0 Moving from Boutique Private Capital Advisory to Private Equity 3 5y
0 PE Industry Trends 1 5y
0 REPE exit opportunities?? 2 5y
+12 iBank Recommendations 9 5y
+3 IR as a Career Path 4 5y
0 What to do if you don’t like modeling... 2 5y
0 Value of networking in on cycle PE recruiting 8 5y
0 noob with easy Q: 10q and 10k filing dates? 1 5y
+90 Daddy got kids into PE and IB 37 5y
0 Preference shares 4 5y
0 Single Family Offices doing Direct PE 1 5y
+3 PE recruiting as a MM/boutique banker? 1 5y
+10 ‘Target Bonus’ Variance 11 5y
+15 PE Secondaries / Co-invest comp? (Alpinvest, Blackstone, etc) 10 5y
0 SPAC Recruiting / Exit Opps 2 5y
0 Lateral IB analysts & PE Recruiting? 5 5y
+15 Best PE Shops for WLB and Pay 22 5y
+3 Questions to ask before accepting off-cycle PE offer? 2 5y
0 knowledge create a private equity fund 1 5y
0 Individual fund performance 2 5y
+14 Job Interview "Homework" 1 5y
0 What is "Market" comp for senior associate / VP level in PE? 2 5y
+6 Gryphon Investors Interview / Culture 3 5y
+10 Tides Equities - heard of them? 2 5y
0 Switching out of Medical School 2 5y
+10 ACTUAL WLB at PE?? 11 5y
+9 Minnesota Distressed Funds 12 5y
0 How long of a career break before becoming uncompetitive? 1 5y
+3 HIG Bayside Modeling / In Person Interview 4 5y
+130 Q&A: PE Associate at a single-sector mid-market fund 45 5y
0 NTM revenue multiples: question 4 5y
+10 PE Megafund Or MM Bank? 4 5y
0 Quitting 2y associate program after getting into bschool 4 5y
0 Which tech PE shops have pre-MBA associate coinvest? 1 5y
+30 Macquarie Capital - Principal Investing 25 5y
+14 MF PE in Continental Europe 9 5y
+9 PE Salary Understanding 2 5y
0 noob with question on trial balances 2 5y
0 Questions about launching a SPAC 3 5y
0 EV and NWC adjustment 4 5y
+16 Deal Sheet | Short or Long? 14 5y
0 Alternatives to Pitchbook? What is your favorite and why? 1 5y
+16 Moving from Credit to Growth Investing 6 5y
0 Reclassify expense to capex? 3 5y
0 PE Fundraising process/Documents 6 5y
+6 PE exit opps from SMBC 1 5y
0 Is middle market PE worthwhile? 5 5y
+3 Distressed debt / debt-to-control investment environment 3 5y
+63 Net worth of Private Equity associates 51 5y
0 BX SA 2021 1 5y
0 How to Let My PE Firm Know I Want to Start Early? 4 5y
+3 Growth PE London? 4 5y
+2 Skip IB with two PE and 1 BB internship? 4 5y
0 Does your PE firm have flextime policy prior to COVID? 3 5y
+6 Macquarie MIRA SA 2021 22 5y
+19 Broke my model - excel help 9 5y
0 Having a tough time at work 1 5y
+26 . 7 5y
0 Back in the office? 2 5y
+7 LMM/MM PE Summer Analyst Programs 9 5y
0 First Reserve 1 5y
+14 Growth pipeline work: Best practices 4 5y
0 Financials on Private Companies - Any data providers? 1 5y
+5 LMM PE Return Attribution 4 5y
0 How rigid are compliance trading policies? 1 5y
+39 Anyone Want to do a "Search"? 27 5y
0 Quick Question - Estimating Levered Returns 1 5y
+4 Return of public equity? 3 5y
+7 Leveraged loan investing? 18 5y
+69 What is Canada comp like? 40 5y
0 Industrials IB to Tech PE/GE? 3 5y
0 Should I quit Private Equity? Please advise. 3 5y
0 What is the concept of an attach/detach point in project finance? Particularly related to a unitranche financing. 3 5y
+16 Infra Fund Case Study Prep Help 1 5y
0 Capital structure terms? 6 5y
+12 Family Office Recruiters? 1 5y
0 Private Equity M&A internship at a small firm as my first internship 1 5y
+4 Corp dev for PE backed companies 7 5y
+18 Does an unfriendly interviewer in final round say much about firm culture or whether you get an offer? 7 5y
+91 Q&A: 3rd Year Associate - Private Equity 75 5y
0 Is 35 y.o. too late to try to break in equity research? 6 5y
0 BO at a MF- Chances of pivoting to FO? 2 5y
+4 What are your go-to morning market updates? 4 5y
+17 Value of an E-MBA 7 5y
+70 What do discuss during coffee/lunch meetings? 63 5y
+6 Comvest Group 5 5y
0 Starting the next AirBnB of xyz - initial growth and funding 7 5y
+14 CBV vs CPA vs CFA® breaking into PE 3 5y
+14 PE Exit Opps after Being Let Go at Mid-Level 10 5y
+47 “Venn Diagram” shops 25 5y
0 Work email vs personal 1 5y
+16 How to fund the next AirBnB of xyz? 4 5y
+32 Joining portco post associate—what title/comp? 28 5y
+5 IK Investment Partners 4 5y
+40 IBD Associate --> PE 13 5y
0 Technical guides for PE SA interviews? 1 5y
+30 Private Equity Portfolio: How Would You Hedge? 8 5y
+4 Tech Corp dev comp 13 5y
+10 PE offer - managing response deadlines 6 5y
+8 Can I start private equity at the age of 25 6 5y

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