+38 TQQQ and Inflation 18 4y
+170 Q&A - Starting Post-MBA Megafund PE 65 4y
+6 PE Comp and Carry - Heidrick & Struggles 2021 5 4y
+6 Fair comp small MM fund? 3 4y
+3 Blackstone SA Return Rates (Any group) 7 4y
+10 Lateral between MF / UMM 9 4y
+8 Legal resources 5 4y
+12 RX Consulting with Search Fund > PE - Positioning? 6 4y
+20 Moving from investment team to BD? 4 4y
+3 Offshore support teams in PE? 1 4y
+11 CVC Growth vs KKR NGT vs Permira Growth 10 4y
+5 What to do with your money? 2 4y
+1 Bregal Partners Analyst Program 3 4y
+10 Bregal Partners Superday full time 2023 13 4y
+3 Carrick Capital FT 2023 3 4y
+3 ft recruiting 2023 grad 2 4y
+9 Should I Reach Back Out to HR? 6 4y
+3 In-house PE arms of IBs 5 4y
+6 Is post-MBA NYC IB to Asia MF PE a realistic goal? 1 4y
+15 PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH 18 4y
+9 Corp Dev --> PE, via a Part-Time MBA (Australia)? 4 4y
+3 Looking For Infra PE Modelling For Toll Roads 1 4y
+6 Genstar vs HIG vs Golden Gate 5 4y
+11 Recruiting for PE with a break between MBB and potential start date 11 4y
+19 Discussing your “why finance” and to what degree is bullshit expected? (IB, PE, ER, M&A, CF) 6 4y
+3 Growth equity case studies 1 4y
+4 GI Partners vs Francisco Partners Vs Crestview 4 4y
+9 Pros and Cons of PE "Two and Out? 9 4y
+3 Networking event on cycle 1 4y
+1 What's a reasonable target MOIC for the LBO of a $100m Rev SaaS company? 9 4y
+3 Looking for PE modelling with stub adjustments 1 4y
+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 4y
+4 Monogram Capital LA - Anyone know what’s up with this place? 6 4y
0 Blackstone 2023 summer internship Private Equity division 1 4y
+25 Jump to PE from Non finance? 7 4y
+47 Healthcare Consulting to CVC Capital Partners: Worth the move? 10 4y
+24 How hard to syndicate a $100k allocation into a series A/B investment (eg market research, would you be interested?) 5 4y
+6 Worth switching from consulting to investment banking, to exit into PE? 1 4y
+298 VC in LatAm is wild 69 4y
+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 4y
0 Clearlake? 1 4y
0 Blackstone 2024 Recruiting 1 4y
0 British International Investment / CDC Group 1 4y
+41 Would you prefer to increase prices by $10 or cut cost by $10? 31 4y
+16 The new KKR, Blackstone, and Apollo…SKKY 4 4y
+29 Principal comp 24 4y
+65 Moved to Different City for PE 22 4y
+4 LBO Modelling Test - Financing Fees 5 4y
+6 Kardashian Kapital 1 4y
+3 Adding Training The Street on resume after doing a PE internship 1 4y
+3 Questions to interviewers during an interview 1 4y
+6 Public repository of PE deal memos? 1 4y
+11 PE Guide: Peak Frameworks vs WSO? 12 4y
+7 MF PE Sophomore Summer 7 4y
+32 Lifestyle PE Funds in NYC? 15 4y
+3 Need Help for Oncycle Special Sits Interviews 1 4y
+3 Stuck waiting for formal offer letter for buyside SA? 3 4y
0 Stepstone PE Interview London 1 4y
+86 PE Fund Accounting to PE Deal Team 49 4y
+13 Fund interviewing me also asking me for a favor 5 4y
+3 Personal trading in buyside 7 4y
+6 The worst part about PE is literally never being able to off 1 4y
+4 SKKY Partners - Kim Kardashians PE Firm 1 4y
+15 Who are the top current/young names in PE 6 4y
+9 How important is GPA for On-Cycle Recruiting? 18 4y
+31 Changing my bearish mindset 6 4y
+2 Is this MM PE offer market? 7 4y
+24 UMM Funds 25 4y
0 Is Bregal Sagemount the most prestigious MM/UMM PE firm in the world? 9 4y
+5 How common is co-invest / carry at Associate level? 2 4y
+26 MM HF IR analyst looking to lateral to MF PE IR, need career advice 2 4y
+4 MM vs MF exit options 3 4y
+3 Growth Equity Partner Rounds 1 4y
+8 Would you do a dividend recap or pay down debt with excess FCF? 3 4y
+8 Valuation for Pre-Seed Start-ups 10 4y
+6 PE Interview Questions - some help 1 4y
+79 MM/UMM PE Analyst Exits 39 4y
+4 PE firms focused on media/communications? 2 4y
+198 Kewsong Lee steps down from Carlyle 114 4y
+57 Did 2021 on-cycle recruit, joined a MF PE firm that I'm not that excited about... 32 4y
+16 Board director experience as 30 y.o. 7 4y
+3 Ares PE LA 2 4y
+11 Moving from a developing country to work at a Candian PE firm 2 4y
+5 Health benefits at PE funds 2 4y
+22 Inferiority Complex in PE Recruiting 10 4y
+10 Looking for Roomate: November 2022 2 4y
+3 MF / UMM Signing Bonuses 4 4y
+6 Comp at public sponsors 1 4y
+14 Executive compensation in firms backed by PE 7 4y
+9 Some MBB-PE statistics 1 4y
+10 Reneging PE offers 5 4y
+3 2024 1st Year Associate Comp Discussion 1 4y
+3 Blackstone 2023 Off cycle London 8 4y
+10 TMT focused UMM Funds 6 4y
+11 MF/UMM Off-Cycle Spots 7 4y
+272 Carried Interest Done Away w/ in Manchin-Schumer deal 145 4y
+12 Which Firms Have Started Recruiting for On Cycle? 30 4y
+6 Anyone familiar / interviewed with Evergreen Coast Capital? 5 4y
+8 Management Options - LBO 2 4y
+9 An LBO interview question 4 4y

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