+39 Thoma Bravo raised $24.3bn fund (!!!!) 24 1y
+6 PE Headhunters in Switzerland 3 11mo
+91 Went from MBB to PE and hate it 42 1y
+6 Coffee Chat Etiquette 1 1y
+5 Anyone else have a hard time listening in meetings 3 1y
+6 Secondaries Prep / Resources 1 1y
0 Actis - Review - Energy Data 1y
+49 PE feels like a compliance job? 36 1y
+24 If my main goal is earn the most amount of money excluding very high percentiles of each career which of these is it 13 1y
+12 How many people make it in PE post-associate years? 8 1y
+9 Pay Raises 1 1y
0 BX 2026 2 9mo
+2 Pushed out... take "brand dilutive" job vs unemployed? 4 1y
0 Fengate and Northleaf? 1 1y
+9 Advice to recruit for IB / PE / anything as experienced 6 1y
+4 Paper LBO Solution 11 1y
+42 PE recruiting from JPM 33 1y
0 Can you get back into IB or high finance / PE with only 1 YOE? 1 1y
+12 Tech PE: CD&R vs Warburg vs Advent vs SLP 16 8mo
+14 Impact of Health Issues on Carry 12 1y
0 PE Prestige 7 1y
+7 Waterfall structure help 3 1y
+98 PE Associates - How Much Cash Do You Save? 115 5mo
0 TriSpan 0 1y
+28 Arkansas HB 1150: A New Opportunity for Healthcare PE Investors? 10 4mo
+38 started in direct investments, moved to indirect, trying to move back and have an interview... please help 16 1y
+11 Blackstone math test (2025 London PE Off-Cycle) 41 1y
+17 Do you use adjusted EBITDA or pro-forma EBITDA for a plastic surgery roll-up? 8 1y
0 Partners Group - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
+6 Do associates travel to MPs or Portco board meetings? 4 1y
+3 Poll: How exactly did YOUR oncycle process work and look like? 2 1y
+6 Investing Career Advice 1 1y
+30 Rubicon Founders (Nashville, TN) 19 8mo
0 Non-Traditional Private Equity Roles (Pharmacy School to PE) 3 6mo
0 I'm starting in REIB Monday does anyone have any good LBO REIT templates they can share? 1 1y
+21 No template LBO test: creating reasonable assumptions? 9 1y
0 Which teams funds or pe groups have the best wLb? 1 1y
+13 Advice for Firm Selection 5 1y
+16 I Squared Capital 17 1y
+9 2025 Infra PE Compensation Check 8 1y
+9 Best LBO modeling course? 2 1y
0 LMM technicals? 2 1y
+16 Is IB/PE Actually Worth It? Feeling Lost Lately 5 1y
+11 Starting a podcast while in PE 4 1y
+6 Any repository to get investor presentations? 4 1y
0 Alvarez & Marsal PEPI Analytical Test Interview 1 1y
+10 How are you supposed to talk about your deals without drive access? 3 1y
0 Gryphon SF 2 1y
+13 Healthcare PE Interview 3 1y
+6 Goldman Sachs PE - Sustainable Investing Group (SIG) 3 1y
+2 On Cycle kickoff historically on weekends or weekdays? 4 1y
0 Emirates Investment Authority (EIA) 1 1y
+59 Sycamore Hasn't Raised Since 2017? 22 1y
0 Which firms have gone on-cycle / off-cycle in the past? 3 1y
+12 MM PE Recruiting 4 1y
0 Xxxxxx 1 1y
+9 PE Headhunters - How Should I Prepare as 2nd Year IB Analyst 1 1y
+8 How does a PE firm shut down? 6 1y
0 Specialization and Analyst Programs Question 1 1y
+18 MFPE Partner Carry 12 1y
+11 Industry Norms for Using ChatGPT in PE Internship? 2 1y
+22 To go on-cycle or to not to go on-cycle 9 1y
+25 FoF Primaries Final Round Case Study 15 1y
0 Private Credit Vs. Private Equity 1 1y
0 Roles in Infrastructure PE 1 1y
+19 Door to door origin story - here for advice…. 7 1y
+47 Hot Take: On-Cycle Overweights the “Leftovers” from Target Schools 21 1y
0 How many seats to MM bankers? 1 1y
+10 Blackstone pymetrics video interview 4 1y
0 deleted 0 1y
+12 Top TMT/Media Placements into PE? 9 1y
+3 PE Lateral Market 1 1y
0 Capital allocation 1 1y
+6 CVC Secondaries / Glendower 5 1y
+3 Alvarez & Marsal PEPI vs. NACR: Better for Exit into PE? 2 1y
+14 Valstone M&A Montreal — Good Stepping Stone for EB/BB/PE Lateral Moves? 8 1y
+91 Megafund PE Fund Sizes Standardized 12 1y
0 Chicago Head Hunters/Recruiters for LMM/MM 1 1y
+6 Financial Times Article on On-Cycle Recruitment 3 1y
+39 Anyone else in IB/PE feel like they are in limbo 28 1y
+6 Warburg Pincus 2026 Analyst Interview 1 1y
0 Monomoy Capital Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
+64 The Real Large-cap Corporate PE Placement by Bank 28 12mo
0 UBS - PE 1 1y
+25 How do you make the PE career path sustainable? 2 1y
+2 IB -> PE -> Corp Banking 3 1y
+9 How do I Fung a US mega fund to capital raise for in Asia? 1 1y
+6 What PE firms love diversity 5 1y
0 Which technical prep guides are worth purchasing? 1 1y
0 On Cycle vs Off Cycle 1 1y
+11 BB IB (2 yrs) -> UMM PE (2-3 years) -> Private Credit? 2 1y
+35 Nordic Capital NYC - 2025 Thoughts? 29 7mo
0 Any Chance of Switching Teams at an MF after internship? 1 1y
0 Worked in Public Investments & Private Markets Risk - Future Opportunities? 1 1y
+20 UK Semi target PE placement 22 1y
+37 Stuck like this? 8 1y
0 AGC Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 WP Global Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
+4 PE Investor Relations Internship Superday Interview Questions 1 1y
0 Best PE Culture and WLB. 1 1y

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