resource Land Private Equity 4 6y
0 NY MM PE: Who wants a capable indentured servant? 15 15y
+12 Does PE kill jobs and ruin the economy? 11 4y
+10 Audax PE or Advent International PE 11 4y
+26 Paper LBO model 16 15y
0 Macquarie Funds Group 3 6y
0 Why to list fr stock exch. 1 6y
+29 Is IB deal size (and bank name) really important for MM PE? - What would be the best experience? 10 5y
+19 DB IBD vs. Audax PE? 27 15y
+468 Why do people choose megafunds over MM? 182 6y
+37 NSFW Episode 14: Atlas Shrugged, Bonus Hedging, Skipping College 7 15y
+37 Private Equity Fund of Funds: Case Study 29 6y
0 Summit/TCV/TA up or out? 3 15y
0 IB to GE Capital, good Pre-MBA for PE post MBA? 6 15y
0 Networking ahead of Interview Season 5 15y
0 Megafund HK/Asia office interview process? 3 6y
0 Good Article 0 6y
+12 charlotte NC PE firms 14 6y
0 CPA seeking International MBA 0 15y
+11 Asking Headhunter for Introduction 3 6y
0 PE Comp in Europe 3 6y
0 General Catalyst Partners 2 15y
+10 Hotels 101 5 6y
0 Controlling stake vs. non-controlling stake - experience 0 15y
0 Research conference on PE at the lSE 2 6y
0 Argus Elearning Reviews 13 15y
+43 PE/LBO Model request - (Upcoming interview!) **Included an example question on dividend recap that needs an answer** 33 10y
0 PE Recruiting - Top 5 picks 14 4y
0 What are the steps in the deal process at larger funds 0 15y
+88 Horrid Boss gets a smack in the mouth 72 6y
0 Typical MM Annual Comp Increase 4 15y
+13 Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (GS PIA) Interview 29 9y
+12 Morgan Stanley Private Equity 12 9y
+32 PE FoF Co-Investment versus IB for Private Equity 18 5y
0 Full Time PE Internship During School? 5 15y
+26 About to buy a $4MM company! 14 5y
0 NEA 3 15y
+37 Random Thoughts on MM PE Analyst Interviews 12 7y
+30 Advent International - Any recent opinions? 31 4y
0 What research to do for post-MBB PE? 3 15y
+23 Leverage relevance for LBO target 12 5y
+13 MBA+CFA® headed to IB -- how can I get to PE? 9 15y
0 How to evaluate PE fund investment - case study 2 15y
0 Operating Partner & Exec Search Help 6 10y
+55 PE Interview - Case Study Help (Urgent) 30 3y
+13 Pay Advance - Accepted a SA offer 11 10y
0 Is This Private Equity? 8 15y
0 A quandry - to go to interview or not? 13 8y
0 Private vs. Public 5 15y
+11 Thoughts on Pathway Capital 6 3y
+17 PE is really boring 12 15y
0 Sourcing Model - Upcoming Interview 0 15y
+53 PE right out of college? 29 4y
+4 2 Big 4 offers 5 15y
+19 Thoughts on Prudential Real Estate Investors 19 9y
+37 How to prepare for PE technical interviews? 29 8y

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