+37 Thoughts on Northwestern Mutual Capital? 18 5y
0 LBO earn out 3 5y
+3 Terra Firma 0 5y
0 BIWS Dell LBO 0 5y
+19 Future of PE ops career? 6 5y
+15 Software LBO - capex, A/R, A/P, D&A, intangible acquisition assumptions 2 5y
+29 Best LBO investor in vertical SaaS companies? 13 5y
+9 Does anyone with average IQ succeed in PE ? 5 5y
+9 Lenders for $0.5-$1mm EBITDA acquisitions? 10 5y
+1 Private credit interview help 1 5y
+19 Debt Financing for Startups? 13 5y
0 venture debt 1 5y
+6 2020 PE Summer Internship 5 5y
0 add on acquisitions 1 5y
+15 Would LPs be disgusted by horrendous abuses at a MF? 8 5y
0 Forecasting acquisitions 7 5y
0 LBO acquire less than 100% 2 5y
+9 LBO firms forecast 0 5y
+2 Growth Investors - what newsletters/news services do you read? 1 5y
+16 GPA cutoff for PE? 13 5y
+18 IB Analyst -> Associate -> PE - is it possible? 6 5y
0 Family office - Comp Structure (Needing guidance) 0 5y
0 Do you guys have time for life? 5 5y
0 Finding an infra investor w/ the right risk appetite 1 5y
+9 Secondaries Model Template 0 5y
+34 Why Work for an LMM Firm? 8 5y
+24 Finance Burnout or Just Burnout? 8 5y
+9 Private Equity Firms with Public Investing Arms 14 5y
+15 Ungeared vs geared IRR 6 5y
+26 When To Take Dividend Recap? 6 5y
+30 PE role with terrible pay? 18 5y
+32 Finding LMM execs / GMs for small portcos? 11 5y
+13 Working capital 7 5y
+26 Stupid question but...how do you work faster? 15 5y
+32 What's the definition of 'good hours' in PE? 35 5y
+28 How long after starting a new job should you consider quitting? 13 5y
+14 IB to PE modeling experience 6 5y
+22 TORONTO 2020 1st-Year PE Associate Compensation 16 5y
+6 College Major 2 5y
+7 How to stay focused / interested? Does this job get interesting? 1 5y
0 Irving Place 0 5y
+25 Secondaries PE 12 5y
+9 PE Acquihires 2 5y
+8 How to find comparable companies for CCA? 2 5y
+9 FoF opportunity 1 5y
0 PE Associate Modeling Test - DCF? 0 5y
+66 Distressed vs. Traditional Buyout 22 5y
+9 PE recruiting out of M7 (non-HSW MBA) 0 5y
+6 UMM analyst to MF associate lateral? 0 5y
+24 Smaller fund or Mega Fund? 26 5y
0 Private Equity in Canada - Questions 0 5y
0 Exit opps for portfolio management roles? 0 5y
0 Telemedicine and/or Telehealth Qs 0 5y
+10 The Riverside Company (Cleveland specifically, but all locations welcome) 4 5y
0 Long Ridge Equity Partners 6 5y
+19 Current 1st year associate: Anyone regret making the switch? 6 5y
+5 Why work for a fund of funds ? Interview Question 1 5y
0 AlpInvest 23 5y
+9 Which non-MF PE firms sponsor work visa in London? 3 5y
0 Break Into Wall Street paid course - is it worth it? 1 5y
+6 Any thoughts on Axium? 4 5y
+8 1350~ SAT, should I retake it for PE? 10 5y
+14 UMM PE Analyst Programs 22 5y
+16 Walking Through a Deal with Questionable Model 8 5y
+7 Is GPA disclosure required for HHs? 6 5y
+3 To what extent do you work with commercial lending sponsor finance groups? 0 5y
0 Interested in healthcare - where to start? 0 5y
+23 Lateral Associate Interview Process 9 5y
+9 Fund Accounting vs FP&A 1 5y
+3 NA 0 5y
+1 Anyone know of funds that were started by a collective of CEOs or executives? 3 5y
+1 deleted 2 5y
+10 PE Recruiting as International Student 1 5y
+33 Distressed Debt to Private Equity 21 5y
+24 Training Juniors 6 5y
+30 Consulting -> IB -> CBS -> PE? 10 5y
0 Stone Point Capital 2021 FT Analyst 1 5y
+28 How many processes to convert to offer? 23 5y
+13 Kellogg > IB > PE or Kellogg > MBB > PE 2 5y
0 How to build my network of fellow investors in growth 1 5y
+50 Pre-MBA Private Equity Associate 29 5y
0 most prestigious infra pe jobs 7 5y
+12 Consulting to Portfolio Operations 0 5y
+17 How would you go about estimating market size for a horizontal saas company? 4 5y
+8 Secondary Private Equity Firms 2 5y
+1 Bregal Partners FT 2021 4 5y
0 How should I balance my Balance Sheet post-acquisition? 2 5y
+1 Infra PE Exit Opps 4 5y
0 Commercial Lending to PE 0 5y
0 Blackstone - Administrative Assistant OT Hours? 0 5y
0 LPs asking for gender and ethnicity of investment teams? 3 5y
+13 How to kick-ass as a PE associate 8 5y
+41 Federal Lending Experience -> Project Finance/Infra PE? 7 5y
0 Phone call tomorrow with VP at a PE firm, how do I approach? 4 5y
+6 When can you start leaving GPA off of your resume? Already been FT for >1 year 5 5y
+12 Want to work for a smaller fund, but still want to be "heavy hitter" 1 5y
+6 Interview questions 0 5y
+11 Top Media PE 7 5y
+3 Level Equity? 0 5y
+3 Reaching out to Firms Directly? 2 5y

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