+5 Quit PE job and regret it so much I think of it everyday 14 1y
+10 Those who “made it” in PE / finance, are you truly happy? 1 1y
+63 Life in Middle Market Private Equity 19 7mo
+3 Permira Technology Group info 7 10mo
+13 PSG 2025 7 3mo
0 Growth Equity vs Private Equity 1 1y
+5 Nepotism in Private equity 10 1y
+8 MGX 9 4mo
+54 Leaving PE for AI 45 6mo
0 Creador - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
+7 PE vs HoldCo? 3 1y
+19 Infrastructure- Data Center Life Extension 5 1y
+7 Thoughts on Carlyle CEP 7 1y
+66 PE Associates— how do you think about your money? 50 1y
+2 VWAP LBO 2 1y
+13 LMM Year 2 Associate Comp in 2025 10 1y
0 Concordia Advisors - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+48 Were PE MBA admissions ever “easy”? 19 1y
+42 Quit IB with nothing lined up - feel like my career is cooked as I want to go back into PE 13 1y
+3 If I suck at self studying should I go into IB before PE 5 1y
0 Who actually makes money in finance? 1 1y
+149 Anyone else Realize They are Too Dumb for PE? 47 1y
+7 HF analyst to PE associate? 6 1y
+9 Engineering -> MM IB -> PE (Need HH // Recruiting Advice) 2 1y
0 Investcorp Investment Advisers - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Investcorp - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
+10 Does anyone else hate DealCloud? 4 1y
0 Infra london/europe 2 1y
+4 Kline hill thoughts 4 1y
+6 Incoming Analyst at top group at mid tier BB - no oncycle looks? 3 1y
0 Warburg full time 2026 updates 0 1y
+14 On cycle '27 no coffee = no interview? 7 1y
+12 What makes an interview case study submission "Good" vs. "Great"? 2 1y
0 On-Cycle Model Test 1 1y
0 Prep topics pe/IB 1 1y
+3 Warburg (London) Interview Insights 7 1y
+22 How long to model from scratch for On-cycle 10 1y
+12 On-Cycle ad a second year 1 1y
+8 Starting in IR 9 1y
+20 PE/PC-backed Insurance Asset Managers - any thought on where they are heading towards? 13 5mo
0 Glade Brook Capital Partners? 0 1y
+19 Non Profit Board 6 1y
+22 What to do with my career? 10 1y
0 Triodos Investment Management - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
+209 On-Cycle PE Recruiting is Paradise 12 1y
0 Is Special Sits harder than Traditional PE? 1 1y
+6 Seeking Software Case Study With ARR Waterfall 16 1y
+15 Best Roles in PE for Entrepreneurship 3 1y
+7 Do I need to know how to adjust BS/IS/CF pro-forma depending on transaction dates in LBO tests? 2 1y
+14 Is PE realistic at this stage? 2 1y
+39 What gifts / gestures do you get for significantly more senior mentors to show appreciation? 18 10mo
+9 Deleted 1 1y
+19 Lateral from Fund-Adjacent Endowment Investing to PE/Private Credit? 2 1y
0 Infra PE On-Cycle 2027 2 4mo
+14 Endowment Case Studies 5 1y
+4 PE Case Study Solution 6 1y
+3 Internships Open for Summer 2025 1 1y
0 "M&A Analyst" role at buy-side shop 1 1y
+25 On cycle 2027 Megathread 9 1y
0 All done 1 1y
+10 MBB or DFI for PE in Asia? 2 1y
0 Pe after graduation 3 1y
+39 The IB to PE pipeline doesn't make sense to me 26 1y
+6 Infra / project finance modeling 2 1y
+9 2025/2026 immediate starts recruiting 1 1y
+278 On Cycle 2025 Kickoff 386 11mo
0 Cinven London 2 1y
0 Secondaries Newsletter 2 1y
0 Advice for On-Cycle Distressed PE 1 1y
+14 LMM PE or LMM IB to start career? 4 1y
+9 Combination and refinance model 1 1y
+1 WILL BB/EB/MM/PE ask your transcript to evaluate SA application 1 1y
+1 Paper LBOs 2 1y
+22 Does PE require more social skills? 6 1y
+6 Large Single Family Office Investment Roles 1 1y
0 PE starting Salary in NL 1 1y
+21 Is PE repetitive? 24 1y
0 Asset Management to IB/PE 1 1y
0 Indeed - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 1y
0 ICONIQ Growth - Interview - Growth Equity Data 1y
+2 AltamarCAM Partners - Secondaries? 3 3mo
0 Converting a Real Estate Private Equity internship 1 1y
+9 Vista Equity Partners as Non-Target Freshman 14 1y
+1 Capital Raising/ Fundraising / Placements /BD IR Path Advice? 2 1y
+43 Career path to private credit 22 6mo
+24 Parthenon Capital FT 2026 25 6mo
0 Nnnn 1 1y
+18 PE to IB 10 8mo
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Warburg Pincus - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Onex London 1 1y
0 PE Recruiting: Group vs Bank? 2 1y
+4 SEO AIFP Results 4 1mo
0 Buyside 2026 Oncycle Recruting 1 1y
+15 Too Late for Debt --> Equity? 5 1y
0 Anthos Capital - Review - Venture Capital Data 1y
0 Anthos Capital - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 1y
+1 IB->PE>Corp Dev>IB? 3 1y
+39 VPs & Above - what are you really looking for to make the AS->VP promotion? 12 1y
+4 Best PE Firm for exits 4 1y

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  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
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  • Banco Santander 04 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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