+21 1st Year PE Associate - Lateral to Sr Associate / Associate or MBA? 5 2y
0 Looking for private equity real estate opportunities. 1 2y
0 Candace Owens Private Equity Career 2 2y
0 How to Sharpen Buy-side Skills while in Sell-side 1 2y
0 Infra PE Interviews 1 2y
+4 EQT Process 9 2y
+11 Best questions to ask C-Suite in a PE Superday? 12 2y
+3 Homebuilders 1 2y
+20 Risk/reward of joining a new team at an established manager 7 2y
0 Infra PE Interviews 1 2y
0 Middle East Private Equity SWF / GP Recruiters 1 2y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 2y
+6 Thoughts on Five Arrows 12 1y
+3 How is the name of my new firm? 1 2y
0 Young, Under-looked, Genius PE Analyst to Partners 2 2y
+20 Percheron Capital - Updated Thoughts? 39 6d
+8 Family Office Recruiting 6 2y
+11 Best places to find information on PE / private funds in general 3 2y
+15 LBO and IFRS Leases 12 2y
+13 Secondaries have taken over wso 6 2y
+12 Private Credit Recruiting Prep 26 1y
0 Anti-ILPA Org 0 2y
+6 Carry roll in Continuation Fund? 10 2y
+9 One of the most prestigious asset management vs boutique private equity (150M USD AUM) firm  1 2y
+42 GP Led Secondaries Questions 5 2y
+9 Boutique ESG PE firm vs prestigious fintech/AM firm for SIP 1 2y
+3 Mobility to PE / distressed from ABF 1 2y
0 PE Firms with recent raises 1 2y
+24 Nervous About Joining PE Firm Without a Ton of Live Deal Experience 11 2y
+4 Lower Middle Market Sourcing/Networking 1 2y
0 What CCAT score do private equity firms look for? 2 2y
+23 Your experience in PE: boring or stimulating? 15 1y
+2 Best MM PE Firms for B-School Exits? 3 2y
0 Secondaries Advisory Interview 4 2y
+8 Does anyone have a case study focused on private credit secondaries? 21 1y
+4 london summer 2024 internships for a bum? 9 2y
+9 Veritas Credit Fund Views 6 1y
0 Key Due Diligence items 1 2y
+9 LBO Models 1 2y
+17 Secondaries / BX Secondaries / strategic partners 12 5mo
+6 CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT --> PE FUNDs--H O W T O 1 2y
0 PE internships (summer pre-MBA) 1 2y
+4 Warburg Pincus Analyst program 6 2y
0 GCM Grosvenor - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 2y
0 Level Equity - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 2y
0 Neuberger Berman - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
+6 Accelerated Off-Cycle Process 1 2y
+39 Median Career Outcome in PE - 15yrs post grad 14 2y
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0 H&F On-Cycle 2 2y
+7 Internship interview w/ one-man shop: what to expect? 2 2y
+380 The unspoken truth about PE handcuffs 63 2y
+5 Ares Management’s private equity co-head Graves to leave firm March 1 2 2y
+1 HIG London (buyout) 4 2y
0 CPPIB london (infrastructure credit) 1 2y
0 Can you break into PE w/o IB 1 2y
+10 PE Undergrad Recruiting 5 2y
+6 Dorilton Capital? 5 2y
+25 What is the business model of recruiters (e.g., CPI, Henkel)? What's stopping me from establishing my own shop? 9 2y
+15 Lateral VP - response after interviews 4 2y
+6 CVC Update 12 2y
0 Ops Internship at well-known PE or IB SA at mid bank? 4 2y
+47 Anyone else scared of their associates ? 17 2y
0 Deciding to Dive Deeper: Evaluating Investment Opportunities for LOI Submission and Binding Offers 1 2y
0 Secondaries Case Study 3 2y
+43 Drawbacks of working for a PortCo 14 2y
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+45 Madison Dearborn (CHI) vs HIG Advantage (SF) vs GI Partners (SF) 13 11mo
+17 Deal Sourcing PE job 11 8mo
+50 Best way to start a PE firm 14 2y
+6 Energy/Fossil Fuel Investments 2 2y
+6 Picking industey group as an MM PE associate 1 2y
0 Python for IB/PE? 1 2y
0 EVR PCA Structured capital solutions exits 1 2y
+13 Top EB vs Tech MF PE for SA 6 2y
+6 Secondaries Case Study 11 2y
+19 Thoughts on Bow River Capital (Denver)? 16 2y
+3 PE ON-CYCLE TIMING MEGATHREAD 8 2y
+9 Should I lateral groups internally? 5 2y
0 PE firms with largest appetite for risk 1 2y
+12 Am I an idiot for buying a house vs co-invest allocation? 8 2y
+34 Private Equity Investor Relations Advice 6 2y
+30 Expert networks as a side hustle 9 1y
0 TA Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
+14 Going to a well-known and respect PE shop next year, but looking to lateral at some point due to location. What is the best timing to do so? 5 2y
0 PE Shops in Boston 2 2y
+9 Consumer Fund Focused Technicals (Mid-Level) 2 2y
+8 Will a HH work with you if you renege an offer with one their clients? 10 8mo
+9 Can anyone speak on the rep of Atlas Holdings? 6 2mo
+38 Evaluating Undergrad PE vs. IB Offers 21 2y
+1 Canadian pension plan internship recruiting timelines 2 2y
+2 Best Tech PE for Capital Raising? 1 2y
+37 Vista Equity - Analyst/Associate Role 26 2y
+3 Infrastructure Funds - Realizing Carry 1 2y
0 Moving from generalist PE to industry specific 1 2y
+1 Kingsett comp 4 1y
+14 Interview Prep Advice: IC Mock Presentation & Full LBO Build 3 2y
+16 Correct LIBOR floor implementation in model?? 7 2y
0 Structured Credit Buy Side Interview 1 2y
0 What is a "consultant style case?" Audax... 1 2y

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