0 MM PE vs. Big 3 Consulting 1 8y
+39 LBO Valuation IRR 7 8y
+15 What are some good case studies for LBO/Distressed strategies and the healthcare/agriculture-focused investing? 3 8y
+25 PE 2018 recruiting - who's left? 21 8y
+18 PE Internship sourcing Exercise? 3 8y
+6 Private Equity Game 1 8y
+3 Sourcing Exercise for Internship?(IGNORE) 1 8y
+11 "Incoming Analyst" on Resume for PE Recruiting? 1 8y
+88 Starting A Search Fund (Micro PE Firm) 27 8y
+59 PE Offer - Vesting Equity Questions w/Cash on Cash Multiples 11 8y
+26 BB IB -> Corp Strat -> Buyside? 10 8y
+16 Need Feedback on Senior Associate Comp Range 4 8y
+9 Exit Opportunities for PE Consulting Firm? 1 8y
+24 When do people expect Private Equity on cycle recruiting to begin this year? 9 8y
+28 Most Brutal Thanksgiving Tasks 4 8y
+26 Accepted PE Offer - How To Get Ahead? 3 8y
+7 If anyone is currently working at a search fund or has worked at a search fund in the past, please message me 14 8y
+3 Can anyone help me value the worth of this internship? 1 8y
+14 How do you decide how to exit / generally realize value from a company? 4 8y
+52 Modeling tests/case studies to share? 113 8y
+13 Should I go into finance? 2 8y
+38 PE Associate Career Path 9 8y
+9 Rationale for using DCF 1 8y
+14 Awesome PE Job, Unsure of job location 11 8y
+32 Going from non-Target to Private Equity 14 8y
+89 Got this task during an Private Equity internship interview, how to handle it? 9 8y
+66 CFA® and PE: The Ultimate answer based on performance not prestige 23 8y
+3 MBB or Abraaj GAP? (Dubai) 1 8y
+3 PE Port Ops Summer Analyst Interview 1 8y
+12 Prospective PE Analyst 1 8y
+12 Tier 2 Consulting to PE - How to Position for an Early Lateral? 2 8y
+12 Infrastructure PE Analyst to Hedge Fund / Generalist PE Shop 5 8y
0 The Yucaipa Companies 4 8y
+3 Roundtable Financial Group - Ever heard of it? 2 8y
+3 DMP Male Enhancement never had such 1 8y
+30 Corporate Restructuring to PE 6 8y
+1 Practice LBO with unstable ending year cash 4 8y
0 Deal Sourcing Software 1 8y
+3 Patriot Power Greens Negligence any past 1 8y
0 Akoya Capital 3 8y
0 Where do you guys intern after your first year of b-school? 1 8y
+9 What's relationship investing and how do you land a role in this arena? Any insights? 4 8y
+23 Big 4 Audit to IB to PE? 4 8y
+8 Real case studies for private equity value creations demonstration (into thesis) 1 8y
+9 Interview for spring intern at a very large MM fund, any tips for prep? 1 8y
+10 PIK Question: Is cash coupon amount affected by increase in loan balance caused by PIK accrual? 2 8y
+6 Performance Equity Management 6 8y
+5 Headhunter meeting 3 8y
+9 Private Equity Investment Memos 2 8y
+70 What is the point of doing private equity if you will be pushed out after two years to get an MBA? 13 8y
+48 PE Associate, please help on lateraling 8 8y
+12 PE Product Specialist Case Study - Help: interview this week! 1 8y
0 Any Programming (Python) Uses Cases in PE? 1 8y
+19 Transitioning into PE from Financial Management roles 5 8y
+9 Energy PE Recruiters/Search Firms 5 8y
+3 Super day for a private equity firm for research analyst, what to expect? 1 8y
0 What to expect in an informational interview (still undergrad)? 8 8y
+12 A question about deal timing 1 8y
+18 Oil and Gas Private Equity 33 8y
+32 Breaking into megafund from MBA 29 8y
0 American Capital Strategies - How is the fund? 13 8y
+13 PE Headhunter Recruiting 3 8y
+17 Little Known Secret to Start Angel Investing 3 8y
+9 Recruiter Information 1 8y
+12 Special Situations/Distressed PE - strategies? process? 2 8y
+12 Final round interview with Megafund advice? 1 8y
+4 Best Private Equity Firms in San Fransisco 1 8y
0 PE Internship and pay 4 8y
+26 Rollups in IRR calculations - how to address? 5 8y
+37 FIG PE 12 8y
+6 Ares Special Situations 4 8y
0 Corporate Development to Private Equity 3 8y
+13 Alix Partners (Exit Opps, etc) 4 8y
+22 Path to PE: Corporate Finance vs. M&A Advisory 1 8y
+18 Deleted post ---- 5 8y
0 Private Equity Interview First Round.. How Do I Prepare? 3 8y
+12 L Catterton, New Mountain Capital, Charlesbank 5 8y
+3 Typical hours for an Infrastructure Asset Management summer intern? 1 8y
+5 Structuring management rollover and promote in practice 4 8y
0 Thoughts on Maranon Capital? 2 8y
+10 Where will PE be in 2 years? 8 8y
+3 How to make top tier bonus in PE at Associate / VP level? 1 8y
+3 THL Interviews? 1 8y
+130 MM IBD (Analyst) > MM PE (Associate) > MM PE (Senior Associate) - Here to answer any and all questions! 47 8y
+23 LBO: Sources and Uses question 13 8y
0 Cold email the controller? Who to cold email. 1 8y
+30 Including "dead" deals on resume? 17 8y
+83 Financial modelling on the buyside 29 8y
0 Internship After Freshman Year? 2 8y
+3 exit ops from ( think Imperial Capital, GLC ) 1 8y
+37 Apply for PE position without M&A transaction experience 45 8y
+133 Do's & Dont's - 1st Year Private Equity Associate 41 8y
+12 Difference between Associate & VP? 1 8y
+135 Can someone break down PE Associate exit opportunities? 139 8y
0 JC Flowers 9 8y
+3 Stripes Group? 1 8y
0 PE Partner track 2 8y
+9 Transportation problems reducing income in an LBO target 1 8y
+27 Post-MBA Associate -> PE 5 8y
+5 Evaluating Portfolio Company Talent 2 8y

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  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
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