+3 Does CVC recruit out of undergrad? 2 3y
+3 Pros of being in REPE vs PE? 1 3y
+22 Have two offers: PE Associate vs. Finance @ Tech Startup 13 3y
+4 Might work for a placement agent 5 3y
+6 AEA Private Debt 1 3y
+10 OID - Balance Sheet Debt Impact 4 3y
+9 Heidrick & Struggles 2022 report is out 1 3y
+3 Will my new shop cover unearned bonus? 2 3y
+6 Anyone familiar with Actis? 17 3y
0 AWS partner India | AWS consulting partner india 1 3y
0 UMM PE Firms in London 1 3y
+3 Help needed! 2 3y
+22 LBO Waterfall Help 7 3y
+14 NPV Tax Benefit 2 3y
+9 Has anyone gone LMM to UMM? 1 3y
+3 Internal Wholesaler BPS 1 3y
+1 Opco-Propco effect on 3 statements 4 3y
+6 LBO Value Creation Decomposition - Net Debt or Total Debt Difference 1 3y
+9 Didn't Know On-Cycle Started - Where to start 3 3y
0 Modeling Question - PIK interest 1 3y
+2 Secondaries Fundraising 2 3y
+21 What does hardo mean? 11 3y
+4 Mid Market Fund to Large Cap (London) 3 3y
0 Partners Group London 1 3y
+510 Q&A - Infrastructure PE & IBD 214 3y
+15 Honestly, Does Life ever Get Better in Banking/PE/VC/GE/HF etc? (feeling low...am seriously consider leaving finance) 1 3y
+3 BP 1 3y
0 Thoughts on Gen II Fund Services? 1 3y
+6 2022 PE Compensation Survey Results 1 3y
+119 Q&A: Career start and progression across IBD // Restructuring // PE special sits 54 3y
+8 Anyone have any info on Trilantic Capital? 10 3y
+11 MM—>UMM or UMM—>MF? How difficult is it? 10 3y
+19 Q&A: PE Associate - Investments 6 3y
+43 Getting a sense of WLB at PE firms? 6 3y
+21 Top Climate Funds 6 3y
+6 Funds with a media & entertainment focus 4 3y
+1 Chicago MF/UMM firms 15 3y
+16 Impact / Climate Investing? 6 3y
+28 Impact Investing - Type of Work/Comp/Hours 11 3y
+10 Protected Weekends ? 2 3y
+3 Seem To Be Having Trouble With Technical PE Interviews 4 3y
+15 MM PE Question- do you use Debt Advisory services? 2 3y
+5 LMM/MM Healthcare PE in NYC 11 3y
+17 How do I negotiate time off between banking and PE? 21 3y
+45 CVC Capital Partners case study - Investment team 10 3y
+3 Eldridge Industries - recruiting 1 3y
+3 BDT Interview Process 1 3y
+6 BDT Capital SA 2023 10 3y
+3 Thoughts on Francisco Partners? 1 3y
+9 Consultant advice for Private Equity interviews? 2 3y
+3 Ongoing pe 2024 processes 2 3y
+15 Does BB IB MD or MF PE IR MD make more in the long term? 4 3y
+9 Thoma Bravo London 43 3y
+3 Crestview Partners 4 3y
+25 Well-rounded MBA applicant from PE? 5 3y
+38 TQQQ and Inflation 18 3y
+170 Q&A - Starting Post-MBA Megafund PE 65 3y
+6 PE Comp and Carry - Heidrick & Struggles 2021 5 3y
+6 Fair comp small MM fund? 3 3y
+3 Blackstone SA Return Rates (Any group) 7 3y
+10 Lateral between MF / UMM 9 3y
+8 Legal resources 5 3y
+12 RX Consulting with Search Fund > PE - Positioning? 6 3y
+20 Moving from investment team to BD? 4 3y
+3 Offshore support teams in PE? 1 3y
+11 CVC Growth vs KKR NGT vs Permira Growth 10 3y
+5 What to do with your money? 2 3y
+1 Bregal Partners Analyst Program 3 3y
+10 Bregal Partners Superday full time 2023 13 3y
+3 Carrick Capital FT 2023 3 3y
+3 ft recruiting 2023 grad 2 3y
+9 Should I Reach Back Out to HR? 6 3y
+3 In-house PE arms of IBs 5 3y
+6 Is post-MBA NYC IB to Asia MF PE a realistic goal? 1 3y
+15 PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH 18 3y
+9 Corp Dev --> PE, via a Part-Time MBA (Australia)? 4 3y
+3 Looking For Infra PE Modelling For Toll Roads 1 3y
+6 Genstar vs HIG vs Golden Gate 5 3y
+11 Recruiting for PE with a break between MBB and potential start date 11 3y
+19 Discussing your “why finance” and to what degree is bullshit expected? (IB, PE, ER, M&A, CF) 6 3y
+3 Growth equity case studies 1 3y
+4 GI Partners vs Francisco Partners Vs Crestview 4 3y
+9 Pros and Cons of PE "Two and Out? 9 3y
+3 Networking event on cycle 1 3y
+1 What's a reasonable target MOIC for the LBO of a $100m Rev SaaS company? 9 3y
+3 Looking for PE modelling with stub adjustments 1 3y
+5 PE/IB/M&A Analysts: ‘how’ skillful are you (or do you have to be) with Excel in order to excel in the role? 2 3y
+4 Monogram Capital LA - Anyone know what’s up with this place? 6 3y
0 Blackstone 2023 summer internship Private Equity division 1 3y
+25 Jump to PE from Non finance? 7 3y
+47 Healthcare Consulting to CVC Capital Partners: Worth the move? 10 3y
+24 How hard to syndicate a $100k allocation into a series A/B investment (eg market research, would you be interested?) 5 3y
+6 Worth switching from consulting to investment banking, to exit into PE? 1 3y
+298 VC in LatAm is wild 69 3y
+13 How do you all sneak in an ask (for job/internship, pass on resume, introduction, etc) at the end of an informational interview? 1 3y
0 Clearlake? 1 3y
0 Blackstone 2024 Recruiting 1 3y
0 British International Investment / CDC Group 1 3y
+41 Would you prefer to increase prices by $10 or cut cost by $10? 31 3y
+16 The new KKR, Blackstone, and Apollo…SKKY 4 3y

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