+14 Sagard 6 6y
+13 Post-interview call tomorrow, what to expect? 4 6y
+13 Inter-office geographic transfers as a PE associate? 4 6y
+12 PE / GE in Central and Eastern Europe 2 6y
+12 NEED HELP: Tech sales guy trying to break into REPE 1 6y
+12 Mid-sized PE Firm Full-time or Internship at larger Shop? 1 6y
+12 AXA Venture Partners (CVC) Exits / comp 1 6y
+12 Secondaries - 1 Hour Business Case - Advice 1 6y
+12 European PE to USA M7 and then what? 1 6y
+12 European Waterfall Compensation Expectations 1 6y
+12 Choosing between entry paths into PE 1 6y
+12 Purchase of a PE Portfolio Company 1 6y
+12 European PE firms, visibility in the US? 7 6y
+10 Associate compensation at small PE funds 6 6y
+9 Differences Europe vs. US 1 6y
+9 E-waste recycling 1 6y
+9 Going from US PE to European PE 1 6y
+9 Need some help for my thesis on LBO's 1 6y
+9 Interview question: Guess the industry from financial statements 1 6y
+9 PE Recruiting Cycle in Europe for Large Cap and MF 1 6y
+9 John Laing infrastructure investments 1 6y
+5 How to get to a megafund from UMM 2 6y
+4 Comprehensive list of PE firms with offices in Europe? 1 6y
+4 Global Founders capital 4 6y
+4 unknowing 2 6y
+4 LBO structure data 4 6y
+3 Europe PE recruiting 1 6y
+3 Enforcement of mezzanine / senior debt 4 6y
+3 How to structure a start-up investment in Eastern Europe? 1 6y
+3 European VCs active in China 1 6y
+3 European/ worldwide Industrial sector/ trends 1 6y
+3 Specialities for mid market interview Europe 1 6y
+3 Best PE Events in EU...? 1 6y
+3 U.S., Europe, and Asian multiples for tech startups 1 6y
+3 PE in the DACH-region 1 6y
+3 Equity for Real Estate Development 1 6y
+3 Private Equity compensation package 0 6y
+3 how much? 4 6y
0 Does anyone have any insight into Triton Partners? 0 6y
0 PE first year analyst pay 1 6y
0 Calling Ex-Pats: Transition to PE AND moving countries - one at a time? 0 6y
0 Clean Tech and Advanced Energy Private Equity 2 6y
0 Secure PE compensation package 1 6y
0 Stick to current MM or move to established upper-end MM? 2 6y
0 Full-time student and analyst - should I quit my job? 3 6y
0 Bain PE Group Advice 1 6y
0 Interview with no pre-MBA finance background 0 6y
0 Sampling European LBO deals on Capital IQ 1 6y
0 Debt fund returns / IRR 10 6y
0 Starting directly in PE from grad school 0 6y
0 Seeking for Career Advice 5 6y
0 Was there an error in the LBO interview case? 15 6y
0 Summer internship ideas? 3 6y
0 PE performance data in Europe? 1 6y
0 Working at a Small Regional Office 2 6y
0 Oaktree Capital Internship 0 6y
0 How can I spend the gap year better to break into PE/IBD? 9 6y
0 Epic fail by BBG news anchor. You will have a nice laugh. 8 6y
0 current leverage ratios in the US and Europe? 2 6y
0 PE internship, better than nothing? 4 6y
0 Social Media Finance / P2P Lending etc... 0 6y
0 Credit Agricole sells PE unit 0 6y
0 Why to list fr stock exch. 1 6y
0 PE Comp in Europe 3 6y
0 Whats the answer to this technical? 1 6y
0 Portfolio company option scheme 5 6y
0 Work Experience - Short summer internship? 5 6y
0 Carlyle Leveraged Finance 0 6y
0 Interesting reading from Guy Hands 2 6y
+55 Independent Sponsor Structuring deal 9 6y
+21 PE BD -> IB -> PE Deal Execution Side? 1 6y
+18 Infra Fund Interview 6 6y
+3 Executive recruiters in Germany? 1 6y
0 Private equity compensation in Germany 1 6y
0 Family offices in Germany 0 6y
0 The Never Ending Debate with Nuclear Reactors for the Environment 0 6y
0 offer for internship at repe firm - advice needed! 7 6y
0 Which route to a real estate opportunity fund? 3 6y
0 What chance do I have 4 6y
+287 Must Know Finance Terms 69 6y
+101 Basic questions about PE recruiting 61 6y
+45 Scaling a PE Firm/Growing Your Investment Team? 17 6y
+44 Is PE the best job in the world? 29 6y
+36 Dell IB Decks 36 6y
+36 Locating the fulcrum security 3 6y
+35 In-House Counsel & Lender Credibility? 12 6y
+29 Is my friend lying about his compensation? 26 6y
+27 How to send an interim email between first email + coffee chat and asking for an interview 6 6y
+27 Client Pruning: Is there an algorithm for this? 9 6y
+26 PE Analyst Program Thread 31 6y
+26 Harvard Econ Majors - Tracking success 14 6y
+25 Associate at MM PE with no work 10 6y
+25 Sourcing a company in exchange for an internship... Possible? 4 6y
+24 How to do entry analysis on private companies? 6 6y
+23 Beginner's Guide To Building an Angel Investment Portfolio - Part One 13 6y
+23 What happens if you lose your PE job in your 30s...?! 12 6y
+22 TA Associates 26 6y
+20 Anything I can do as a college student? 2 6y
+20 Pivoting to PE after INSEAD? 10 6y
+20 Here's a nice dose of reality - article on top mba grads' career earnings 12 6y

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