0 StepStone Group - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
0 CriticalPoint Capital - Review - Business Development Data 1y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
+8 HIG Capital 11 1y
0 Insights on Great Hill Partners 1 1y
+54 Accel KKR thoughts 60 3mo
0 PSG Equity 1 1y
+718 Family Office is Paradise 57 1y
+12 First time fund back to PE 1 1y
+47 Is top caliber talent still choosing to recruit for private equity? 16 1y
+9 Advice on breaking into M&A/PE in Canada with a non-traditional background (Biology undergrad, Accounting/Finance post-grad) 1 1y
+156 What Group is Paradise 35 6mo
+18 LBO Model Help 7 1y
+2 IB VS MBB VS MM PE OUT OF UG 3 1y
0 North Horizon Holdings 1 1y
+25 Secondaries Model 6 9mo
+30 UBS Actual Recent Exits In the US For PE With Data 9 1y
+39 Leaving PE for IB? Am I crazy?? 17 9mo
+18 From Public Sector to Private Equity at 35 — Harvard ALM Grad's Non-Traditional Path to High Finance 1 1y
+26 Comparing Megafund Growth Equity Platforms 9 11mo
+1 Headhunter for Oak HC/FT 4 1y
+11 London HHs 1 1y
0 PE SA2026 1 1y
+6 50 South Capital? 1 1y
0 In-person Case Presentation 1 1y
+13 [Co-Founder Search, ideally with IB/PE background] 7 1y
+6 interviewing with a different team at the same fund? 4 1y
0 Good ways to gain PE experience 1 1y
+3 Corporate-level REPE Modeling Test 6 1y
+9 Starting from IB, how do I get seconded from a PE firm to its PortCo at the C-suite level? 2 1y
+10 Reference for UMM PE 9 1y
+19 PSP Montreal 9 3mo
+3 GI Partners HH (2025) 1 1y
0 Rockbridge Growth Equity - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+6 Where to Invest Questions 2 1y
+2 Reverence Capital 3 1y
+14 Resume Error -> Final Round 8 1y
+37 Is it taboo to ask if there is space for a return offer? 18 1y
0 Private equity vs Growth Equity 1 1y
+18 Post PE TC 10 1y
+14 Can’t get offer past Super Day 8 1y
0 PE Final Round Case Study 1 1y
+9 MBB vs West Coast IB vs MM PE 4 1y
0 What constitutes a typical 90 minute model test / case study? 4 7mo
+24 IB to FoF/Co-Invest to PE ? 13 7mo
+10 PE IR - highest comp? 3 1y
+3 Blackstone PWS summer analyst in Hong Kong 5 1y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
+3 PE to Corp Dev 4 1y
+6 REPE to PE 1 1y
+49 What are your Long Term Goals? Do Most Stay in PE? 44 1y
+9 Cold emailed small PE firm — interviewed, now unsure if I’ll hear back. Follow up? 3 1y
+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
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0 KKR Industrials 2 6mo
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+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
+16 How to prepare for consulting-friendly PE associate interviews? 3 1y
+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 1y
0 Tons of expert calls 2 1y
0 Advent Industrials Associate Process 1 1y
+43 Infra PE to Project M&A and Back - Risk of Getting Pigeonholed? 16 1d
+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
+33 Novacap vs Altas - Who's Top Dog In Canada After Onex's Fall? 29 10mo
+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 9mo
+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
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