0 Talking about Private Placement Deal 2 1y
+33 Evaluating Partner/MD performance 6 1y
+6 Tax effective ways to co-invest in PE deals 2 1y
+11 Centerbridge - name comes up in convos about hardest interviews and distressed topics but not otherwise. Still considered UMM? Other latest views? 7 1y
+14 Co-Investing 17 7mo
0 Thoughts 1 1y
0 WFH over holidays 1 1y
+23 UMM -> LMM -> UMM? 10 1y
+2 WACC in PE interviews 4 1y
+10 I Squared Capital updated views 2024 8 1y
+24 1st Year PE Lateral Process? 10 1y
0 Berkshire Interviews 1 1y
+21 Does Job Hopping Max Comp in PE? 3 1y
+40 LBO Returns Attribution 22 1y
+68 Kim Kardashian Private Equity Failure - Thoughts? 25 1y
+81 Role of a PE Associate (Deeper understanding) 14 1y
+3 McCombs MBA (2025) 1 1y
+10 Do PE rejections ever get reviewed and changed? 2 1y
+6 How are PE interviews different for summer MBA internships? 1 1y
0 KSL Recruiting 2 1y
0 PE Fund Modeling? 1 1y
+6 Glassdoor / Indeed reviews Written by HR? 5 1y
+12 GMAT or GRE to mitigate GPA for MF interviews? 6 1y
0 Thoma Bravo - Growth Team Culture, Comp? 1 1y
+3 PPC 3 8mo
+3 Summit vs TA 1 1y
+6 PSP Credit in New York 5 1y
+9 UMM Tech Firms Updated Thoughts 1 1y
+1 Apollo PE returns 3 1y
+9 Partners Group / Empira - Merger implications 1 1y
+33 2024 and 2025 up and coming funds 47 5mo
+28 Peterson Partners? (Utah) 9 1y
+17 Info on CD&R Tech Team 7 1y
+1 LATAM PE Analyst looking to transfer to US 1 1y
+3 Best Project Finance Groups for PE 2 1y
+3 Private Equity right after undergraduate 4 1y
+36 Private Equity - LBO - Debt Financing 2 1y
0 International students that worked in IB/PE/Asset and later returned to your country, how was the transition? 2 1y
0 Trade PE Model Tests 1 1y
+7 Preparing For PE and Feeling Very Nervous 1 1y
+1 Is MBB Junior Year Intern to PE FT Analyst Possible? 1 1y
+23 Tikehau Slashing Headcount 8 1y
0 Hellman & Friedman LLC - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+4 RX FT vs Top BAML Group for Value PE 4 1y
+62 London PE recruiting process 41 4mo
+6 January Recruitment for 2026 8 1y
+18 CD&R Spring Insight Online Numerical Assesment 67 1y
0 Partner One Capital 1 5mo
0 General Atlantic and Advent finally updated their brand... 1 1y
0 Commonfund - Interview - Investment Research Data 1y
+1 pe interview - reusing answers for same team different rounds 3 1y
+5 Niche manufacturing buyouts 4 1y
0 Those who have gone PE -> PC 1 1y
+1 PE Bonus Cycle 1 1y
+71 Bain vs Carlyle vs TPG vs Permira 20 1y
+3 Partners Group , NAV Lending 2 2mo
+6 Which hotels do your firms book for seniors/ executives on business trips? 2 1y
+3 Dawson Partners Toronto 8 1y
+17 Lateral for comp? 6 1y
+45 Where did your most competent associates come from? 23 1y
+19 LBO Model: Negative FCF Available for non-revolver debt paydown? 6 1y
+13 Interested in PE/PC. Not Interested in Investing 6 1y
0 Switching Sectors in PE / Sectors with Long Term Tailwinds 1 1y
0 Private Equity Associate Case Study Exchange 3 1y
+21 LMM Traditional PE vs. MM Infra 4 1y
0 Sixth Street Real Estate 2 1y
+13 For those who switched from Corp Dev to PE directly 3 1y
0 Continental BB --> London PE 1 1y
+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 10mo
+7 What is the best group for OTPP PE? 5 12mo
+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 10mo
+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? 39 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

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