+25 Moving from MM to MF 11 1y
0 Secondaries Technicals 1 1y
+10 Reject Return Offer from Top BB in London? 2 1y
+1 Market Comp - LMM VP or Principal 4 1y
0 IR Case Study 1 1y
+6 Exits/lateral from private credit 1 1y
+9 Advice 1 1y
+7 Initial recruiter reach out for 2025 on-cycle process 1 1y
+1 ChatGPT for Modeling 3 1y
0 Morgan Stanley Capital Partners - 2025 1 1y
+3 Clearlake GPA 2 1y
0 KKR Industrials 2 1mo
+17 Realizing carry 18 1y
+9 Question about PE Headhunters 1 1y
+1 GSAM - PE (Sustainable Investing) 4 1y
0 Headhunter contact 1 1y
+14 Chances of getting a Job in London 8 1y
0 Temasek Credit / Special Sits 1 1y
0 FSN Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 Post-undergrad recruiting tips (Am I cooked?) 1 1y
+16 How to prepare for consulting-friendly PE associate interviews? 3 10mo
+24 Longest you’ve been unemployed and found an exciting role after? 21 1y
+16 Vista SA program vs BB/EB/MMPE SA programs 3 1y
+2 Red Arts Capital? 21 11mo
0 Tons of expert calls 2 1y
0 Advent Industrials Associate Process 1 1y
+37 Infra PE to Project M&A and Back - Risk of Getting Pigeonholed? 10 1y
+13 Laid off 2Y PE Associate: Take the FO offer or continue recruiting? 1 1y
0 Temasek Hybrid / Mezz Capital 1 1y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 1y
0 thoughts on internship 1 1y
+32 Novacap vs Altas - Who's Top Dog In Canada After Onex's Fall? 29 5mo
+23 Is PE still cool? 17 1y
0 PE Straight out of Undergrad as F-1 International Student? 3 1y
0 PE / PC - How are tariffs affecting your portcos? 1 1y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Leveraged Buyouts Data 1y
0 Neuberger Berman - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Buyouts Data 1y
+6 PE Associates, how much time do you spend on portco management? 6 1y
+19 LLR Partners (2025) - Analyst Comp / Exits? 12 4mo
+8 Australia to LON / NYC 2 1y
0 Updated views on Greenbelt Capital Partners 1 1y
0 Valuation PE - Interview 1 1y
+15 Headhunter Etiquette 5 1y
0 BellTower Partners 3 1y
0 CapVest Modelling Test 2 3mo
+21 Private Equity Simulation - Testing the waters 1 1y
+1 Incoming AN1 in software buyout looking to read up on the space 2 1y
+10 Latest Views on Infra PE 1 1y
0 Cranemere? Any thoughts on the fund? 1 1y
+6 Advice Needed – Grad who has sell-side and buy-side experience. What next? 3 1y
+34 Trying to break into restructuring PE - Need a reality check. 9 1y
+9 How to Break into PE from Undergrad as an international student? 1 1y
0 Nordic Capital / GA Culture 1 1y
+9 Accounting for Secondary Transactions ? 1 1y
+16 Carlyle vs Veritas (Comp, Fund, Girls!?) 12 1y
+6 Thoughts on Ara Partners? 9 7mo
+21 Tips to succeeding in a new role 1 1y
0 Associate 1 comp 1 1y
+5 Who owns the purchase agreement 4 1y
0 New Store Build Model with Different Ramp Rates 1 1y
0 bpifrance - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
+9 Infrastructure PE Modeling Tests / Case Studies 11 1mo
+3 Is there a significant difference between the work / culture and exit at ME SWFs? 1 1y
+14 Reneging on Aso offer after failed raise? 7 1y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
+4 Sr As / VP Market 5 1y
+10 Should I know target funds before initial HH chats 3 1y
+3 Re recruiting for asc program 2 1y
0 Apollo PE Principal Carry 1 1y
+12 Infrastructure PE Headhunters 13 11mo
+8 What do you tell yourself when you want to quit your job 5 1y
0 K1 Investment Management - Interview - Due Diligence Data 1y
+23 WCAS (2025) 8 1y
0 GIC inspires program 1 1y
0 Adams Street Partners - Interview - Secondaries Data 1y
0 PE Associates: what are the best ways you have used AI in your work? 1 1y
+44 VP / Sr Asso Recruiting 59 1mo
+18 Notre Dame to PE 31 3mo
0 Industrials or Infra PE? 1 1y
+9 Lateraling Once Already in Private Equity 1 1y
+125 Where is your analyst class 5-10 years out of IB/PE? 55 1y
+7 Lateraling for better Exits 7 1y
+32 Sixth Street (2025) 24 2mo
+23 PE reality check - how do you really derive valuations? 3 1y
+3 Hg Capital NYC - Thoughts? 3 1y
+16 PE Secondaries - Diligence Process? 4 1y
0 Andros Capital Partners 3 1y
+4 Should I take a private credit freshman summer internship if I ultimately want to go into private equity? 6 1y
0 IB/PE Recruiting 3 1y
+4 3 Statement Model Case Study 6 1y
+7 LP into SA role? 2 1y
0 BB PE SA for FT recruiting? 1 1y
+15 Why does Apollo need separate Origination Platforms? 2 1y
+10 Interview timing 1 1y
+1 How to break into IB/RE/PE without being in a college IB club. 2 1y
0 Tariffs Impact on Consumer PE 2 1y
+4 Tenzing Analyst Programme (London) 14 1y
+35 Game Over for PE 11 10mo
+46 Feel like I have learned nothing in banking… 21 1y
+11 PIK interest 5 1y

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