+613 Former MS M&A / KKR here to field questions 255 5y
+10 General Atlantic 23 5y
+11 Distressed Companies 3 15y
+13 JMI Equity: interview process, culture, pay, hours? 19 9y
0 Securitizing Sanity 18 15y
+26 FIG --> PE 18 15y
0 pe internship in nyc opportunity 17 6y
+12 Any details on Imperial Capital (the PE shop in Toronto, not the IB in LA) 2 6y
+37 Terra Firma Second Round Interview 44 6y
0 Lifestyle Shops 7 16y
+31 Highest paying PE firms for IB jumpers 31 10y
+32 Breaking into megafund from MBA 29 9y
0 RE PE / REIT Acquisitions and the JD/MBA... a match made in heaven? 4 5y
0 hard science to PE? start at boutique level? Feel like a fugitive 5 15y
+18 Middle Market Funds - Level of Pay (Salary / Bonus) ??? 14 13y
0 List of Megafunds 14 15y
0 fund of private equity funds 1 16y
0 merchant banking / prop investing-> megafund PE? 2 16y
0 2011 PE Compensation Study - Glocap & Dow Jones 16 16y
0 Transcript (Not a cheating question!) 6 16y
+21 Stress levels: Comparison to IBD, comparison between PEs 8 16y
+20 Paying dividend to Buyout firms? 4 16y
0 Permal Capital Management 1 16y
0 REPE questions.... 8 13y
0 Seagate Technology Buyout 0 16y
0 Sankaty - Portfolio Operations Associate 6 13y
0 PE internship 1 6y
0 Start-up PE funds? 12 14y
0 AXA Private Equity 11 15y
0 Transitioning from Buy-side Debt Shops to PE 5 10y
+8 potential over-use of connections... strategy 7 15y
0 Exit Ops: Brand Name vs. Working Under a High Powered MD 4 16y
0 What do you guys think about this job review? 5 11y
+19 Blackstone Analyst Salary 4 16y
+19 GRP Partners Invests in Financial Technology, Digital Content, ???? 13 6y
0 Leaving PE 2 16y
0 Source Deals for Mega Funds 3 16y
0 Morgan Stanley Capital Partners 3 16y
0 LBO=Pure Evil? 3 16y
0 Transition MM Fund to MBA to Mega Fund 3 6y
+4 Which job should I take? - Two firms 2 10y
+18 How do PE firms view MSF no-name programs 9 15y
0 MidWest PE Firms 8 4y
0 What is the diff between partner and md? 3 16y
+16 I've got some general questions about 'Funds of Funds' 2 6y
+8 If you know PE firms...info for interview!!!! 9 16y
0 BB IBD -> Megafund PE 6 16y
+16 Top BB NY to Asia PE 9 6y
0 RJR Nabisco LBO: financial specifics, entry and exit? 7 11y
+22 Is there another good finance-career forum out there? 20 5y
+9 stepstone group 9 4y
0 Blackrock Kelso Capital: Info? 0 16y
+3 Summer 2011 - Still Recruiting? 7 15y
0 Funds in the Market 2 16y
0 Q: Are PE / principal arms of US IBs to be sold or spin off? 3 16y
+9 PE Compliance Role 0 16y
+13 CalPERS Summary of PE Fund Performance 5 16y
+4 Which private equity firms are known for buying Western companies and outsourcing their operations to Asia? 2 6y
+10 HIG - Boston 12 6y
+6 Megafund kids a year 5 16y
+14 5 hour in office modeling test 14 15y
+26 who is the customer of PE ? 27 13y
0 PE Internships 4 16y
0 Joint Venture and/or Takeover - Engineering, Construction, Property, Finance and Mortgage Sectors 0 6y
0 2010 Megafund Pre-MBA Associate Compensation Package 4 16y
0 Entry level Equity Trader Chicago 9 6y
0 Pre-MBA associate salary changes? 8 16y
+5 Cash flow modelling - Sensitivities/Downside scenarios 2 16y
+9 CPP Investment Board case study 19 4y
0 LS Power Group 4 16y
+14 Investcorp 11 1y
0 got PE interview ; interviewer asked to build LBO model in 3 hrs 13 3y
+4 Road construction valuation 1 16y
+22 how this guy got in 18 3y
+17 Can Hulu Bank? 4 16y
0 Private Equity Group Seeking Financial Institution Partner 2 6y
+17 Providence Equity Partners 22 8y
0 Does anyone know much about successful independent consultants/professors that do work in PE? 18 16y
+63 Best non-MBA masters degrees for career-changers/starters...with the end goal being PE 52 6y
0 PE vs. Hedge Funds - skills required? 14 16y
+24 Back Office Jobs in PE 25 4y
0 Bonuses/comp at regional funds 3 6y
0 1-hr case study, what to expect? 7 6y
+4 M&A Tax Advisory 8 16y
0 Switch from associate to PE 5 16y
0 Advice for 1st year MBA student trying to get into PE 10 16y
0 How to covince someone to give you an interview? 1 16y
+15 Top Cities for Private Equity in US and Internationally 29 6y
+9 Pre-MBA Associate salaries in PE firms 6 6y
0 PE forum 2 16y
0 Certified Private Equity Professional (CPEP) 9 10y
+16 Hamilton Lane Excel Test 9 4y
0 Carlyle Email format 8 9y
0 sourcing and due dilligence 3 16y
0 PE Funds Qusetion 0 16y
+32 Private Equity Compensation 12 15y
+7 3i internship interview 13 9y
+9 LBO Bio-medical company 8 4y
0 Finance Associate - Bain Capital? 4 16y
+44 Valuing a Seed Investment 16 15y

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