+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 8mo
+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 9mo
+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 8mo
+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
+29 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 8mo
+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 1y
+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
+16 Am I too old with 30 to move to PE in Europe? 7 1y
0 Time off during unpaid internship 1 1y
+5 How much is liquidity worth? 5 1y
+9 CVC London 14 2mo
+74 MF Associate Next Step Decision 40 1y
+1 Primary PE Investors 4 1y
0 Infra PE SA Interviews 2 1y
+3 Pomona Capital 2025 (PE secondaries) 10 1y
+19 MBB to PE at the AP/Principal level 10 1y
+38 TCV post-ZIRP - GE seats worth pursuing? 19 1y
+161 Blackstone Analyst Here — Yes, We’re Behind the “Mike’s Way” Trend 29 8mo
+9 Best PCA/Secondary Advisory Groups 12 1y
+9 MF Internship No Return Offer - What Now? 3 1y
+13 Negotiating comp (London) 18 1y
+9 Highest paying infra funds/ infra groups at PE funds in London? 9 1y
+6 PIK Interest Question 3 1y
+14 Getting Laid Off - How long can I take off? 6 1y
+40 Working hours in PE -- Is it structurally getting worse? 7 10mo
0 Northlane Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1y
0 Finance at Tech Company or Wall St 4 1y
+48 Prestige and risk 8 1y
+19 One Rock Analyst Program 14 5mo
+9 Approach to find a full-time job after Master's 1 1y
+9 General Atlantic follows Apollo in halting early recruitment 1 1y
0 Case Studies - Project/Contract based Revenue Businesses 1 1y
+36 JPM Double Standard 12 1y
+4 Co-Invest / FoF Model Test 5 1y
+11 What do LMM PE Associates do ? 5 1y
+29 On-Cycle Cancelled 15 1y
+14 Should I let a new interviewing firm know I just signed with another firm? 3 1y

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