+5 Day 1 PE Associate Advice 3 2y
+12 Do previous rounds of interviews matter (e.g., how you performed last round)? 4 2y
+10 Investment opportunity analysis 2 2y
+29 Would you ever put 100% of your personal assets into private equity? 34 2y
+172 Why you shouldn't do Infra PE 84 1y
+10 PE -> Entrepreneurship - ideas for transition 4 2y
+31 Relevance of co-investments / secondaries deal experience to private equity 13 2y
+21 Getting Boot after 2 Years 11 2y
+13 KKR Group Cultures 11 12mo
+3 Energy Transition PE 1 2y
+323 Please Tell Me I Can Look Forward to PE 70 2y
+1 From consulting to PE in Dubai 2 2y
+27 For Active PE Professionals: Day-to-Day Questions on Execution 6 2y
+1 Transcript for Summer Analyst Process? 3 2y
+37 Thinking of jumping ship? 20 2y
0 Debt Repayment in LBO vs M&A 2 2y
+1 Delete 3 2y
0 PE vs Banking recruiting 1 2y
+15 Dumb question about management equity upon sale 7 2y
0 PE and Bschool 1 2y
+3 Warburg Pincus FT Analyst Case Interviews 5 2y
+9 LA vs NYC PE? Which should I aim for 1 2y
+10 PE analyst books tips 9 2y
+58 Neuberger Berman (NB) - my experience/overview 19 2y
+15 Healthcare PE / buyside without a Bio/Pharma academic background 6 2y
+20 How does PE increase the value of portfolio companies? 11 2y
+3 Running commercial DD - advice 0 2y
+1 Carlyle DC Office On Cycle? 4 2y
0 SWF Hiring Patterns in 2024 0 2y
0 Does cim group nyc exist 0 2y
+26 Oncycle From Outside NYC 9 2y
0 Debt Financing Modeling Question 1 2y
0 Houlihan 2025 SA 0 2y
0 Industrial Succession Group? Any Good? 1 2y
+23 Private Equity Jobs outside of investment team? 10 2y
+7 LA Consumer PE Technicals 3 2y
+15 Multi-family offices? 6 2y
+21 PE Carry London 14 2y
+9 FOF vs AM Infra 5 2y
+2 Cambridge MPhil in Economic and Social History for IB/PE recruitment 11 1mo
+69 Alpine Investors CEO-in-training 30 2y
+17 Breaking in as a newly minted IB VP 4 2y
+10 PE Carry Comp Insights 14 2y
0 Data / Info Services PE 4 2y
0 Firms that back first time funds 1 2y
+17 Breaking into PE from Target School 18 2y
+19 What do you think about private market investing (including PE) for everyone? 13 2y
+37 How to manage underperformers 19 2y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
+10 Insights into Actis Compensation and Work-Life Balance 2 2y
+3 Which firms/funds have an internal strategy function? 1 2y
+24 Niches Within Private Markets Growth 14 2y
0 PE Prep course go sale? 1 2y
0 H&F London 2 2y
+1 WACC in LBO Models 3 2y
+11 How does mgmt equity roll work in a private merger? 9 2y
+10 PE vs. PC Exit 3 2y
+9 Avoiding Portco Work: Secondaries, Private Credit, Other? 3 2y
+15 Path to PE closed? 12 2y
+9 PE Future 5 2y
+9 Experiences working at LMM and MM startup PE funds? 3 2y
+16 Crossover Funds -- Investing into Private and Public Businesses 3 2y
+2 How often do you ask for a raise? 2 2y
0 Recruiting for Charlotte PE 1 2y
0 Activism 1 2y
+9 BlackRock Climate Infrastructure PE 0 2y
+22 Is it wrong to leverage my dad and his connections for a PE offer? 16 2y
+21 New Sector Thesis Development 10 2y
+14 Carry tax reduction strategies 10 2y
+10 BlackRock PE 2 2y
+16 Software buyout PE analyst gig- no LBO modeling - buy and hold firm - is this good for my future? 9 2y
+17 Blackrock REPE v.s BB IB reputation 6 2y
+11 When to leave? 4 2y
0 PowerPoint Deck Design 1 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Special Situations Group Data 2y
+94 Why not stay in advisory and make 7 figures in early 30s? 66 1y
+4 SFO to Secondaries (LP-led) 2 2y
0 Tips for Fund / Portfolio Administration Role 1 2y
+15 Best MM energy/renewables/power/infra PE firms 15 2y
0 ——————— 1 2y
+6 "Why family office?" "Why not PE?" interview questions 2 2y
+14 Carlyle Europe Partners Fundraising & Outlook for Investment Professionals 15 2y
+1 Asterion Industrial Partners and Qualitas Energy PE - Views 1 2y
+13 Am I the only one that is so over PE? 1 2y
0 JMI Equity - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
+7 When’s Carlyle’s bonus date? 6 2y
+3 LP Investing (FO) to secondaries 1 2y
+15 Does the concept of "superstar" even exist in PE (Associate / VP levels) ? 17 2y
+9 PE FoF vs Consulting 1 2y
+15 Career shift to sustainability/ renewable energy infrastructure investment 1 2y
+3 REPE Upper MM/Megafund Comp/Bonus Discussion --> on the RE forum 1 2y
+11 General Atlantic / Actis 5 2y
+12 What are “sharp elbows” 22 2y
+5 PE Case Interviews 22 2mo
+6 Breaking into PE BD Role with Sales Background 1 2y
+1 LBO candidates 2 2y
+6 Mobility opportunities at global firms with multiple strategies 1 2y
+13 SoftBank Associate process? 6 2y

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