+19 Do MFs ever take anyone below 3.8? 13 5y
+4 Midcap private equity associate fix pay cut 5 5y
0 How to stand out as an associate? 0 5y
0 Spring 2021 Remote PE Internships 6 5y
+14 greentech/cleantech energy pigeon holding? 10 5y
0 Applying for jobs meant for college seniors? 0 5y
0 Recruiting at a non-traditional time? 0 6y
0 CVC cutting distressed debt team 3 6y
+12 LBO Technical Questions 0 6y
+15 Technical interview with very little technical questions? 2 6y
0 Renewable Energy Finance to Private Equity 1 6y
+37 Is PE just banking 2.0? 27 6y
+1 Stock Based Compensation 1 6y
+16 Why do vendors (with an equity roll) accept earnouts being paid out of the company's cash? 8 6y
0 Fall Internship Opportunities/Timelines? 0 6y
+12 VP Carry Commitment 9 6y
+6 Welsh Carson Term-Time Analyst 22 6y
+23 Leverage relevance for LBO target 12 6y
+24 Work / Life Balance in Corp Finance at company recently bought by PE firm 5 6y
0 Partnering with CorpFin at a portfolio company - advice / horror stories? 0 6y
+3 Investor Relations Modeling Tests? 2 6y
0 New LBO test by Patrick Curtis Linkedin 0 6y
+17 Ownership of bolt-on acquisitions in an equity-roll scenario 5 6y
+10 Networking for Tech PE / GE? 1 6y
0 Software for Deal Flow / Portfolio Management 4 6y
+132 Regional Boutique vs. F15 Tech PM 10 6y
0 Global Asset Capital? 0 6y
+12 Private Equity technicals 5 6y
0 Why does existing debt not matter in an LBO? 4 6y
+16 When is everyone returning back to the office (mandatory basis) 23 6y
0 Tikehau Capital? 1 6y
+19 Cell Tower LBO 8 6y
+10 URGENT PRESENTATION ADVICE 6 6y
+6 Sourcing 5 6y
0 Search Fund to Traditional PE 1 6y
0 Views on Advent International 0 6y
+71 World's Best PE Recruiter Database 31 6y
+4 MM/LMM loan-to-own or special situation private credit funds 4 6y
+9 GS MBD Infra 0 6y
+8 Books to prepare for switch from M&A to PE 4 6y
+9 Best IB Groups in London for PE Exits 6 6y
+8 How long to hear back after phone interview? 1 6y
+17 Does anyone have insight into what it is like to recruit from a newer boutique (Liontree, Dyal, M Klein, etc.)? 14 6y
0 Small Firms that are Top Heavy (50% Partners) 0 6y
+4 How does a Biden presidency affect our industry? 6 6y
0 Investment Banking 0 6y
0 Why go to US MF in Europe and not European Funds ? 3 6y
0 Rating in interview 1 6y
0 Energy trader to Energy PE? 3 6y
+20 How do partners determine who gets on which deal? 1 6y
+21 SPACs the new trend? 20 6y
+4 PE Placement Agent -- What exactly do they do, and what are pro's and cons of job? AC 4 6y
+4 Biotech PE vs Healthcare PE 2 6y
0 Sentinel Partners Info? 0 6y
0 Earn-out 3 6y
0 Pegasus Tech Ventures Insight? 2 6y
0 How much sourcing at the following firms? 0 6y
+7 "Generalist" buy-side roles with exposure to GE and traditional PE? 4 6y
+3 Infrastructure PE last round interview 4 6y
+12 "Investor at..." on LinkedIn 14 6y
+13 PE GPA rounding up? 9 6y
+12 How are offers given to multiple candidates? 0 6y
+58 No Response to Thank you Email 18 6y
+12 Do a new comer to a Private Equity Firm gets a crappy project? 0 6y
0 Direct Lending / Private Credit Model 1 6y
+25 Warburg Pincus: Culture? Geographical presence? Performance? 60 6y
+3 Renovo Capital in Dallas 0 6y
+4 PE right out of undergrad, how to make good impression 2 6y
+11 PE Associate Comp by MF/UMM/MM 14 6y
+13 Question for those who have to travel 9 6y
+16 Reference check post-offer 4 6y
0 PE associates H1B 0 6y
0 Private Equity Recruiting 1 6y
0 Interest Coverage Ratios 2 6y
+8 Why don't private equity players invest in low ROCE industries? 1 6y
0 Using a template for an LBO case study? 0 6y
+22 Timed Modeling test 14 6y
+14 Working for portfolio companies? 2 6y
+21 UMM PE Analyst vs EB IB Analyst? 20 6y
+38 European PE Recruiting for Americans from H/S/W 9 6y
+19 Breaking into US private equity as a foreigner? 5 6y
0 Performance equity managemt 4 6y
0 Small PE - work specific disappointment 1 6y
+8 US PE firm in London vs NYC 2 6y
+3 Change in NWC / Cash impact 1 6y
+20 MF Credit for Junior Summer - PE/Credit/IBD for FT? 13 6y
0 LMM PE as a Post-MBA Banking Associate 1 6y
+13 Golden Gate Capital and Notre Dame? 5 6y
+19 What PE funds truly focus on operations? 11 6y
0 When should MBA Assoc. jump to PE? 3 6y
+16 PE Fund IRRs (Including Thoma Bravo's net IRR of 45% in 2008) 3 6y
+3 Have anyone heard of performance equity management 0 6y
+3 Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Debt 0 6y
+21 Bain Capital Credit SA First Round 27 6y
+15 Energy PE Next Steps Decision 7 6y
+3 Private Equity analyst interview 2 6y
0 Having difficulty as a generalist - what is the value of a generalist program? 11 6y
+13 Interview at PE Fund specializing in distressed situations 2 6y
0 What should you do before starting a PE role? 8 6y
0 Deal Sourcing / Outreach Email Examples 2 6y

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