+1 Apollo PE returns 3 1y
+9 Partners Group / Empira - Merger implications 1 1y
+33 2024 and 2025 up and coming funds 47 7mo
+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 7mo
+6 January Recruitment for 2026 8 1y
+18 CD&R Spring Insight Online Numerical Assesment 67 1y
0 Partner One Capital 1 8mo
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 5mo
+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 1y
+7 What is the best group for OTPP PE? 5 1y
+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 1y
+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
+6 Kudu Investments Information 4 1y
+27 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
+14 Trucking / logistics roll up 8 2mo
+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

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