+16 Getting a job in PE or IB 6 3y
+13 Emerging Markets Real Estate Private Equity Interview vs BB Lev Fin vs BB LATAM DCM 2 3y
0 American Capital - Buyouts Group in NYC 7 3y
0 Private Equity Firms Search on Capital IQ 0 3y
+21 This is HUGE!!! 11 3y
+27 Lower Mid-Mkt PE Firm - Anal to the nth degree??? 12 3y
0 Need advices on 2 offers 7 3y
0 Looking for a roommate to rent 1 bedroom NYC - 15 minutes to Midtown 0 3y
+47 Private Equity RE - Long time lurker, first time poster - 30bn AuM 18 3y
0 Top Consumer / Retail PE Shops 4 3y
+23 Asian Megafund Private Equity Fund consideration - Help Needed 5 3y
0 Lateral to BB or stay for MM PE 4 3y
+15 Luxury brand integrating philanthropy as core business model 5 3y
+2 Private Equity Internship 4 3y
0 Private Equity & American Dream 11 3y
0 Headhunters in the U.S 1 3y
+29 What is the world coming too? 25 3y
0 Summer internship NYC 5 3y
0 13% $500k Subnote - Does anyone actually have any money on WSO? 4 3y
+16 A way of life 14 3y
0 PE NYC in 2 years 6 3y
+26 I have an investment opportunity(Bank Transaction). 26 3y
+7 small pe in ct 7 3y
0 school year internships - private equity 1 3y
0 West Coast MM IBD to East Coast MM PE 0 3y
0 D Group? 1 3y
0 OMERS Private Equity in NY 1 3y
0 HELP!! Stuck between two scenarios 12 3y
0 Private Equity geographical locations? Ample opportunities outside NYC? 7 3y
+22 Riveria Investment Group 10 3y
+21 Breaking into Angelo Gordon & Co. 13 3y
0 Interview with Managing Partner Tomorrow-- NEED HELP PLEASE!! 3 3y
0 Sales vs. Business Development 9 3y
+14 Cerberus Capital with the blood of innocents in their hands? 15 3y
0 Private equity opportunities 5 3y
+19 Dear VCs 11 3y
+24 Blackrock Private Equity Partners 27 3y
+15 PE in North Carolina? 9 3y
+23 I think I may have been given a great opportunity, how can/should I realize it? 8 3y
0 PE Interview for Recent Grad 2 3y
0 Riverside Partners in Boston 2 3y
0 Middle Market Private Equity Compensation -- Fair offer? 9 3y
+25 Assessing a PE firm's prestige? 18 3y
+8 Salary at a "500 Startups" backed company? 1 3y
0 Carlyle 2014 0 3y
0 Anyone on the east coast interview with genstar? 2 3y
0 Move to Cali? - small fund team - would you do it? 3 3y
+39 Doctors in Private Equity 29 3y
0 Career transition and back office in PE 0 3y
0 PE in Miami 7 3y
0 Gabe Gomez GOP candidate for John Kerry's open Senate Seat 0 3y
0 Undergrad Business Accelerator - ADVICE NEEDED 4 3y
+19 Lev Fin -> PE in Asia 6 3y
+28 U.S. PE Associate ==> Asia PE 27 3y
0 Singapore Intern 5 3y
+3 JD/PHD - any career opportunity in PE? 4 3y
+14 3i reputation 24 3y
0 PE Recruiting in in another city 0 3y
0 Private Equity in Dallas? 16 3y
+8 Philly to NYC - comp equivalent? 10 3y
+44 Geithner to Join Warburg Pincus. Thoughts? 15 3y
+12 PE Informational Interview: What to expect? 4 3y
0 Private Equity Career Advice 2 3y
0 Comp for 1st year PE associate in non-finance capital 10 3y
+138 My PE Recruiting Process 42 3y
+84 PE and HF Headhunters 25 3y
0 PE search 2 3y
0 PE operating arm roles post consulting 0 3y
+10 Would you leave the city where your GF/friends/family for your dream job? 11 3y
0 Where to meet co-founders? 5 3y
0 High School Entrepreneurs 2 3y
+18 Transitioning from M&A Law (midlevel associate) into Private Equity? 10 3y
0 Recruiting advice needed 1 3y
+11 How to make more investment banker contacts when you work in private equity? 4 3y
0 Internship Choice 7 3y
0 9 Months into my IB job, looking at next steps 0 3y
+30 HELP - Lower MM PE Compensation 17 3y
+24 KKR/Platinum Equity/Ares/Bain Capital 12 3y
+69 MM to PE - the impossible; thoughts? 64 3y
0 Comparing compensation between cities 2 3y
+16 New Investment Product Launched by KKR 5 3y
+95 Observations of a PE Analyst 21 3y
0 1-Month July Sublease - Upper West Side 0 3y
0 What to choose - LDCM (more MO) at a to 5 Global IB or Rating Agency? 9 3y
0 Advice needed for BB analyst 3 3y
0 PE in different location than Analyst stint 3 3y
0 Private Equity Placement Analyst 1 3y
+27 TowerBrook Capital Reputation? 13 3y
+22 PE Analyst Offer Compensation 8 3y
+28 How big is PE/HF in Asia? 13 3y
+66 Am I getting hosed on PE associate comp? 28 3y
+58 PE Associate Compensation 60 3y
0 Moving Coasts 0 3y
0 Advice Needed - PE Investment Ideas 1 3y
+12 Lower Middle Market Experience? 8 3y
+12 Transitioning from NYC BB to London PE. Is it possible? 8 3y
0 Used copy of Advanced LBO Modeling for sale 0 3y
+36 2nd PE Associate Gig 9 3y
+56 [Urgent] PE Associate Non-Compete Clause 51 3y
+19 Carlyle DC Office 6 3y

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