0 PE Ops Compensation in Chicago, Dallas, ATL 1 1y
+34 PE Firm Graveyard 63 1y
+11 LO and MM from PE 2 1y
+24 Graham Partners Overview 22 2mo
+16 London Private Equity Associate Recruiting 57 1y
+11 10% management options 7 1y
0 DigitalBridge - Review - Infrastructure Data 1y
0 Forte Capital Group - Review - NA Data 1y
+5 Routes to PE 2 1y
+4 Ares Corporate Strategy Group? 5 1y
+7 Coffee chats within the firm 1 1y
0 Does anyone have any secondary case studies they can share? 2 1y
+19 Apax Disbands Healthcare Team 14 1y
+17 LP's With Co-Investment Teams 6 1y
+9 Leaving PE Assoc role to start a micro-fund? 6 1y
+41 Partner Sells GP Stake 13 1y
0 Private Equity Summer Internship at Stepstone 3 1y
0 PortCo Work 1 1y
+28 Common LBO errors 8 1y
0 Private Equity International LP/GP/Fund Database 0 1y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+359 Musings on Private Equity 55 11mo
+14 Investment Idea 13 1y
+16 Are closed ended funds dead? 16 1y
+9 How much traning do PE Associates receive once joining a firm? 8 1y
+10 Introductory interview with HR 2 1y
+10 Have a read 3 1y
0 Accel-KKR - Interview - NA Data 1y
+7 J.F. Lehman 2 5mo
+26 PortCo Corp Dev Roles 13 1y
0 London PE prep 1 1y
+9 Phantom Carried Interest Tax Structuring 1 1y
+22 Senior Associate to VP 19 1y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 1y
+23 MF PE Analyst Program Deferred MBA Placement: What's a lock and what's not? 3 1y
+18 Utility of Search Fund Internships (for both parties)? 4 1y
+22 LBO modelling 5 1y
0 Non GS/MS/JPM BB to non-corporate MF PE UK 2 1y
+3 BCP SA 2025 8 1y
0 How do capital flexible investors work? 1 1y
+5 Best GP Stakes firm? 16 1y
+16 Is this the Mets year? 19 1y
0 Insights on Towerbrook internship interviews? 1 1y
0 Delete 2 1y
+3 BCG to PE 6 1y
+30 Nerves holding me back on PE interviews - I'm good at my job but freeze during case studies 15 1y
0 Apollo PE London - Modelling Test 3 1y
+16 Project Finance vs LMM PE 5 1y
+6 PE trends in 2024 and beyond 4 1y
0 Alpine Investors - Interview - Investments Data 1y
+1 Thoughts on project finance as an exit after PE? 2 1y
+13 Carlyle infrastructure 6 6mo
0 Entrepreneur Growth Capital - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+4 A&E Partners 5 1y
+3 Apax 2026 5 1y
0 Is PE recruiting supposed to be this much harder than it was for IB? 1 1y
+3 Blackstone SA 2025 7 1y
+25 PE shops that FT recruit college kids? 25 1y
+28 PE and Skiing? 17 1y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 1y
0 Headhunters for FT analyst recruiting? 1 1y
0 Snowhawk Partners Info 1 1y
+22 Biglaw M&A to IB to PE? 11 1y
+24 Seeking Advice: $1MM / Year business vs IB/PE recruiting 9 1y
0 Family Office Exits 1 1y
0 Headhunters for PE 1 1y
0 GS AM SA25 London - All division 1 1y
+3 Accenture Private Equity Practice 1 1y
+13 StepStone Reputation 28 2mo
+60 Private market roles at endowments, insurance, pension, etc 30 1y
0 WestCap Culture & WLB 3 1y
+12 Promoted to Associate after 2 years 7 1y
+18 CASTLELAKE LP 11 1y
+9 KPS 3-statement LBO Test 18 1y
0 Does Bain Capital sponsor? 1 1y
+12 Imperial Capital (Toronto) 14 11mo
+23 Should I share carry #s with my peer (details inside) 8 1y
+4 Nicest and most Ruthless PE Shops 2 1y
0 Updates on Harvest Partners? 3 1y
+28 Experienced Associate Reaching Out to CPI: Ghosted – Anyone Else Have This Experience? 17 1y
0 Do I stay or do I go? 1 1y
+129 Foolish to leave 35 hour $200k strategic finance for MM PE? 59 1y
+6 Pymetrics test for Blackstone Summer Intern - one attempt for life or yearly attempt? 1 1y
+9 CVC London 7 1y
0 IC Memo Case Study Private credit 3 1y
+8 Stripes Group 5 1y
0 Anyone want to PE prep together? 1 1y
+2 ARR can be greater than actual revenue? 1 1y
+3 MBB Chicago vs NYC --> PE 3 1y
+6 Reference Check & Written Offer Timeline 3 1y
+3 Is it fine to use an abridged/condensed BS for a 90 minute LBO test? 4 1y
+17 How to decide career banker vs. PE / other exits early on? 2 1y
0 Energy with no engineering background? 1 1y
+7 2024 PE scene in Chicago? Best firms? 5 1y
0 TRACT? 1 1y
+19 How much leverage does a VP lateral offer get you? 3 1y
+23 Selby Jennings - Horrible PE Recruiter? 14 1y
+15 Moving from co investing to direct PE? 10 1y
0 Veritas’ (Terrible?) Culture 3 1y
+3 Consonance Capital - Updates 3 1y

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