+61 Where does the money come from in secondaries? 12 1y
+68 Best Asset Classes - AUM Growth x Career Development 25 1y
0 JF Lehman and Company - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+20 A bit nervous about my new Analyst Role at a top PE firm 8 6mo
+9 Pivoting to PE from CS/Biology? 1 1y
+5 Insight/Lead Edge open for SA 2026 on Handshake 6 1y
+31 Career Decision for Back/Mid Office IR Analyst 12 1y
+7 What happens to PE ratio when there is a div recap? 2 1y
+8 Honest recruiter or dinged? 7 1y
0 Portfolio Advisors LLC - Review - Alternative Investments Data 1y
0 Portfolio Advisors LLC - Salary & Bonus - Alternative Investments Data 1y
+1 LMM PE fair comp? 4 1y
+66 Why are people against the idea of PE imploding 28 1y
0 Interview Prep 1 1y
+10 Private Equity - Firms Downsizing VS Firms Expanding 6 1y
0 Ardian - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 1y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Energy Data 1y
0 Transition from PE Deal Team to PortCo Role 1 1y
+3 CBRE Private Infrastructure 2 1y
0 Successful PE roll-ups 1 1y
0 NWC Peg Question 1 1y
+9 Low-profile, top-performance PE firms 7 1y
0 Private Equity Rollup Database 1 1y
0 Does PC in London have as strict European language requirements as PE? 1 1y
0 Searchfund Internship Interview 2 1y
+31 The Sound of PE Imploding 18 1y
+4 Will a middle bucket rating destroy my chances at PE? 2 1y
0 LLR Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 The Riverside Company - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
+6 Hikbgf 1 1y
+12 OceanSound (2024) 8 6mo
+1 Are You Ever Tasked With Building a GAAP Model? 4 1y
+18 Looking at starting a Micro PE fund 12 1y
+5 PSP Montreal Analyst roles 11 1y
+3 CVC Secondary Partners 2025 Analyst Position 5 1mo
0 Top PE Junior Internship to IB 1 1y
+9 No Name PE firm internship - do big banks care? 1 1y
0 Falcon Investment Advisors/Onex Corporation 1 1y
0 TZP - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+32 For those of you at an infra fund, how much time you typically spent on round 1 bids? 11 1y
+6 Bain Partnership Strategies Fund? 2 1y
+13 JMI Equity vs. Spectrum Equity 14 4mo
0 Internship for current freshman 1 1y
+14 Breaking into Healthcare Private equity 17 1y
+6 The PE Associate’s Guide to Smashing Investment Memos 1 1y
0 PE Interview Modeling Test 2 1y
0 Newlight Partners? 4 1y
+19 Three Statement EBITDA vs LBO EBITDA 2 1y
+2 Pension Rotational Program/New Grad Programs 4 1y
0 TA Associates Boston / Austin / Menlo Park 2 1y
+21 Can you get hired as a VP elsewhere without having closed a deal as a Sr Assoc? 5 1y
+6 Canadian associate interviews 2 1y
0 bpifrance - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+237 My first year as a Private Equity Associate in Large-Cap Private Equity (Long Post) 28 1y
+26 Every now and then, someone will make a rant about how toxic IB / PE is, this is one of them 4 1y
0 Rank PE Firms 1 1y
+6 Sense checks for models (project finance/leverage/gearing) 4 1y
0 Newbury Partners info 2024? 2 1y
+9 Out myself just for PE VP lateral recruiting? 10 1y
+1 EQT Growth 3 1y
0 Premji Invest - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 1y
0 Premji Invest - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 1y
+4 N/A 4 1y
0 PE net worth age 40 14 1y
+24 PE Biz Dev Senior Leader Comp 20 1y
0 Adams Street Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1y
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1y
+16 MM M&A vs. Structured Finance for Infra PE exit? 6 1y
+25 Pushed out: dumb question 9 1y
+3 IB Exits 4 1y
+3 What is the point? 5 1y
0 Best Funds for International Mobility 1 1y
0 OTPP Investment Credit Associate 1 1y
0 OMERS PE SA 2025 4 1y
+12 Best work life PE firms in TX? 7 1y
0 BlackRock Climate Infra 1 1y
+9 Lease liabilities in LBO model 2 1y
+5 Digital Bridge Model Test 23 5mo
+9 Career Advice for Entry level Jobs in PE firms 1 1y
0 Imperial Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1y
+3 Blackrock Private Debt Product Strategy Technical Interview 1 1y
+3 FIG PE Shops/Path 1 1y
+15 Secondaries Investor 50 9 1y
+9 Marketing in PE 1 1y
+12 Leveraging lateral banking offer for PE offer? 11 1y
+213 Which funds are ticking time bombs? 163 7mo
+28 Urgent: Choosing from 2 PE Offers 14 1y
0 Beringea - Review - NA Data 1y
+9 Real Estate Private Equity Hours & pay 1 1y
+4 OMERS PE SA 2025 8 1y
0 PE Modeling Test 2 4mo
+36 2025 Blackstone Real Estate Leaders / Diverse Leaders / Future Women Leaders Program 93 7mo
0 Union Park Capital - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+18 How to Monetize a Bundle of Minority Equity Slices? 4 1y
+4 Question 6 1y
+15 Altas Partners - Update 12 5mo
+30 Model Size Tips & Other Modeling Tips & Tricks 10 1y
+12 Quick Rant 10 1y

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