+1 Do type of projects matter when transitioning from consulting to PE? 4 1y
0 When to reach out to HHs? 3 1y
+19 Small FA focused on Tax Equity - Long Term Career Outlook 3 1y
0 Audax Group - Review - NA Data 1y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
+5 ChatGPT Usage - Compliance Breach? 5 1y
0 BX Branding Team 2 1y
+242 Megafund PE Rankings: Legacy MFs (APO / BX / KKR / TPG / Carlyle) versus New Age MFs (CD&R / Advent / Thoma / Vista) 51 8mo
+7 What is the best group for OTPP PE? 5 9mo
+6 Private Equity vs. Private Credit Thesis 1 1y
+3 GE Energy Financial Services 7 1y
+30 What is the entire private equity deal process? Start to Finish? 3 1y
+9 PE Interview Prep: Industry Knowledge 1 1y
0 Does Silver Lake Promote Pre-MBA associates? 4 1y
+35 What does Apollo FIG & Strategy team do? 15 8mo
+43 How Does Someone in HR make partner? 32 1y
+16 Best tech private equity shops for career progression? 4 1y
+9 Cap Formation Pe vs Placement Agent Internship advice 1 1y
+9 Private Equity IR + Placement Agents 1 1y
+9 Does sector focus in PE matter? 6 1y
+9 Independently co-invest along side PE? 1 1y
+13 What are you guys using for portable monitors? 10 1y
+120 LinkedIn Activity in High Finance - Why So Different? 40 1y
+6 LevFin, DCM or RX to break in PE? 1 1y
+19 Is this a good sign? 5 1y
0 Ski outing or ski networking for mid-career finance professionals? 2 1y
+10 How do you price in a lack of operational maturity? 3 1y
+47 Time to be a founder? 43 1y
+38 Underperformer at PE. Switching to law over finance for stability? 10 1y
+1 Best path to MM PE? 2 1y
+4 Making Partner at H&F / KKR / TPG / BX 6 1y
+6 Kudu Investments Information 4 1y
+26 Private credit more prestigious than private equity?? 19 1y
0 Virtu Investments - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 1y
+62 Coming off as more mature as PE associate 15 1y
+8 Year End Bonus 50 1y
+12 Trucking / logistics roll up 5 1y
+8 Prod Specialist 4 1y
0 How does Summer Analyst recruiting work at PE Firms? 2 1y
+4 Silver Lake Analyst Program 7 1y
+9 Those planning to leave soon or who have already left, what went into it? 2 1y
+3 Average weekly hours by Private Equity strategy 2 1y
+16 First internship, no finance knowledge/background, terrified of what the work may be like 2 1y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 1y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - Real Estate Data 1y
0 JUMP Investors - Review - Venture Capital Data 1y
+3 Alvarez & Marsal Capital 1 1y
+28 PE --> Special Sits Credit: Lifestyle and Transition? 9 1y
+12 Oncycle Resume With No Prior IB Experience 2 1y
0 FSN Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
+7 Private Credit Associate - Litigation Finance AMA 3 1y
+3 Delete 7 1y
0 Leveraging Your Coinvest as an Associate 1 1y
+6 VP - Direct Investments at FO Next Steps? 1 1y
0 SIG Partners | Dallas PE 1 1y
+8 IB to PE to IB 6 1y
+7 Successful Comp Negotiations 4 1y
+3 MF PE SA Timeline 5 1y
+13 Blue Owl multiway merger 9 1y
+9 Mid Stage Career Lateral 2 1y
+1 Who Hires 2 IB > 2 PE > MBA? 2 1y
+35 Infrastructure PE Resources/Info 41 3mo
0 Bain Capital Investors of Tomorrow 3 1y
+21 Top Growth Equity Teams in London 31 11mo
+12 Arranging Senior & Subordinate for an LBO 2 1y
+14 Offer Decision - Tech IB / Large Cap PE / MM PC 7 1y
+6 PGIM Private Infra 1 1y
+12 How is Redbird doing now? 9 1y
+11 2-hour lunch with partners at a sponsor - help pls! 7 1y
+12 How Do I Lateral Funds? 1 1y
+9 TA Associates Interview Process 14 1y
+12 MBA for going to PE (from MBB) 5 1y
0 StepStone Group - Interview - Global Data Data 1y
+3 What are the GP / LP distributions in a Hold Co. model? 1 1y
0 PCA - Secondaries Interview Guides 1 1y
0 REPE Headhunter List 1 1y
+3 Case study review stress test? 3 1y
+15 2 and out - when/what to recruit for? 21 1y
+19 Acquiring underperforming businesses 5 1y
+13 2026 FT PE Recruiting 8 1y
+47 Best PE Sector to be in (tailwinds) 28 1y
+97 Private Equity vs. Special Situations: Career Choices in 2024 49 1y
+51 Careers after MBA for PE associates? 15 1y
0 Arcapita 2024 Insights 2 1y
0 StepStone Group - Interview - Venture Capital Data 1y
0 GSAM Private Equity Thoughts + Exits? 1 1y
+3 Permanent Capital comp 4 1y
+35 For those who left PE and didn't go into corp dev / strategy what did you end up doing? 59 5mo
+10 Recruiter unresponsive after responding to opportunity outreach? 3 1y
+10 Off-cycle recruiting: Group IOI Selectivity? 7 1y
+15 2024 PE Compensation Data Released 6 1y
+15 2025 PE Associate Roles 8 1y
0 Berkshire Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 Berkshire Partners - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+10 Financing debt repayments through revolver and equity 2 1y
+24 2027 Oncycle Firm List 30 1y
+14 Sandbrook Capital 11 1y
+11 Off Cycle 2026 Thread 7 4mo
+57 The VP Promotion: "Marrying" a Fund 12 1y

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