+57 The VP Promotion: "Marrying" a Fund 12 1y
+16 Are the times of PE over? The Nth-complainer thread ... 8 1y
+23 Getting back into PE from Corp Dev (1-2 yrs) 13 1y
+34 Thoughts on Alpine Investors in 2024 24 5mo
+25 Got told to leave earlier 12 1y
+31 On-Cycle as an Incoming MF PE Analyst (trying to move downstream) 11 1y
+18 Which Firm Will BlackRock Acquire Next? 7 1y
0 Gridiron Capital 4 1y
+20 Tech vs HC PE (MM) today 18 1y
+48 Struggling to Break into IB/PE/ER After 5 Months of Recruiting – SEEKING ADVICE 16 1y
+13 Single-asset deal - sharing GP economics between a PE fund and external executives 4 1y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+13 Reneging on a Lateral Offer 10 1y
+22 Thoughts on Diversis Capital 11 1y
+28 Is the Grass Greener on the Buyside? 11 1y
+32 Which fund has best relationship with GSB/HBS 25 1y
0 Transitioning to a Sourcing-Focused Role 1 1y
0 ABRY Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+16 Canadian Sophomore Recruiting for US PE 10 1y
+1 Switching to careers from Tech to Finance mid-career 2 1y
+15 Inflexion 9 1y
+8 MF PE Senior Partner Comp vs MM HF PM Comp 9 1y
+12 GIC Direct Investment Group 17 2mo
0 Sumeru Equity Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
0 Dymon Asia Capital - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
0 Dymon Asia Capital - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
+6 Small Business Brokers 1 1y
+11 General career progression for a first year PE analyst? 5 1y
+5 Bain Capital Special Sits $9B fundraise? 50 3mo
+34 Why Is Apollo Percieved to Be A Clear Cut Above KKR/BX/TPG/H&F? 15 1y
0 Reputation of TPG REPE London 1 1y
+2 Ranking APO/BX/KKR/H&F/TPG? 8 1y
+12 Infrastructure Modelling Test 34 1y
0 BX Corp Fin + GMAT Maths test 1 1y
+249 2025 Megafund PE Anti-Rankings: Pros and Cons of PE’s most coveted MF / UMM roles 76 7mo
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 1y
+20 M&A Not Sufficient? 5 1y
+9 PE MBA Admissions 5 1y
+10 Traditional Buyout PE vs. Infrastructure PE? 1 1y
0 How tf can Sycamore afford Walgreens? 3 1y
+9 Buy-side junior bonus 3 1y
0 Job Contract what to look out for 1 1y
+3 Info on Apollo Aligned Alternatives (AAA) 1 1y
+4 BlackRock Application FT 2025 7 1y
+25 So sick of this job 16 1y
+9 MF, UMM, MM, LMM, Microcap Definitions By Latest Fund Size 12 1y
0 Accel-KKR vs HGGC vs FFL Partners 1 1y
0 Definitive Prestige Ranking of Megafunds 2025 13 1y
0 L Catterton - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
+2 Triton Partners Ski Trip Scandal 6 1y
+3 Primaries / FoF Modelling Question 4 1y
0 CVCapital - Interview - Fixed Income Data 1y
+3 FoF vs SFO Investing 4 1y
+4 Corporate PE to Real Estate 3 1y
+10 Advice Request after somehow surviving almost getting fired 1 1y
+9 Going from account management in financial technology to placement agent 1 1y
+30 How many expert calls do you guys do? 12 4mo
+3 1st year ASO, non-finance exits 3 1y
+6 Big 5 Canadian to Mega Fund PE? Or Infrastructure PE 6 1y
0 Bain Capital exits to HF? 3 1y
0 Will HHs tell you about different processes if you are already involved in one? 1 1y
+3 Pure-play Roll-Up PE Funds across the globe 1 1y
+10 Odyssey PE Comp Report 2024 4 1y
+3 SSG Aso1 Interview Process Prep? 1 1y
0 Rubicon Technology Partners - Interview - Software Data 1y
+4 Prerequisites for LBO studying? 3 1y
0 How to develop expertise in healthcare PE? 2 1y
+19 Barclays FIG 10 1y
+53 TPG SF vs Permira Tech vs KKR TMT vs Silver Lake 28 8mo
+16 PE Case study help 3 1y
0 Private credit 1 1y
+46 Career in PE after giving entrepreneurship a shot? 9 1y
0 Private credit Asset finance 1 1y
0 Prep for Private Credit Case Study / Modeling Test 1 1y
+6 Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP) 4 4mo
0 EQT Recruiting 2 1y
+14 Asking for advice – from BigLaw to PE 4 1y
+1 How much does not having closed deals hurt during interviews? 1 1y
0 Best advice for PE Analyst 1 1y
0 Need case study help, please DM 1 1y
+31 NYC Budgeting 14 1y
0 Aldrich Capital Partners - Interview - NA Data 1y
+13 How Important is Accounting in PE? 7 1y
+58 Why is MF so much more stressful than MM/LMM? 12 1y
+32 PE Compensation - General Unsatisfaction? 14 1y
+34 How far do you guys plan to go? On topic of burnout / stress 9 1y
0 Goldman Sachs PE 3 1y
0 Project Finance / Infra investing BIWS 1 1y
0 2 Hour LBO Analyst Tests 1 1y
0 PE recruiting prospects 1 1y
+17 Don't like my IB Coverage/Sector Focus 7 1y
0 CD&R interview process 3 11mo
+9 Networking as a buy-side analyst 1 1y
+6 How often do associates get involved with the operations of their investments? 1 1y
+25 Lateral HHs? 11 1y
+44 Where is the ‘easy money’ today / tomorrow? 35 1y
0 PE interview 1 1y
0 CISI fundamentals or Series 6/7 1 1y
0 Edgeview Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y

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