+27 Why PE FOF versus PE Direct investing? 8 15y
0 Westchester and Long Island PE Firms 0 6y
+38 Distressed PE vs Distressed HF? 17 9y
+10 Connecticut PE Firms 11 6y
+33 Post-MBA PE Recruiting - HBS 34 8y
0 turnaournd/ restructuring market 3 15y
+37 Urgent Help: Mezz Debt and Distressed Debt Investment 10 15y
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+4 warburg email structure 6 14y
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0 The most interesting man in the... 6 6y
+10 GI Partners 9 5y
+4 Post-MBA Associate 2 15y
0 Google Ventures 0 15y
0 Need Advice TODAY!! question about series 7/ private equity 5 6y
0 Western tech investments? 1 15y
+31 Spectrum Equity Interview - 2nd Round 11 7y
+7 How to spin nonconventional internship? 0 15y
+19 finally...PE interviews starting 10 15y
+19 Lunch with Kevin O'Leary 16 15y
0 Interview prep partners 4 15y
+22 Where would you invest in the capital structure? 17 13y
0 MBAs Fail to Create Leaders 0 15y
+16 Debt Paydown in an LBO Model 7 13y
0 Wasserstein & Co. 6 15y
+6 PE Shops Going Public 8 15y
0 Difference Btw Commited Capital and AUM? 6 15y
0 GS Capital Partners 20 9y
+7 Shamrock Capital Advisors 5 15y
0 ABS Capital Partners 0 15y
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0 JPM Global Special Opportunities Group 2 6y
+13 Saturday Showdown: Kravis, Schwarzman, and SI girls 20 15y
+11 Modeling Exam - Management Options 12 15y
+129 Highest paying financial jobs (/best financial firms) in the Detroit area? 217 6y
0 Cold Calling / Sourcing Deals for PE Shop 9 4y
+15 Advice Needed: Private Equity Co-investing vs Private Equity Secondary 22 8y
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+4 Professional Qualifications 1 15y
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+159 Cap IQ List of PE Firms 121 6y
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+25 The Private Equity Draft 18 15y
+33 Private Equity Thesis help 28 4y
0 CVC email structure 4 15y
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+8 Singapore Megafund 6 6y
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+117 Going Back to Banking 103 9y
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+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
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+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 5y
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

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