+4 Stepstone LBO Case Study Stepstone + Fund evaluation Assessment 3 1y
+3 2024 Construction focused PE shops 2 2y
0 Future for SBIC Funds? 1 2y
0 Permira 2 2y
+18 Anyone want a PE offer just to show off 14 2y
+14 LMM Chicago PE Comp 7 2y
0 Private Equity Summer Analyst Programs 1 2y
0 What deal-related questions would you ask someone who worked in Leveraged Finance? 1 2y
0 Tips for upcoming Infra PE internship 1 2y
0 Any Insight on CPS Capital in Toronto, ON? 3 2y
+3 2026 IB/PE Recruiting Spreadsheet + Timeline 3 2y
0 Del 3 2y
+6 T account bookings on income statement accounts affect retained earnings ... but what about tax? 1 2y
0 Trading modeling Tests anyone? 1 2y
+18 L Catterton vs Roark vs Sycamore Partners vs Other C&R PE Groups 15 1y
0 Why people use EBIT / EBITDA in leverage ratios? 2 2y
+11 how does PE bonus get paid out if you leave mid-year 13 2y
+12 how can i lateral to another PE firm without notifying current firm 5 2y
+24 do i need to stay in banking full 2 years after getting PE offer 18 2y
+1 Ares Real Estate Equity vs Ares Real Estate Equity - Industrials 2 2y
+23 What Type Of MF Group Would You Want To Be In For The Next 5-10 Years? 12 2y
0 Tech PC shops 2 2y
+7 PE profile - reach vs realistic 1 2y
+17 which HR services do PE firms use for background check 5 2y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Review - Software Data 2y
+35 Partners Group 2025 Financial Analyst Program 91 1y
+5 MM PE Feedback 12 2y
+6 Remote Opps in Private Equity / Credit 1 2y
0 Caryle Infra Credit 1 2y
0 Advent HH 1 2y
0 Primaries 2 2y
+2 UFC picks for internship 3 2y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 2y
+9 Finding LBO candidates for interview pitches 2 2y
+9 Great Hill Partners - Summer '25 Recruiting 10 7mo
+12 Charlesbank Capital Partners 10 2y
+16 London PE Associate Comp 52 1y
+6 PE Firm Information and Advice 1 2y
+10 Is it a desperate look to reach out to HHs who have ghosted you? 1 2y
+24 Question for On-Cycle Interviewers 6 2y
+9 Paceline Equity Partners (Dallas, TX) 10 2y
0 BC Partners 2 1y
+5 Blackstone Associate to VP 15 2y
+13 Sweatiest MF 34 2y
0 Private Equity Interview / Technical questions - for a newbie 1 2y
+13 splitting hairs - pe exits at top groups 16 2y
+26 how does PE (discretionary) bonus work 9 2y
+19 I’m bad at this job 5 2y
0 DEL 2 2y
0 PE Recruiting 1 2y
0 Is On-Cycle still going? WTF is going on? 1 2y
+31 Incoming PE Associate Savings 23 2y
+7 what's standard compensation for LMM? 3 2y
0 How to approach HH Calls if not planning on doing On Cycle 3 2y
+7 DEL 8 2y
0 Any reading recommendations from the perspective of an investor/operator in large govt. services/software businesses? 1 2y
+1 US PE opening office in London 3 2y
+12 *Effective* Networking for IB as PE Intern - pls help 1 2y
+15 Management consulting to PE 11 2y
+16 Thoughts on Aterian Investment Partners 14 1mo
+39 Goldcoast sucks 14 2y
0 deleted 4 1y
+6 Project financing offer 0 2y
0 London, IB to PE chances 2 2y
+9 Carlyle Energy 5 2y
0 Susquehanna Growth Equity - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
+3 Arlington Capital Partners Updates 5 1y
+19 Bain Capital PE in 2024? 18 8mo
0 Real estate secondaries 3 2y
+6 Reneging PE offer? 3 3mo
+6 What are some buyside shops that do infrastructure or renewables/energy transition analyst programs other than the megafunds? 8 2y
0 Activity in the Coming Weeks 1 2y
+1 What’s the better option? 2 2y
0 Triton Capital Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 2y
+9 Unpaid Freshman MM PE Internship for IB 2 2y
+27 Pro Forma Adjustments - Does everyone play the game?? 5 2y
0 How do you value non-operating assets / income? 1 2y
0 Thoughts on American Pacific Group? 2 3w
0 What are the exits for BX PE Analysts 4 2y
+3 Which MF/UMM PE firms promote analysts/associates from within up through partner track without a requiring MBA 3 2y
0 Are there any MF/UMM PE Funds that don’t ask analysts/associates to get an MBA to work way up in the firm? 1 2y
+6 Oaktree - Global Opps Energy Info? 4 2y
+17 Which MF/UMM PE funds have the shortest partner track? 22 2y
0 4-Hour Financial Modeling Case Study for Real Estate Private Equity 1 2y
+16 Are the PE prep course worth it? 5 2y
+3 London Recruitment Market (PE/REPE) 2 2y
+5 Perwyn 3 2y
+46 Status of PE Recruiting 8 2y
0 Off Cycle for the same firm but different office 3 2y
0 Are Growth Firms Doing On-Cycle? 3 2y
0 VC PE 1 2y
+5 Best tech buyouts / GE in NYC 9 2y
0 Funds to work at for Entrepreneurship? 1 2y
0 NA 1 2y
+21 SUMIFS used in Customer Cubes/ARR analysis in Software IB/PE 6 2y
0 Delete 3 2y
+3 Solum Partners 0 2y
+4 Realistic PE Exits from Chicago MM Bank 5 1y
0 Khazanah Nasional Berhad/Khazanah Americas Inc 1 2y
+9 JPMorgan / First Republic Professional Loan for Co-Invest 1 2y

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