+13 Anyone else in PE have to do this? Am I not cut out? 17 6mo
+5 Structured / Preferred Equity Resources 5 6mo
+17 TowerBrook NYC Insight? 43 6mo
+33 Top Industrial PE Funds 27 6mo
+15 What's the ultimate end goal? 7 6mo
+24 Is this normal for PortCo work? Seems crazy 11 6mo
+19 Crazy, but is it worth retaking the SAT? 19 6mo
+8 Am I crazy or am i underpaid? 12 6mo
+39 Leaving PE for IB? Am I crazy?? 17 6mo
+31 Laid Off.. Career Decision (NEED ADVICE) 17 6mo
+1 IB (LMM) or Corp Dev Lead at PE backed PortCo 3 6mo
+17 AS1 at EB - cant decide If i should jump to PE 11 6mo
+9 Transition from Fund Controller to PE Investor Relations / Product Specialist? 2 6mo
0 General Atlantic SA27 0 6mo
0 KKR ABF intern 1 6mo
+9 new grad choosing offers: Partners Group US FA vs. mid-tier BB TMT London 1 6mo
+257 Anyone feel their net worth rising too "slowly"? 95 6mo
0 AMA: I'm CFO of a Private Equity Backed Business in Emerging Markets 1 6mo
0 Ares 27 DL LA 1 6mo
+20 Looking for realistic path to PE with weak undergrad record but strong GMAT 7 6mo
+10 what do I need to do to get in to MF PE (do I have any chance) 6 6mo
0 NON-PE Exit Opps out of EB/BB 2 6mo
+14 In person superday for PE - who pays for travel? 25 6mo
+4 MM/UMM 2027 Associate Class Comp 13 6mo
0 Infrastructure PE head hunters NYC 3 6mo
0 IR analyst comp range? 1 6mo
+1 Middle East Recruiting 1 6mo
+6 LMM Buyout Comp Question 6 6mo
0 BB PE Recruiting 1 6mo
+24 Insight Partners Culture/Comp/Hours 44 6mo
+26 Passed up for senior associate promo, how to handle? 9 6mo
+5 Is the caprae capital internship even worth it? 1 6mo
0 Great Meadows Management 0 6mo
+12 AI in the workplace 1 6mo
+37 Future of Software Investing / PE 15 6mo
0 Vista 27 4 6mo
+1 Steadily preparing for 2027 On-Cycle - How to prep technicals from MBB? 4 6mo
0 LBO Modeling — but also DCF, Mergers? 2 6mo
0 Arcus Infra Partners London modeling test 2 6mo
+76 what's IR / capital formations like? 30 6mo
0 Big Dick Plays 2 6mo
+8 Investcorp takes minority stakes in Banner Ridge 5 6mo
0 Banner Ridge secondaries / co-invest 2 6mo
0 Stellex 2025 Views 0 6mo
0 Delete 1 6mo
0 Temasek Recruiter 4 6mo
0 IB/PE/PC in Seattle 1 6mo
+1 PE off cycle (bx,carlyle,kkr) vs IB EB (laz,roths,pwp) off cycle london? 2 6mo
+4 Networking after headhunter reach out 4 6mo
0 Transition from PE to IB 1 6mo
0 General Atlantic SA 2027 1 6mo
+27 PE Associate Comp Negotiation 16 6mo
+7 KKR Offcycle Intern VS JPM IBD FT London 10 6mo
+4 General Atlantic SA27 5 6mo
+8 EMK, KLAR, Exponent 9 6mo
+51 Manage a difficult reference 21 6mo
+11 Great reviews but I do nothing 7 6mo
0 Anyone know anything about Thrive Holdings? 1 6mo
+10 Keensight 20 6mo
+9 NYC-based Fund Modeling Help [paid] 1 6mo
0 Underpaying PE Funds Relative to Fund Size 0 6mo
+36 Lateraling in PE - Evaluating Tradeoffs 15 6mo
+33 Corporate / Business Development Exits 27 6mo
+10 PE case interview gameplan 2 6mo
+70 Chicago PE firms (comprehensive list and tiers) 74 6mo
+9 2-Hour Model Exam 1 6mo
0 Need some help with Pref LBO 1 6mo
0 What Is The Best Resource To Prep For CIM Case Studies? 4 6mo
+1 Non-local language mainland Europe offices 2 6mo
+15 MS Capital Partners 2026 6 6mo
+6 Apollo modeling test 12 6mo
0 iCON Infrastructure 1 6mo
+12 BX BIP versus BEP 10 6mo
+2 Top Energy/Infra funds in London with best WLB 8 6mo
+6 Lightweight alt data platforms (ie not Preqin) 1 6mo
0 architect capital (onlyfans buyer) 2 6mo
+1 PE firms to aim for 2027 cycle 2 6mo
+36 PE Exit Opps at VP vs Senior Associate 9 6mo
+6 Strategic Capital / Hybrid Investing Input 1 6mo
+9 Terms : seed capital / gp coinvest 1 6mo
+20 How much does prestige really matter outside of top MF/UMM groups for PE recruiting? 9 6mo
+3 Stone Point Capital 2 6mo
+15 Accordion Partners 17 6mo
+38 What is good in HC PE these days 24 6mo
0 PE firm executive assistant tier list? 1 6mo
0 Amity Search Partners' Technical Assessment 1 6mo
+3 Arcus Infra London 7 6mo
0 Arjun Infrastructure London 2 6mo
+7 Thoughts on Igneo Infra Partners (previously FSI)? 5 6mo
+9 Thoughts on 22C Capital? 4 6mo
0 BX 2026 2 6mo
0 Riverside Company comp 1 6mo
0 Sumeru Equity Partners 1 6mo
+13 JMI Equity vs. Spectrum Equity 14 6mo
+10 PSP Investments Infrastructure 21 6mo
+27 2 Interesting Offers: Corporate role (But very very overpaid) or Prestigious PE? 7 6mo
+4 Valor Equity Partners 14 6mo
+9 Opinions on List of Transfer Schools for Real Estate Private Equity 1 6mo
+23 Case Study - Ares Energy and Infra (Senior Associate) 11 6mo
0 GCSP, HSP, CPI reached out to Seniors 3 6mo

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