+17 Leaving IB for startup before Buyside offer starts? 9 1y
+35 Savings after a few IB/PE years - London 43 3mo
+3 PE/GE Model Help!!! 6 1y
+6 Blackrock PEP - LBO Modeling Test & Case Study 6 1y
+2 Where do PE funds get the liquidity for management fees/fixed expenses? 1 1y
0 M&A VP Interview 1 1y
+9 Handling PE recruiting when unsure of location 4 1y
0 Companies’s action may be predictable and changed by owner’s mental state. 1 1y
+2 Vista to Thoma Bravo 18 1y
+1 TPG on the down?? 1 1y
+11 UBS London vs PWP 10 1y
0 Canadian Pension PE SA updates 1 1y
+15 Need Advice on networking before FT 2 1y
0 Neuberger Berman Program Associate 1 1y
+6 Current job market in PE - HK, China, and other Asia 1 1y
0 KingSett Capital - Review - Real Estate Data 1y
+5 Kline Hill Sucks 2 1y
+42 Charlesbank Trajectory 17 3mo
+3 Arcline NYC 1 1y
+20 HELP - Ask for reference from team but no response 5 1y
+10 Debating next career move 4 1y
+117 Top performing PE Associates 35 1y
0 GIPS: IRR for less than 1 yr 3 1y
+7 PE Portco Analyst 9 1y
0 Path from PE to CFO? 1 1y
+11 Huron capital 5 1y
+5 Online Master's for Investment banking and PE 2 1y
0 Essentials for Finance and adjacent careers (IB, PE, Corp Dev, VC, etc) 1 1y
+47 Is Infrastructure PE sweaty? 19 1y
+10 Treatment of OID 6 1y
0 LBO - Are exit fees burdening management equity(stock options) usually? 1 1y
+33 What's the end game on white collar and medical rollups? 4 1y
+9 Question on breakeven return of an LBO 1 1y
+394 Buyside vs. Sellside... You might be thinking about it wrong 51 1y
0 Why does Laurence Fishburne Linda look like a black henry kravis? 0 1y
0 TMF Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1y
0 The Vistria Group - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
+9 Warburg Pincus Analyst - London 13 4mo
+27 Thinking about moving back to investment banking from buyside 18 1y
+6 Secondaries case studies? 5 1y
+9 Unclear expectations on deliverables? 1 1y
+11 PE vs consulting exit opps 1 1y
+6 Carlyle Hiring Freeze 1 1y
0 Firms that focus quality assets 3 1y
+3 Insight on 2025 FT Growth Equity Analyst Recuirting 1 1y
+30 Why do I feel like an absolute idiot 4 1y
0 StepStone Group - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 MF PE or UMM PE from Raine Group? 1 1y
0 Axium 0 1y
+9 Interesting PE-Backed Roll Ups 7 1y
+6 IB BB 4 years > start up 1 year > PE: is it possible? 1 1y
+22 Picking MF PE or MF Credit? 6 1y
+36 Start-up PE opportunity 12 1y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+28 Excess Cash in M&A transactions 16 1y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+19 Most Risky Finance Career Path with Highest Upside? 18 1y
+39 PE VP - Q&A 19 11mo
+14 How should I think about the move to a lower tier/new multi manager from MM PE? 6 1y
+3 Irradiant Capital Partners 2 1y
+9 Family Owned LMM Industrials Superday Questions 1 1y
+3 One Rock FT 2025 0 1y
+9 Infra vs. PE at Canadian Pensions 6 1y
+15 List of Sports / TMT PE Firms 23 1y
+36 Strong IB > Strong Corp Dev > Is PE possible? 26 1y
+3 Quitting as a 1st Year (going PE) 10 1y
0 4hr model test for Generalist Infra (Digital, Power, etc) Fund. What to expect? 1 1y
+30 How long does it take to debrief a case study w/ presentation round? 10 1y
0 LLR Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+89 PE Associate Burnout 31 1y
0 Difficulty for changing vertical in PE at associate / Sr associate level? 1 1y
0 Investment Memos 1 1y
+9 Selling lead gen to PE firms 2 1y
+6 Career Advice in Europe 0 1y
+10 How many portfolio companies do you over see? 13 1y
+33 How many of you guys are actually happy in PE? What are your plans? 32 1y
0 Check my Model 2 1y
+9 Insight and help for final round PE interview 1 1y
0 What is the main difference between private and public markets investing approach/strategies? 1 1y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 1y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Review - Healthcare Data 1y
+3 Warburg Pincus PE (RE) team 2hr modeling test 2 1y
+13 Thoma Bravo taking ABC Fitness to Market (25x EBITDA expectations) 6 1y
+6 Pigeonholed in Energy IB and Questions on Generalist PE 2 1y
0 TriArtisan Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Trivest Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+14 48-hr take home PE case study 1 1y
0 How to get a corp dev gig at a PE port co? 1 1y
+52 The Decline of PE? 13 1y
+9 Investors like Brad Jacobs... 13 1y
+12 Trying to Put Together A Roll-up, Questions on Valuation & Presentation 4 1y
0 Growth Firms 2024 SA Return Offer Rates? 1 1y
+12 2hr model test for Power / Renewables / Infra Fund. What to expect? 5 1y
0 Private Equity and Hedge Funds hiring internationals with and without H1B 1 1y
+1 What are good roads to private equity? 2 1y
+95 PE VP Comp 90 1y
+32 Impact / Climate Private Equity - Information 7 1y

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