+129 best job for work life balance? 92 4y
+15 LMM PE London Pay 45 4y
+3 Looking for London Based PE Case Studies and Model Tests 1 4y
0 Delete 2 4y
+77 Losing the drive 32 4y
+6 KKR/BX/Carlyle/Brookfield/APO Infra PE --> MBA --> HF 5 4y
+20 Which is better to break into Direct PE role: PE Co-Investing or MM IB? 7 4y
+11 Removed 9 4y
+8 EQT Interview Process - London 17 4y
+39 When is too early to get out of the hamster wheel that is blue chip PE? 21 4y
+6 Outdated v1 1 4y
+3 Can someone explain PE trajectory 1 4y
+3 Help with a PE case study. Will pay. 0 4y
+46 Are you in the office? 41 4y
+14 Middle market PE case studies (e.g. Riverside) with rationale for investment recommendation 2 4y
+3 BX TacOpps | Modelling test 6 4y
+6 Industrials PE in Europe 6 4y
+3 ………..……………………………………………………………. ………..……………………………………………………………. 2 4y
+4 000000000000000 3 4y
+7 Quitting with no notice - leaving to client/PE 9 4y
+6 Silver Lake Hours? 1 4y
+18 Military veteran looking for an executive assistant position 3 4y
+9 Are PE exits sustainable? 2 4y
+42 Highest MOIC for a PE deal that you’ve heard of? 34 4y
+9 Negotiating start date as lateral hire? 3 4y
+9 How to get better at paper LBOs under pressure? 4 4y
+85 Pay Up for Fave Bank or Cut Costs 13 4y
+7 Salary Negotiation? 3 4y
+33 How are you expected to process a data room? 2 4y
+13 Number of Port Cos you manage? 7 4y
+4 Are you happy with your switch to PE 2 4y
+42 Private Equity Deals Process Course - Just Released 0 4y
+10 Thoughts on offer being rescinded 8 4y
+6 Real estate private equity - financial analyst position 1 4y
+4 Partners Group Compensation 7 4y
+16 Lateral from MM IB to BB/EB to potentially land UMM/MF PE? 3 4y
+7 PE AUM Buckets 6 4y
+5 MF vs UMM funds 1 4y
+3 Barclays PE exits London 1 4y
+4 Growth Equity IRR 3 4y
+42 Private Equity Master 3-Day Bootcamp OPEN NOW - July 27-29 - Only 15 Seats 0 4y
+17 Recession: good time to quit or keep slogging it through? $1.5mm NW. 6 4y
+6 BX Private Credit 2023 4 4y
+3 When to give notice of quitting (bonus timing)? 2 4y
+9 Best Chicago Funds in 2022 and Beyond? 4 4y
+8 Second thoughts from oncycle placement? 3 4y
+7 Distressed/Special Sits Funds that take fall/spring interns? 6 4y
+12 UMM vs MF vs MM PE Strategies 4 4y
+9 How to prepare a stock pitch in less than three days? 1 4y
+3 London and Manchester LMM / MM PE Salaries 2 4y
+12 How do you decide which firms to interview for without really knowing their culture? 4 4y
+20 Non-Traditional Student - Strong Credentials - Target School? 6 4y
+11 Undergrad Major Decision: Computer Science vs History vs Information Science 4 4y
+21 UMM PE vs Startup 17 4y
+28 1% carried interest for a $200m fund? what does this mean 22 4y
+9 Lateraling as an Analyst 1 4y
+7 UMM VP Interviews 7 4y
+24 Post-MBA PERE to Traditional PE 1 4y
+50 Staying Ahead of the Curve - Renewable Energy Future? 20 4y
+16 How does a PE Recap actually help accelerate company growth? 2 4y
+2 Delete 2 4y
+23 Women / Minority owned Private Equity firms 13 4y
+1 Direct Lending / Private Credit Comp 7 4y
+15 Debt free cash free sources and uses (LBO) 6 4y
+10 Any horror stories regarding carry? 3 4y
+27 List/Top Consultant-Friendly PE Firms 23 4y
+2 PE: investment period vs term ?? 2 4y
+4 PE Summer Internship London 7 4y
+9 Striving for full-time in PE directly vs IB 1 4y
+7 For people working near east 53th street, where do you live? 2 4y
+3 WLB at Bain Capital Double Impact? 3 4y
+12 First time fund post MBA pros and cons 1 4y
+3 How is large cap software investing different than middle market software investing? 4 4y
+3 Fulton Garrick HH? 1 4y
+12 Determining lean or heavy headcount at PE Firm $/headcount 3 4y
+6 Lateraling to another PE firm 1 4y
+24 What is your favorite example of a controversial PE/activist deal that worked? 1 4y
+4 Reneging on-cycle PE offer 3 4y
+3 Thoughts on Broaview Group Holdings in St. Louis, MO? 2 4y
+5 AUM vs Fund Size Heidrick & Struggles 5 4y
+3 Ares Direct Lending SA- Credit LA/NY 0 4y
+9 Fidelity (FMR) Equity Sector Specialist - PE Investments 2 4y
0 2023 London Summer Internship Recruitment Timeline for PE 2 4y
+213 How much of PE is just playing musical chairs with the same assets? 72 4y
+6 How important is past internships for on-cycle PE recruiting? 2 4y
+7 Capital Dynamics -- Co-Investments 7 4y
+15 LBO modeling help 2 4y
+5 Corp Dev to PE 1 4y
+6 Turnaround/Distressed Guys - Who Provides the Creative Magic? 1 4y
+11 ARR based lending 11 4y
+3 Stonepoint capital 1 4y
+12 Need advice | Banking recruitment in London with ~1 year of PE experience through internships 9 4y
+29 Why don't you send dynamic model to co-investors 18 4y
+15 Doing Mailroom Bitchwork at a PE firm 7 4y
+15 What Debt to Equity Percentages Do You Actually See In PE? 10 4y
+40 How do PE Salaries Work? Are they as high as people claim? 13 4y
+11 Majority Acquisition + Injection of Growth Capital Question 7 4y
+50 Carlyle, TPG, Apollo 2021 PE Analyst Programs? 49 4y
+9 PE Ops or Investment Associate role? 1 4y
+2 How many deals do you close a year? 7 4y

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