+13 Platinum Equity in 2020 9 2y
+18 Growth Equity / VC 2024 Associate Recruiting 6 2y
+11 What do you do in PE if you don’t want an MBA after? 5 2y
0 BlackRock PEP Compensation 1 2y
+17 Blackford Capital? 17 2y
+20 Two Options for Carry Vesting 22 2y
0 MF PE in Paris 1 2y
0 PE funds that don’t make you leave 1 2y
+9 MF AN1-AN2 Comp 9 2y
+17 You have it so good - what am I missing? 6 2y
+11 Funds that do both growth and buyout in London? 11 2y
+127 Does Your PE Fund Let You Co-Invest? 74 2y
+6 How sweaty is Centerbridge? 21 2y
+7 How to diligence PE returns? 5 2y
+12 Help needed to decide on fund 8 2y
+33 How does diligence look like in growth equity? 6 2y
+9 PE Operations path vs. Investing/M&A 3 2y
+3 Centre Partners 2 2y
+11 AlphaWave Global - Previously Falcon Edge 13 2y
+56 Prestige + Sweat vs Culture + VP track 16 2y
+7 Question about PE recruiting and LinkedIn 3 2y
+6 Diligence on a Structured Equity Fund? 1 2y
+6 Neuberger Berman - Secondaries Associate Program in US 3 2y
+4 Neuberger Berman Private Equity Partners 8 2y
+3 Silver Lake SA 2024 20 2y
+3 Renewable Energy Fund 1 2y
+14 What is going on at Apollo? 6 2y
+15 Jacket and tie for Growth Interview? 9 2y
+4 Are there truly any all star ops staff in PE? 4 2y
+20 How Did Vivek Ramaswamy Make $7M In His First 7 Years in PE? 10 2y
+3 Peak frameworks PE Course 6 2y
+16 Is it just me or is everyone antsy and nervous about the general climate 3 2y
+6 2 Hour Model Test - Help Please! 5 2y
+9 Help on offer evaluation on compensation 1 2y
+11 Lateraling After First Year As PE Associate 3 2y
+3 Canadian pension funds pay? 1 2y
+6 Did BX do on cycle? 7 2y
+9 The one use case where I found ChatGPT to be somewhat useful 1 2y
+3 Any intel on MML Capital? 1 2y
+40 Renewables / Energy Transition Primer 23 2y
+10 FT 2024 Analyst 5 2y
+38 What is top-tier sourcing performance for an associate? How competitive is $200m+ sourced for UMM or MF PE/SM HFs/BSchool? 5 2y
+18 Advice on transitioning to infra at a MENA SWF / PE fund 5 2y
+3 Carry materializing in PE after leaving as an associate 2 2y
0 MF PE to Law School? 8 2y
+4 Recommended HH for PE? 3 2y
+8 am i able to tell HH i want vc + corp dev? 5 2y
+35 Senior Pay Progression 9 2y
+11 BREDS vs Ares REPE vs MSREI vs GSAM REPE 18 2y
+3 Freepoint commodities 1 2y
+15 Digital Infrastructure PE - General views 1 2y
+11 Battery Ventures PE- Comp/Rep? Exit ops? 16 2y
+13 Weird Request from Potential LP? 3 2y
+3 Level Equity SA 2024 1 2y
+6 Start a Business While in PE? 1 2y
+9 Moving from boutique IB to PE? Need advice - straightforward on paper but gets complex on details 1 2y
+6 Seeking Advice 1 2y
+4 Rubicon Technology Partners - Thoughts/Views? 12 2y
+7 Pre-FT Meeting with Headhunter? 13 2y
+3 Warburg Case Study / Models 4 2y
+37 Learnings at MM vs MF PE 6 2y
0 Do any PE or VC firms hire out of college? 2 2y
+11 Declining 2nd Round Interview? Advice Needed.. 4 2y
+9 Pivoting from IB to IB / PE Biz Dev 1 2y
+45 Firing at Apollo 34 2y
+3 PE headhunters in Europe, MENA, and Asia? 2 2y
+5 What firms not HQ'd in NYC allow people to work from NYC? 2 2y
+25 Partners Group Culture/Exit Opps/Comp 22 2y
+33 Is Apollo The Most Toxic Firm on the Street? 7 2y
0 Updated HH List? 1 2y
+27 Another what role to take... 17 2y
+9 ER to PE possible? 9 2y
+10 London PE Comp Progression 5 2y
+13 Warburg Pincus Culture and Groups 24 2y
+9 Mentor for trading competition 1 2y
+9 Suggestions - Building Deal Flow to Invest in Emerging Managers 3 2y
+3 Business Development 1 2y
+6 LMM PE Recruiting Timeline 4 2y
+15 Latest on Warburg Pincus London 27 2y
+17 Friend Booting up Structured Equity Fund - Placement Agents? 4 2y
+3 Thoughts on Susa Ventures? 1 2y
+4 PE in Middle East - HH 3 2y
+18 London PE processes for newly AN2 9 2y
+3 Partners Group Analyst Program Info (2024) 1 2y
+11 Insights on Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) London 2 2y
0 PE Deal Activity and Staffing 1 2y
+7 What's up with Oaktree SS/Distressed? 20 2y
+32 Advice needed: Long-term career prospects in Co-invest/Secondaries 19 2y
+2 ME SWFs. Should I go for Mubadala or ADIA? 5 2y
+3 VC analyst/associate salary? 1 2y
+8 Atlanta PE and HF Players 7 2y
0 Vista / Thoma / SLP Case Studies 2 2y
+8 Partners Group 2024 FT 18 2y
+4 MFPE AN1-> AN2 pay increase? 9 2y
+31 Structured Equity Investing 30 2y
+3 FT Offer Advice: Small PE Firm or S&T at BB 2 2y
+12 Private Equity vs. Investment Banking out of Undergrad 16 2y
+7 Apax Partners 9 2y
+6 RE PE Fund Returns Sources 2 2y
+9 How difficult is it to lateral between secondaries firms? 3 2y

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