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+12 Current Engineer at a Portfolio Company in the Oil and Gas Industry looking to get into PE 1 7y
+9 Vector Capital - info? 2 7y
+12 Is there a viable path to PE from Corp Development (Tech)? 1 7y
+3 "Bi-lateral" situations? 1 7y
+24 How attractive are software companies doing $5-$10mn revenues for PE? 11 7y
+17 How much of a premium (if any) do you demand for equity comp? 1 7y
+3 Extrapolation/ extending business plan assumptions 1 7y
+12 Comp in San Fransisco 6 7y
+7 What PE looks for in a target? 5 7y
+12 Taking responsibility for learning curve 1 7y
+5 Hemp Industry 4 7y
+9 MBA Grades for PE Recruiting 1 7y
+12 PE-style Diligence Case Study for an Activist Group 1 7y
+13 Learning experience at MF vs MM 2 7y
+3 Deal Experience for PE interviews 1 7y
+6 Typical Deal Experience for PE Recruiting 1 7y
+3 This Topic is no longer available 1 7y
+3 Private equity fund accounting - exit opportunities 2 7y
+3 Private Equity Real Estate Analyst 1 7y
+6 Best enterprise software/SaaS newsletters and podcasts? 5 7y
+3 Research Help: Reverse Leveraged Buyouts 1 7y
+4 **PE Deal Experience 2 7y
+4 Infra PE to Energy PE 2 7y
+21 Stereotypes on what kind of assets each megafund likes to buy? 7 7y
+3 undergrad to PE process 1 7y
+3 Can I Move from REPE to Traditional PE? 1 7y
+19 Investing in your PE fund (Associate) 2 7y
+11 Info on Bain Double Impact? 15 7y
+38 Ghosted After Verbal Offer From PE Firm 7 7y
+16 Advice Needed: Transition from CF to PE 2 7y
+3 What is the tax ratio of tax in USA 1 7y
+24 Low GPA, Non-target to solid PE SA offer, my story 1 7y
+144 Stereotypes for PE associates at each of the megafunds 33 7y
+4 Headhunter Reaction to Rejected Offer 4 7y
+3 Interviewing with a BDC 1 7y
+21 Corp Dev. Associate to PE? 7 7y
+23 How to calculate IRR in head? 10 7y
+31 "Strategy Associate" roles in private equity - what are your thoughts? 14 7y
+43 PE & Insurers 9 7y
+3 Interview Topic: Questions for the Interviewer 1 7y
+20 Deleted 3 7y
+34 Negotiating term sheets with lenders 4 7y
+6 Where do I Invest? 2 7y
+9 When is your fund starting off-cycle recruiting? 1 7y
+37 What kind of experience does it take to launch a serious UMM/large cap PE fund these days? 10 7y
+3 AIMCo Private Equity 2 7y
+17 GPA problems with PE Recruiting 4 7y
+3 Can someone point me to a buy-out / roll up guide? 3 7y
+64 Q&A: Megafund Asia Private Equity 20 7y
+31 SaaS business - booking, vs ARR, and what to look out for? 3 7y
+23 Will Elizabeth Warren kill PE? 11 7y
+29 I sent back my private equity case study late 11 7y
+12 Search Fund without actually operating and running the company? 4 7y
+12 Allergies at the Office 1 7y
+14 Why isnt NWC a Uses of capital? (S&U) 3 7y
+26 Quality of a subscription business? 7 7y
+3 Why is it beneficial to have an infrastructure fund for PEs? 1 7y
+3 BSchool from PE 1 7y
+15 Why do some PE funds not hire former Associates as VP's? 1 7y
+28 Stale thread 11 7y
+8 Decreasing Equity Risk in an LBO 3 7y
+28 MBB vs PE Out of College 8 7y
+12 IRR 2 7y
+3 Sensitivity Capital Gain 1 7y
+3 Distressed PE practice case study 1 7y
+6 Software industry primers 3 7y
+21 Valuation Q | EV proxy 1 7y
+9 What are the best / largest roll up shops? 1 7y
+18 KKR backoffice extremely unhappy? 10 7y
+14 Non-GAAP Financials for Valuation and Modeling 1 7y
+276 The Promised Land of Private Equity Turned out to be a "Monster Land" 106 7y
+14 Top BB offer vs Top PE secondaries? 1 7y
+13 Retail Food Group rescue package 7 7y
+8 Reported vs adjusted figures for case study pe 5 7y
+50 Why PE isn’t worth it. 22 7y
+12 2021 Off-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting + Prep 1 7y
+21 B-School Useful for FIG PE Transition? 1 7y
+17 Key intricacies in SAAS modeling? 5 7y
+16 Corporate development at a PE portco 4 7y
+30 100% Leveraged LBO? 7 7y
+3 Regulatory approval as an investor and operator 1 7y
+28 Why do PE firms sometimes only acquire a controlling stake (e.g. 51%) and not a full 100% stake? 12 7y
+3 PE Analyst Interview Questions 1 7y
+3 Blackstone GSO Liquid Credit Strategies 2020 Analyst 2 7y
+3 WeWork Distressed Debt Play 1 7y
+3 Preparation for investment company job start 1 7y
+6 Background Check in PE Interview Process 4 7y
+3 Growth Financing Cases/ interview tipps 1 7y
+10 Advice for Non-target seeking local P/E internship? 3 7y
+15 Who will buy GE Ventures' portfolio? 9 7y
+4 Bad relationship between funds? 3 7y
+14 Salon 3 7y
+9 Current Topics in PE Discussion 1 7y
+22 Question for Current PE Associates/VPs 6 7y
+3 Modeling practice - where can I find highly acquisitive, multi-site public companies? 1 7y
+3 Euribor/ Libor 3 7y
+8 Debt Repayment LBO before maturity 5 7y

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