+2 2026 SA Roles (Growth & MM PE) 3 1y
+12 Updated Views on KKR Tech Growth (NGT) 15 3mo
+190 PE PortCo is Paradise 18 1y
+9 Distressed PE in DACH? 2 2y
0 EMK Capital 1 2y
+9 MD interview expectations? 3 1y
+6 Good salary in Singapore 7 2y
+23 Does HIG really not stand for anything 15 2y
0 Argosy Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Review - Healthcare Data 2y
+6 Carry DAW return reference 2 2y
0 GIC ISG 2 8mo
+99 Need Surgery / How to work? 30 1y
+6 Is PE still possible 2 2y
0 Naxicap Partners 0 2y
0 Brynwood Partners 2024 2 4mo
+13 Why do PE firms make it so hard to send them deals? (unlike in VC) 2 2y
0 Worst Mistakes You've Witnessed and what was done about it 1 2y
+25 Why PE hires mainly IBs? 5 2y
+49 Conceptual Question about LBO vs DCF 14 1y
0 PE - London 1 2y
+9 IB FIG vs PE Audit Big4 3 2y
+9 The Data Research Report from Financial Institutions by Dongzi Security 1 2y
+11 working with HH that placed you at current job 4 2y
+7 Interviewing at Sunstone Partners 13 1mo
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 2y
0 Schroders Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Partners Group - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
+9 Safest Small Business Acquisition? 5 2y
0 Will PCA experience help with getting into PE or IB? 1 2y
0 Main Capital Partners - Boston/US Office 0 2y
+6 Digitalbridge 5 1y
+9 Free Private Equity Database 1 2y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Risk Management Data 2y
0 Rockefeller Financial - Interview - Private Equity Data 2y
+6 PE IR compensation in HK 1 2y
+1 Unpaid leave 1 2y
+2 How long to be ready for PE interviews? 3 2y
0 Standing Out 1 2y
+14 Great Hill Partners London 8 1y
+493 What we can learn from all these "depressed and burnt out" posts re: IB and PE 91 6mo
+45 Compilation of "IB/PE is bad" posts 15 2y
+2 Del 3 2y
+15 advice on how to break into renewable enrgy infra investing? 4 2y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 2y
0 KPMG - Review - Asset Management Data 2y
+9 Deleted 8 2y
0 Levered Co-Invest - Where to Start? 1 2y
0 Capital Partners Updated Thoughts 1 2y
+15 BigLaw -> Private Credit UK 9 2y
0 Real Assets Case Study 1 2y
0 Partners Group Case Study / Interview Process 3 2y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 2y
+33 Private Equity Doubts / Pivot 20 1y
+31 Struggling to exit from consulting to PE 32 1y
+3 Does JPM LevFin UK team do LBO? or is it the coverage team? 2 2y
+97 MF PE - Depressed and Burnt Out 39 1y
+11 PE to entrepreneurship 5 2y
+9 "Fox's Dominion payout gives Staple Street Capital 1,500% return" 6 1y
+10 Where to Find Good CFOs 3 2y
+10 Someone told me ~80% of PE associates burn out / get pushed to Corp Dev / Strategic Finance, is this true? 9 2y
+7 Anybody have a Credit model test for a MF PE? 10 2y
+4 Start up PE Fund Musings 3 2y
+4 Practice SaaS Models 4 2y
0 Headhunter opportunities - following up 1 2y
+9 Best resources for incoming PE Associate to prep 1 2y
0 How to adjust comp for LCOL city 1 2y
+6 BayPine 2024 5 2y
0 OMERS - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
0 Pharos Capital Group - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
+3 UMM/MF PE Firms That Hire Out of MBA 5 2y
+50 Travel/Explore the world vs. Prestigious PE 6-month internship with IB FT already lined up 22 2y
+10 DEL 3 2y
+4 Oak Hill Capital Update 5 2y
0 ECP announced $50 Bn partnership with KKR on digital infra - thoughts? 4 2y
+10 REPE acquisition case study 1 2y
0 Allianz Global Investors - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 2y
0 Sageview Capital - Strategy, Performance, Culture, etc. 3 2y
+63 UK Budget - who’s leaving London 41 1y
+1 Tech vs Services team for MF PE 2 2y
+39 At the end of my rope, need help 11 2y
+3 What is happening with Quantum Energy's CleanTech Fund (547)? 2 2y
0 Norwest Venture Partners - Interview - Growth Equity Data 2y
0 Norwest Venture Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Norwest Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
+14 Lateral Recruiting Update? 15 2y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Growth Equity Data 2y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Growth Equity Data 2y
+9 Student Looking to Get into PE 2 2y
+43 Thanksgiving / Christmas Week WFH "Norms" 11 2y
+3 MM PE Firms With Good HF Exits 1 2y
+55 Lost in my Career 40 1y
0 Best way to find AN1 immediate start roles? 1 2y
0 Using any genai applications - either internally built or off-the-shelf? 1 2y
+4 Top Real Estate Private Equity Firms in the Midwest 2 2y
+36 Unreasonable Expectations? Feeling the Pressure of Missed Edits on a Stressed Deal Team 11 2y
+3 Blackstone Private Fund Solutions Hours 1 2y
+56 Who Else Hates Management / Board Dinners? 30 2y
0 PE Women's Programs 1 2y

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  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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