+15 Consumer Growth Investing 6 1y
+12 Quitting After a Few Weeks? 6 1y
+17 The deal on LMM exit opps 2 1y
0 Add-On Involvement as an Associate 1 1y
+3 Secondaries Modelling 4 4mo
+3 Redbird Cap 12 3mo
+9 Real Estate Megafunds Seats 2 1y
+7 PCA to IB 6 1y
+35 Leaving Infra PE 27 1mo
+25 Investment Management Compensation Benchmarks 2025 2 1y
0 CCAT - London PE 5 1y
+4 Coller Capital 2 4mo
+37 ÇAP/P72 vs MF PE vs GS/MS/Q tech 23 1y
+15 PE Analyst Exits - Only PE/HF? 6 1y
+21 What's the deal with CD&R? 9 1y
+18 Making the jump from PE to Corp Dev - any job advice? 4 1y
+4 LA / OC / SD Tech PE 2 1y
+3 Inflexion Comp 4 11mo
+3 Xxx Capital Associate Interview 0 1y
+6 MBB vs. Top Canadian Pension (CPP/OTPP) 8 1y
0 Sixth Street Case Interview 0 1y
+26 MBA vs. re-doing undergrad? 14 1y
+14 Lateral after 2 years - Timeline 10 1y
+3 Secondaries Fund Compensation (London) 8 1y
+4 AI in Excel? 2 1y
+57 Why are so many senior associates / VPs leaving Vista? 48 2mo
+15 CB LevFin Sponsor Finance to Private Credit 1 1y
0 London 2025 Pay 0 1y
0 [deleted] 0 1y
+6 Bain Capital Fundraising 5 10mo
0 IMM Investment - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 Riverside Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 1y
0 Longitude Capital Management LLC - Interview - Healthcare Data 1y
0 Altas Partners 1 1y
+63 A day in PE 24 1y
+6 PE Associate Interview - 30 min case study 3 1y
+9 What financial metrics matter the most to PE investors? 1 1y
+7 Updated views on Cinven 13 1y
+12 Appropriate to ask for small co-invest? 1 1y
+10 Family Office (GP & LP) -> PE/Infra/SWF? 1 1y
+6 PE Exit as European Non-Target 1 1y
+14 So Clearlake is actually doing very well? 22 1y
+9 PE Recruiting from Regional Offices 2 1y
0 Manager research/due diligence resume? 1 1y
+43 How Can I Take Real Risk? 15 1y
+6 PE at Bulge Bracket? 2 1y
+6 Infra / PF docs resource 8 1y
+30 2026 SA BX Infrastructure 7 1y
+4 TPG GP Solutions VP Process 2 1y
0 Internal M&A in PE 1 1y
+1 GS TMT (SF) vs MS FSG (NYC) for exits 2 1y
+9 IB/PE Thread 4 1y
0 PE Research Intern "Case Study Interview", what could it be? 1 1y
+6 ADPF 3 1y
+20 Family office PE Middle East vs Infra PE London 9 1y
+3 dumb mistake dictating my next 4+ years, any insights are helpful 4 1y
+8 Warburg 2025 10 1y
+73 LFCF Yield Interview Question 23 1y
0 Thoughts on Invus Group? 1 1y
+9 Advice on Breaking into PE from Semi-Target UK 4 1y
0 Bain Tech Opps (Boston)? 1 1y
+9 Sell Side Due Diligence in a PE Deal 1 1y
0 In an interview can you discuss which parties you went to market to, if you're selling a comapny. 1 1y
+27 London - WLB in VC / Growth / Tech PE 8 4mo
+210 Marx Was Right—IB and PE Are Getting Proletarianized 48 1y
+15 Overpaid in PE Case Study 5 1y
+8 What are the best Private Equity firms in Chicago at the moment? 10 7mo
+5 PE Career Mentor / Coach 3 1y
+6 PE placement from Super Target + questions about BbB/EB 15 1y
+7 Alts managers most likely to IPO 5 1y
+6 Recruiting after PE Associate Years 1 1y
+24 Apollo FIG 23 1y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Interview - NA Data 1y
0 HL FAS/TAS/DVC Info Dallas 0 1y
0 Is the WSO PE Interview Guide Enough? 1 1y
+16 Ib/pe vs QT/QR 8 1y
+6 Keep trying buyside or lateral 2 1y
0 Reflections from Actual Old People 1 1y
0 Partners Group SG 1 1y
+5 Ib/pe vs QT/QR which pays more on average 1 1y
+45 Golden Gate Capital Updates? 35 1y
+20 Calling all Non-Targets looking for gigs in IB, Consulting, PE, etc. 17 1y
+3 (Roark, Audax, GGC) vs (Piper ex DBO, MS Tech SF, Greenhill SF) 3 1y
0 Triodos Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 1y
0 General Electric - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 General Electric - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 BIP NY 2 10mo
+9 UMM / MF Comp Post 2-Yr Assoc Program 1 1y
0 BX Sustainable Resources 5 1y
0 TPG Global - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
+17 A solid Conception of the three Statements. 5 1y
+16 2025 Deal Activity 9 1y
+51 LMM PE UK 39 2mo
+69 How PE Professionals Think about a Model? 19 5mo
0 Family Office Networks - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 Family Office Networks - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+14 Retire with a fat stash of money (IB -> PE or SWE ->? Quant) 4 1y
+9 Best way to prep for PE case studies / developing investment framework? 1 1y
0 How to get into distressed PE from IB M&A? 1 1y
+385 What’s up with the Apollo and Warburg Associates emails 167 1y

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