+9 Thought I might as well try recruiting for full time PE out of undergrad, which jobs at KKR, Blackstone, etc can I apply for? 3 4y
+15 People who don't get into PE are failures? 8 4y
+9 Private Credit Associate Offer with a Two Year term? 3 4y
+1 Any info on Apollo APPS? 8 4y
+10 On-Cycle Recruiting as a 2nd Year 2 4y
0 Genstar Capital in 2022 1 4y
+10 Prevalence of Private Credit / Opportunistic Credit as an Asset Class 5 4y
+3 Insight Partners HH? 3 4y
+5 Exiting at more senior levels 10 4y
0 Perks / sweeteners across the PE landscape 1 4y
+7 Sageview 6 4y
+9 PE intern to FT IB 1 4y
+50 Hey PE guys, what’s your W/L balance? 44 4y
+9 Day in the Life Of in PE 1 4y
+3 Earnouts 3 4y
+26 [deleted] 12 4y
+6 Warburg Pincus Groups? 1 4y
+16 How common does someone with only IPO experience get into PE 6 4y
+2 Can I try on cycle recruiting twice? 2 4y
0 Networking Events 1 4y
+105 Am I Insane for Leaving a MF 53 4y
+6 Is it possible to create somewhat more compressible data for retail, PE, VC and M&A investors on specific companies and deals they are researching? 1 4y
0 Huntsman Gay 7 4y
+9 Atlas Holdings LLC 1 4y
+10 Searching for a BSc Private Equity Thesis Topic 2 4y
+6 Starting in PE vs. IB 1 4y
+24 Anyone have info on General Atlantic? 32 4y
+18 Stay at MM boutique PE firm or take the offer from a PE MF? 10 4y
+9 Age and Job Hierarchy in London buyside 2 4y
+13 Henkel introduction call? 14 4y
+4 Recruiting for Special Situations Funds w/o Restructuring IB Background 3 4y
0 Suitable SAT score for PE recruiting? 1 4y
+4 How legit is Partners Group direct PE? 7 4y
+6 People who chose UMM/MF PE instead of top IB out of undergrad, do you regret your decision? 5 4y
+12 Interested in moving private credit from consulting. 1 4y
+6 Lateral Hires 2 4y
0 Resolve Growth Partners 1 4y
+30 How did you know you wanted to do PE and what PE firms to recruit for? 8 4y
+9 From a monetary perspective, sunk cost to go back to consulting? No way back? 6 4y
+3 Financial Modelling Debt Sizing 4 4y
+9 Point72 or BX RE? 5 4y
+6 Goldman PE? 1 4y
+4 Preparation for PE 2 4y
+1 Thoma Bravo PE or PC? 1 4y
+3 London IPO of Dyal Assets 2 4y
+89 Mega Fund PE or IB out of Undergrad? 19 4y
+18 Neuberger Berman Alternatives 2 4y
+7 Why Carlyle? 1 4y
0 Leaving a SWF Opportunities 1 4y
+6 PE Internship 1 4y
+15 Easy questions on arr and run rate 8 4y
+10 Does preferred equity have upside? 3 4y
+13 Offer Analysis Help 2 4y
+6 Book Recommendations for PE/or M&A 2 4y
+3 Pre-MBA Internship - PE 1 4y
0 SVB Tech Exits 1 4y
+3 Whitehorse Liquidity Partners Comp? 2 4y
+119 First Year PE Associates - How Have You Been? 73 4y
0 ….. 0 4y
+6 Blackstone SA 2023 1 4y
+6 Sixth Street Partners 10 4y
+3 Jefferies Tech Exits? 1 4y
0 Life at Oaktree 3 4y
+6 Adjusting to Mac & Google Suite 1 4y
+191 Handling Stress / Burnout in Private Equity 45 4y
0 IRR for investment realized within 1 year 1 4y
+9 PE exits in London / Europe as Junior Associate 1 4y
0 Oaktree Capital - Summer Analyst? 14 4y
+1 Thoughts on BC London 6 4y
+12 F500 Corp Development (M&A) to PE?? 3 4y
+6 Ardian Infrastructure Intern interview in London 4 4y
+15 Staying Motivated Through End of Program? 1 4y
0 When should I follow up? 1 4y
+33 Why would a Private Equity fund not use WACC as the discount rate when valuing a potential LBO target? 12 4y
+3 hhhhhh 2 4y
0 Technology Private Credit / Late Stage Venture dealflow - East Coast 1 4y
0 Headhunter Discussions 1 4y
+4 1st year PE internship (London) 1 4y
+8 Summer 2023 Private Credit SA Timelines 2 4y
+14 IB / PE "Dictionary" 1 4y
0 Are any NYC PE firms fully remote? 1 4y
0 Hamilton Lane 1st round 11 4y
+17 Arrested while on the job 7 4y
+6 Interest rates 1 4y
+3 Do any NY firms drug test? 1 4y
+2 LBO Test Stub Year NWC 7 4y
+9 GreyLion Capital 1 4y
+3 Analyst/Associate - VC roles interested? 2 4y
+7 Restructuring summer analyst interested in PE for fulltime 6 4y
+27 Best NYC Megafunds 15 4y
0 Blackstone Summer 2023 Internship Deadline 1 4y
+15 Employee Co-invest into Fund 10 4y
+3 TPG Growth London 5 4y
+12 About to meet partners at a PE firm then put on hold - what does this mean? 3 4y
+15 Credit Investing - How do you determine which tranche is most attractive? 7 4y
+4 PE exit key factors EMEA 10 4y
+1 FINRA Exams 2 4y
+11 Office transfer or apply to IB from MBB 2 4y
0 People who work in VC/GE/Startup, how much cash have you gotten from selling your equity ? 1 4y
0 Blue Collective??? 6 4y

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