0 Top PE Industry Podcasts 1 2y
0 How is PE carry taxed in Canada? 1 2y
+16 LBO Modelling of Auto Retail 6 2y
+7 On-Cycle Prep Timeline 8 2y
+132 Q&A - Anything about PE / MBA / Life 112 1y
+3 Offcycle Hits 5 2y
+37 [Technical doubt]: Cash sweep and mandatory amortization 12 2y
0 Asia PE recruiting 1 2y
+24 Is internal reporting at most funds really so Excel & PPT heavy still? 11 11mo
+192 Ex Apollo Associate Q&A (But I Actually Answer) 205 1y
+14 Direct costs vs COGs / Contribution Margin vs GM 1 2y
0 PE exits for London Private Capital Advisory? 4 2y
+15 What are signs of a good PortCo Corp Dev/FP&A Experience? 5 2y
+10 Successfully finished my Associate stint in PE with No Deals LOL 13 2y
0 GrowthCurve Capital 4 1y
+8 Thoughts on Clairvest/ Birch in Toronto? 7 1y
0 Providence Equity (not PSG) 4 10mo
+87 How to Model SaaS Projections for Interviews 79 2mo
0 GS Private Equity Client Portfolio Services 0 2y
+3 How do PE exits compare at mid/low tier BB to mid/low tier EBs 2 2y
+16 Is on-cycle more or less competitive than regular IB recruiting? 5 2y
+13 SaaS ACV Bookings calculation 3 2y
+3 Thoughts on Continental Grain (Conti)? 1 2y
+7 How long does PF 1-5 take? 6 2y
0 IB + PE resume samples for top business schools 1 2y
+6 Non-tech SF IB On-Cycle 3 2y
+18 Thoughts on 26 North? 12 2y
+9 Best questions to learn more about PE firm & work they do 1 2y
0 CapVest - WLB / Culture? 3 2y
0 Mainsail Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 2y
0 Personal Accounting (Standard Income, K-1s, 1099s, etc.) 0 2y
0 2025 PE Recruiting Timeline 1 2y
+3 PE 2025 internships 1 2y
0 BX Tac Opps vs traditional PE 1 2y
+3 Moving from LMM to UMM 7 2y
+6 Eldridge Industries 7 9mo
+18 Advent NYC Culture/WLB - 2024 update 15 2y
+4 Oaktree Investment Ideas 8 2y
+9 DEL 1 2y
+13 How to Diligence a Newer Firm? 2 2y
0 HIG Growth NY 3 1mo
+6 BofA REGL Group Exits to Corporate PE? 8 2y
+4 Reaching out to HH’s / PE recruitment from small boutique 11 1y
0 Office Transfer - Advent Int'l 3 2y
0 Superday expectations 1 2y
+1 3.7 GPA or MIT MFin/LSE/Oxbridge MSc Finance but 3.3 GPA 1 2y
+25 How is your life in PE? 26 2y
0 Previous Private Equity Interview Case Studies (Please help) 1 2y
+18 Moving from PE Fund accounting to top 3 rating agency 5 2y
0 Grain management 3 2y
0 breaking into PE as a rising undergrad 1 2y
+38 Partners Group Long Term 29 3mo
+8 I'm not accredited - can I start a fund with my friends where we are all GPs? 4 2y
0 How much will a 3.6 GPA negatively impact OCR? 2 2y
+5 Dragoneer/Tiger Cub compensation 11 2y
+1 Possibility to Lateral Up? 2 2y
+4 Smallest PE’s you can think of? 1 2y
+3 LGP Recruiting Process / Headhunter 7 2y
+6 Technical Question on EBITDA Earnout with Mgmt Rollover 4 2y
0 Carried Interest - UK/Europe 1 2y
+16 MBB first year exploring PE options 3 2y
+9 To PE from McKinsey vs. IB (Europe) 3 2y
0 BAML to PE? 6 2y
+10 Historical in 3 statement model 8 2y
+1 RenWave Kore 9 1y
+6 Opportunistic Credit vs. Tac Opps vs. Special Sits 2 2y
+9 Thoughts on 22C Capital? 4 9mo
+6 Anyone else find conferences a waste of time? 5 2y
+12 Can someone explain to me the dynamics behind PE Cycles? 1 2y
+5 PE IR recruiting 26 2y
0 SF Comp 1 2y
+12 VC & Growth Equity Associate interested in PE - What do I do next? 1 2y
+7 On Cycle Chances 3 2y
+24 European Megafunds (based on PEI 2023) 17 2y
0 Platinum Equity Culture 4 2y
0 Private Equity Analytics 1 2y
+4 Brookfield/ KKR Private Funds 5 2y
+4 Does comp vary in different groups at a Megafund? 18 5mo
+9 Joining the big family-owned business after IB/PE prior-experience. CFO?PE FUND? OPERATIONNAL? 1 2y
0 What are the best / most promising sectors for future PE activity 1 2y
+3 Forum Ventures? 2 2y
+5 Got PE offer by being an asshole? 4 2y
0 AKKR return offers 0 2y
+7 Chances at PE Recruiting? 11 2y
+6 Growth Equity to Corp Dev 1 2y
+9 opporuntity for KKR K-Star Summer Intern 5 1y
0 PAI Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
+9 Koch Equity Development 7 2y
+9 Positioning for MF PE 2 2y
+31 Warburg Pincus 2025 FT Analyst Process 105 2y
+1 Head Partner Selling GP Stake 2 2y
0 PE MM Funds with Intnerships 3 2y
+18 Del 8 2y
0 Delete 1 2y
+16 Growth Equity Sourcing Exit Opportunities 7 2y
+4 Networking for FT IB before PE SA program? 5 2y
+13 PE Analyst role recruiting - HR is not answering back. Why? 5 2y
+12 On-Cycle 7 2y
0 PE Recruiting for Incoming Analysts / 1st year Consultants 1 2y
+4 BX 1-hr Excel “Analytical” Test 5 2y

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