+18 Family Offices 4 5y
+9 Selling an already sold company 19 5y
+1 LMM PE Shops? 2 5y
+12 Hyper-assertiveness in PE culture - books and methods to adjust? 0 5y
+7 Are most initial round buy-side interviews conducted over Zoom video or by phone? 9 5y
0 New experiences! 2 5y
0 Straight to MM PE shop ... Did I make a good decision? 3 5y
0 [Urgent] Question for Associates 0 5y
+8 Successful Turnarounds? Any examples of successful service-based business model turnarounds? 3 5y
0 Solid PE Shops with good culture? 2 5y
0 Life as an originator in private credit 2 5y
0 Insurtech Investors 4 5y
+5 Keeping shabbat in private equity 11 5y
+74 Megafund=Sweatshop? 49 5y
+5 What does it mean when firms say "we want to see how you think" 5 5y
+13 How many deals do you work on per year? 7 5y
+25 Retooling to move out of distressed. 12 5y
0 Where to check which PE funds are fundraising? 7 5y
0 Management and sellers notes 2 5y
+17 Moving to a BDC 11 5y
+3 GS MBD London SA21 0 5y
+6 Tech PE / GE Direct Promotes 5 5y
+18 Public Finance IB to PE? 2 5y
+3 From Real estate private equity to generalist private equity 3 5y
+17 Merchant Banking vs Investment Banking out of College. Which route is better? 4 5y
0 Venture/Growth investors- have bankers ever provided you value outside of exits? 11 5y
+27 [Need your help] PE career advice 6 5y
+4 Can someone explain why this happened? 6 5y
0 How to be a star private equity Analyst? 1 5y
+15 Question about Real Estate/Buildings as it relates to a LMM PE Acquisition 5 5y
+29 Distressed Debt to PE Exit? 16 5y
+13 Houston PE Associate Recruiting Winter 2020 3 5y
0 OPS PE to Investment PE pathway 0 5y
+6 Top Venture Growth Firms with Decent Hours? 5 5y
+17 Majority Stakes in LBOs 6 5y
+7 Recent Torchy's Deal 5 5y
0 FIG - Insurance Question 5 5y
+3 Secondaries 0 5y
+36 Bonus Bananas December 6, 2013 21 5y
+5 If comp wasn't a factor, what type of investing would you be most interested in? 10 5y
+3 KKR Infrastructure 2 5y
0 ARR SaaS Rev. Build 2 5y
+10 Automotive/Auto Aftermarket PE Funds 8 5y
+4 Connor Clark & Lunn Infra 2 5y
+51 Why is rainmaking difficult? 25 5y
0 Stalling at VP and Exit Options 2 5y
+1 Hellman & Friedman London 1 5y
+10 Private credit carry vs private equity?? 4 5y
+19 Boundaries of a PE interview process 10 5y
+65 McKinsey vs. Bain for Private Equity MF Exit 17 5y
0 How to prepare for an internship interview? 0 5y
+2 If someone says "here is a company's long term operating model, take a look and come up with a question list" what types of things should you be looking for? 2 5y
0 Where can i find live fundraising information for PE? 0 5y
+13 Private Equity vs Hedge Fund Performance 6 5y
+15 Does anyone know of K1 Investment Management in LA? 7 5y
+3 Anyone interviewed at Bain Capital Life Sciences? 0 5y
+12 Delayed final round feedback 9 5y
0 How to deal with constant rejection in REPE? 0 5y
0 Hospitality Owners 0 5y
+12 Bonus Season 2 5y
+18 Good or Bad Implications of Secondaries Restructuring Exit 6 5y
+8 Technology Crossover Ventures: pre-MBA associate role at TCV? 12 5y
+91 PE Career Earnings over $50 million by 50? 31 5y
+13 Rate my Profile for PE Recruiting 10 5y
0 Aviation/PE Joint Venture Advice 0 5y
0 Software M&A resources (books, articles, etc.) 1 5y
0 Regulatory And Compliance Risk 0 5y
+14 Merchant Banking Advice 5 5y
0 Make the Jump from PE to HF? 1 5y
+15 Yoo Credit Dawgs, How're You Making Money? 16 5y
0 Questions for headhunters? 2 5y
+7 Picking up the TECHNICALS 1 5y
+18 Lenders' Views on Capex 9 5y
+12 Solving for purchase price of private company 3 5y
+7 EU funds with best culture 7 5y
+48 Q&A: 2 years in Banking and now in MM PE - ask me anything 46 5y
+64 Dealing with assholes 19 5y
0 REPE Rankings - BX SW GS MS 3 5y
+22 Questions on Credit Fund Case Study 4 5y
+6 Feedback on Omers Venture & Draper Esprit 2 5y
0 How to Market Yourself to Family Offices as a Junior Level Employee 2 5y
0 Cornell Capital 0 5y
+249 A Guide on How to Navigate On-Cycle PE Recruiting 53 5y
0 Soris Capital Partners - Interview 0 5y
+12 Letter of Reference/ Letter of performance/ Performance Review/ Certicificate of Employment 1 5y
+10 Sample PE interview modelling tests? 8 5y
+41 Headhunting Side Hustle: (1) Collect IB Analyst Resumes (2) ??? (3) Herd Monkeys (4) Profit 6 5y
0 Finding the time to interview 2 5y
+10 Listing Deals on Resume 1 5y
0 Accel partners - headhunter? 7 5y
+8 Operating Associate Salary Expectations 1 5y
0 Moving from PE to Portfolio Company Executive 1 5y
0 Lateraling and business school 5 5y
+12 Cash flow yield 4 5y
0 Do headhunters get pissed if you turn down an offer? 6 5y
0 Why not value a cash flow positive software business off ARR instead of EBITDA? 3 5y
0 Analyzing firm's cash profile for LBO 1 5y
0 From big 4 consulting to PE - what are my chances? 5 5y
+12 PE case study interview tips / advice 1 5y
0 Capital Raising for PE Funds 2 5y

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