+9 Leave the buyside after 1 year? 1 2y
+3 Blackstone Quantitative Test 6 9mo
+63 Risk in Pursuing C&R as Industry Specialization 53 1y
+6 Public-to-Private M&A Transaction Data & Insights Platform 1 2y
+9 Biotech or Life Sciences PE Firms in US/UK? 1 2y
+68 Joining a new fund - Risk, reward, and comp? 24 1y
+7 HH to pivot my career from Europe to Middle East 4 2y
0 GTCR - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 2y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+3 exits to London 7 2y
+172 How do you live with yourself? 62 2y
0 PE in Middle America 3 2y
+15 Energy Transition / Infrastructure Headhunter Recommendation? 4 4mo
+73 Don't trust your carry 35 2y
+1 Are pensions not GPs? 2 2y
+9 Mandatory/Optional repayment for PE Case Study 1 2y
+27 TN visas for Canadians 36 1y
0 PE Secondaries Waterfall Modelling 2 9mo
0 Post Associate Stint HH Outreach 3 2y
+4 Motive Partners (2024) 11 1y
+5 Pension Fund PE or Dawson Partners 7 1y
0 Off-cycle Megathread (2026 Start Date) 3 2y
0 BlackRock - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Real Estate Data 2y
0 Neuberger Berman - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 2y
+3 RSU Pool at PortCo 2 2y
+28 Experienced VP Lateral Market 40 6mo
+15 Francisco Partners Associate Program SF 6 2y
+5 Clearlake Continuation Fund Goes Bankrupt 2 2y
0 Alter Domus - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 2y
0 Alter Domus - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 2y
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Review - Generalist Data 2y
+1 Middle Market Co-Invest Case Study 1 2y
+4 Investor Relations Case Study 5 1y
+24 International PE associates - leaving the US 35 9mo
0 Why is MF PE 2 Years and Out? 2 2y
0 Looking for M&A deal materials 1 2y
+10 Innovative PE bet? 4 2y
+21 Politics in PE 3 2y
+8 Rubicon Investors 5 2y
0 Incoming C&R IB / Do I have a chance at Tech PE MF on-cycle? 2 2y
+3 Gauge Capital thoughts? (Work, culture, reputation, comp, Hrs) 5 7mo
+3 Shore Capital - Updated 2024 7 2y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
+11 PE Associate: Duration of the role? 7 2y
+3 Exit ops from an IS 1 2y
+6 HPS Carry Comp 6 2y
0 Cringe post 0 2y
+1 PE Internships ranking 4 2y
+14 Family Office Exit Options / Career Questions 5 2y
0 Views on SF MFs? 1 2y
0 Has anyone taken Odyssey’s Model test? 1 2y
+31 SWF Compensation Value Prop 11 2y
+18 How Many of You Are Pursuing Independent Sponsor Path? 11 2y
+17 Deleted topic 6 2y
+24 In desperate need of advice (joining startup pe company) 7 2y
+22 Is the long-term compensation higher doing search fund compared to PE? 8 2y
+37 Canada (Toronto) PE Headhunters 17 4mo
+15 Mosaic PE 11 11mo
+41 Need advice please, being succumbed to "Grass is Greener" mentality and comparing myself to others 23 2y
0 Blackstone Tac Opps or PE teams 1 2y
+8 Infra PE Meet & Greets 4 1y
+36 What is a realistic threshold for F-You money for most IB/PE professionals who want to retire early? 34 2y
0 QIC - Review - Infrastructure Data 2y
+11 Getting PE Offer just for leverage to get other offers? 3 2y
+2 What are rates at right now for purpose of a LBO case study? 2 2y
+8 Sageview Capital (Growth Equity) thoughts? (Reputation, comp, culture, Hrs) 13 1y
+4 Am I being screwed on Comp 3 2y
+35 Help Positioning an Inaccurate Title on Resume 7 2y
+7 PE BD Comp 6 2y
+3 Advent Case Study 2 2y
+12 Flexible mandate shops in 2024 7 2y
+4 Is 2 days enough to get ready "again" for PE interviews 5 2y
+6 Portfolio Management Exit Opps 2 1y
+3 Who is the recruiter for Corinthia in the US? 1 2y
+11 Starting PE Gig Early 2 2y
+14 Are headhunter inbounds ramping back up? 26 2y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+5 Structured / Preferred Equity Resources 5 9mo
+9 Bregal Sagemount 2024 - Growth Reputation 2 2y
+2 ICG GP-Led Secondary Fund 4 2y
+6 Please help 1 2y
+3 Off Cycle 2026 Updates 8 1y
0 Harvey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+6 PAI Partners London Internship 9 2y
+3 MM PE portfolio ops compensation by level? 1 2y
+12 PE in Japan 2 2y
0 Better Stepping Stone - BB or Big 4 1 2y
+3 Bregal Milestone - Insights? 5 2y
+3 Co-Investments 1hr Excel Case Study 10 1y
+22 Carried Interest Question 12 1y
+110 Law school instead of MBA? 67 1y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
0 Temasek - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
+24 What funds Aren't dying? 17 2y
+5 Did anyone else have their Vestar superday moved? 5 2y
+15 Downsides of Infra PE 6 2y
+92 Partners Group 2025 Analyst Program - Zug 186 12mo
+5 Thoughts on Aurora Capital (LA) in 2024? Culture, Comp, Performance. 2 1y

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