+132 Leave MF PE for H/S MBA and Pursue Goal to Develop Country? 38 3y
+12 Comp negotiation drama 4 3y
+14 Canadian pension fund bonus differences within groups? 7 3y
+11 Sensitivity tables with IRR/MOIC in the same cell 5 3y
+7 InfraRed Capital Partners London 8 3y
+39 Passed on promotion - should I be looking for a new job? 24 3y
+19 Any insight on Blackstone's Healthcare team? 4 3y
+10 Is PE off the table for me? 10 3y
+37 Best Positioned Energy / Houston PE Firms? 12 3y
+12 Non-traditional paths to PE? 7 3y
+6 TPG Executive Compensation 8 3y
+31 Thoma Value Creation 17 3y
+5 Am I fucked for on-cycle as a non-target? 6 3y
+4 How to communicate lateraling to firm 6 3y
+148 Unpredictability of PE is Killing Me 48 3y
+9 Question regarding the exchange act 3 3y
+19 Senior Associate at first time fund 12 3y
+36 Agreeing Exit Plan with Firm 9 3y
+44 Drafting docs? 17 3y
+15 Call with PE CEO tomorrow morning, questions to ask? 7 3y
0 Public Credit in AM to Private Credit 3 3y
+15 PE Analyst Group Chat 20 3y
+4 Sapphire Ventures 3 3y
+4 Buyside outside of London (UK&I) 4 3y
+16 Accel KKR or JMI Equity? 10 3y
+12 Blackstone Data Science (BXDS)? 14 3y
+16 Buyout MF PE directly out of undergrad 7 3y
+3 Aksia 1 3y
0 2023 Opportunities 2 3y
+3 Courses that go over REIT take-privates/LBO modeling? 1 3y
+13 Providence Equity recent info/reputation? 9 3y
+6 European PE Case Studies 13 3y
+43 Ignore 20 3y
+6 LBO Test - start Cash Flow from NI or EBITDA? 3 3y
+15 THL / Thomas H Lee 34 3y
+18 PE associate comp at a $3-5bn fund 12 3y
+18 Levered Co-investing through HELOC 12 3y
+3 Bain Capital double impact interview 1 3y
+7 PE thesis ideas 5 3y
+8 Short interview processes? 2 3y
+23 Help with Circular Reference 4 3y
+3 Fund performance data for MF 1 3y
+1 Need help with my Micro PE Fund Project 1 3y
+3 PPT Issue - Default Text Box Format 1 3y
+3 Credit Intern Megafund Interview 1 3y
+6 Freeman Spogli Los Angeles 3 3y
+22 PE Comp in DC? 49 3y
+7 Senior Associate Comp 10 3y
+4 What do you do to decompress? 3 3y
+15 Special sits PE comp? 8 3y
+14 Dividend Recaps - Dead/Paused? [LMM] 7 3y
+1 Most prestigious PE firms 3 3y
0 Interview coming up soon with Coller Capital 1 3y
+31 Most Secretive Firms 22 3y
+3 GS Vintage 2 3y
+10 Case study, public LBO Ticker Price vs FY EBITDA 1 3y
+22 Buy mediocre company, strategy of add-on acquisition? 7 3y
+6 Typical Carry split: Management vs Investing Team 4 3y
+9 "Is [ABC] a good industry to invest in?" Interview question 1 3y
+30 Thoughts on joining new family office? 18 3y
+11 Does Existing Cash / Debt Matter in Calculating Valuation for VCs? 4 3y
+3 Bregal Partners - Anyone Know Anything? 1 3y
+17 Growth Equity: Perspective on Boston growth equity 7 3y
+14 Avoiding Bad Reputation - Deep Value/Turnaround 8 3y
+46 Approaching a Girl in Private Equity? 35 3y
+6 Harris Associates? 1 3y
+8 undergraduate big law summer intern or blackstone? 3 3y
+14 How much better does it get after Associate? 13 3y
+9 Del 1 3y
+3 Ardian Summer Analyst 2 3y
+3 Two Sigma Ventures 3 3y
+41 How to be a great VP? 17 3y
+12 Software Due Diligence 3 3y
+10 Tiered Carry Structure (At the Employee Level) 3 3y
+6 American (deal-by-deal) vs. European Waterfall 1 3y
+58 Updated HH Client List? 63 3y
+16 Credit Modeling 5 3y
+3 Modeling 1 3y
+416 Girlfriend vs PE 86 3y
+10 Macabacus - Tips & Tricks 11 3y
+32 Interview: "if the company is so good, why are there no strategic buyers?" 8 3y
+5 ICG London - Credit Recovery Fund? 5 3y
+51 Private Debt Analyst Modeling Test Question 12 3y
+10 How do you describe the risks associated with a PE deal? 3 3y
+4 Dumb question 1 3y
+13 CSC Generation? 16 3y
+3 Off-cycle now or wait until on-cycle next year? 1 3y
+7 Conducting DD on a Small/LMM Fund 1 3y
+18 How do I prepare for Insight Partners FT recruiting process? 2 3y
+32 TPG Growth/Impact insight? Culture/comp/hours? 17 3y
+4 Advice on how to keep improving outside of work? 1 3y
+13 Private equity intern bullet points 2 3y
+8 FinTech Investing 5 3y
0 Non-deal experience on resume? 2 3y
+23 Figuring out someone else’s model 11 3y
+3 How to LPs compare to PE firms when it comes to comp? 1 3y
+8 Fintech growth/PE exit opps 2 3y
+5 Superday GIP / BGTF 4 3y
+10 How highly valued is a consulting internship in PE? 2 3y
+3 PE in Europe/US from Middle East BB/EB 2 3y

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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