+21 Hybrid PE/Venture deal structure 1 5y
+9 Sector coverage to Special Sits 1 5y
+6 What makes a great PE analyst/associate? 1 5y
+9 Path from Sponsor Finance Credit Analyst 1 5y
0 Outsourced Financial Modeling 1 5y
+3 Thoughts on Copley Equity Partners? 2 5y
+3 Taking a public company private - shareholder structure 3 5y
+1 MF PE Liquid Credit 4 5y
+3 Assoc -> VP timing in UK 3 5y
0 Harlem Capital - returns 1 5y
+3 Best blogs on health care investing 2 5y
+12 Chicago Special Sits Scene? 3 5y
+36 Question: Levers to generate returns in PE 9 5y
+6 PE Associate / Sr. Associate lateral (NYC to London) 3 5y
+12 Weird intern review, not sure about a return offer 1 5y
+3 BX Lateral Associate Technical Questions? 2 5y
+10 Prospect Capital Corp. 11 5y
+6 Undergrad to PE Pension Funds 6 5y
+2 Carry mechanics 3 5y
+3 Anyone asked for more money? 8 5y
+19 Reneging on PE offer through a HH? 8 5y
+3 BX REPE Associate Interview 3 5y
+3 Sixth Street SA 1 5y
+4 Thoughts on this Comp Package? 5 5y
+8 MM PE Analyst vs. BB Comp 4 5y
+31 What is “good diligence”? 13 5y
0 Trevor Milton still rich after all this? 1 5y
+19 Asking for a friend 5 5y
+6 I need a help with building a strategy for a PE intern interview 1 5y
+24 How Many Advance to the Case Study Round? (PE Associate Recruiting) 7 5y
+12 LBO Modeling Best Practice 1 5y
+3 Silver Lake FT 2022 1 5y
+9 Mayfair/St James's Best Places To Eat?? 16 5y
0 Ranking of Market Study Providers 1 5y
+7 Thoma Bravo Credit Fund? 10 5y
+11 Advice on Preparing for Distressed Debt Investing Internship 9 5y
+12 Full-Time Recruiting from Undergrad - Need Advice! 2 5y
+15 Sourcing-heavy PE Analyst roles 2 5y
+38 *URGENT* American BB vs. Credit MF 18 5y
+18 PE H1B / green card 21 5y
+12 Which Job? Portfolio Operations Manager vs Fund Accountant 1 5y
+14 Switching jobs after a month as first-year analyst? 8 5y
+3 Macquarie PE (NYC) 1 5y
+3 Where do you search for post-PE jobs? 5 5y
+4 What is Shadow Carry? 1 5y
+10 Capex question 1 5y
0 Up and Coming PE firms (future stars)? 3 5y
+3 Weird PE technical quesiton 2 5y
0 How to approach the PE investment case? 2 5y
+8 Info on LMM/MM firm - Nonantum Capital Partners 3 5y
+6 MF Recruiting From Non-BB / EB 8 5y
0 Quant to PE 1 5y
+3 Morgan Stanley Private Equity (MSPE) Salary 1 5y
+15 How would you answer this technical? 14 5y
+3 How Do I Prep? 1 5y
+25 Private Equity Capital Markets 7 5y
+9 Took an LBO modeling test without assumptions provided 7 5y
+39 How can 10+ year old unprofitable tech companies be worth billions? 23 5y
+10 Macquarie Capital vs MM Infra PE which one should I choose? 4 5y
+10 Should I accept UMM PE SA? 2 5y
+6 PE Comp Step-Ups 4 5y
+613 Former MS M&A / KKR here to field questions 255 5y
+12 How to Break into Direct Lending 5 5y
0 has anyone ever found an INTERNSHIP at a PE? 26 5y
0 Finding PE/HF marketing presentations 4 5y
0 Prudential Capital Group Assessment Test 58 5y
+1 IC (Investment committee) memo vs IM (information memorandum) 2 5y
+26 About to buy a $4MM company! 14 5y
+24 Do people at blackstone, KKR, etc...leave to start own PE firm 9 5y
+14 KKR and RJR Nabisco 5 5y
0 RE PE / REIT Acquisitions and the JD/MBA... a match made in heaven? 4 5y
+7 Top BB IBD vs LMM PE (non traditional background)? 19 5y
0 KKR Private Equity Real Estate 1 5y
+6 TA Tech Menlo WLB & Culture 3 5y
+4 Recruiting across LA PE firms 3 5y
+37 Difference Between Buyout PE and Growth Recruiting 7 5y
+6 How is Prospect Capital? Glassdoor reviews seem bad.... 5 5y
+13 What Is The Most Shameful Thing You Would Do To Land MF PE Job Offer? 11 5y
+9 Analyst – Fund-Linked Credit Risk and Derivative Products  – New York 1 5y
+9 AssociatAVP – Closed-End Funds; Credit Risk and Derivative Products  – New York 1 5y
+12 PE Associate Lateral Process 2 5y
+61 Intel on Hellman & Friedman: Culture, B School, Promotion track 35 5y
+3 Market Benefits at PE firms 1 5y
+15 Using other PE firms to source deals? 5 5y
+14 PE WFH / Hybrid Datapoint 12 5y
+17 Would you sell equity in your future earnings (carry) for upfront cash today? 7 5y
+6 FIG PE 1 5y
+2 PSP Investments Montréal 2 5y
+2 Primary investing- how to write recommendations 2 5y
+7 EIG Global Energy Partners -- any insights? 10 5y
+6 PE Credit Arm Info 1 5y
+3 Restrictions on dividend payout for US companies 1 5y
+4 Which MF PE has the worst WLB? 7 5y
+25 VP Work-Life Balance Worse than Associate? 11 5y
+26 PE Firms - Football Teams 6 5y
+38 I coded a SaaS Tool for Researching PE Funds... is this useful? 24 5y
+12 Open Role: PE Associate 1 5y
+3 Modeling Test 1 5y
0 ICapital 1 5y
+4 Northwestern Mutual Internships 5 5y

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