+24 LBO deal: why use high yield debt? how are debt tranche splits arrived at? 7 12y
+6 Advice for targets 7 12y
+20 LBO model: impact of raising entry an exit multiples on IRR 15 12y
0 Bridge Financing 3 12y
+7 Measuring reasonability of leverage and coverage ratios 0 12y
+5 KKR internship 10 12y
0 Private Market Funds Valuations group/ Private Markets Fund Financial Reporting group-PE internship 0 12y
+12 Where do the post-MBA PE associates end up eventually? 17 12y
+18 Poison Pill? 5 12y
0 Entry Level venture roles 2 12y
0 What boutique accounting firms... 8 12y
0 Young Professionals: 8 Tips To Help You Succeed In Finance 0 12y
+26 GPA for Elite PE / HF Recruiting? 28 12y
+4 Fashion company due diligence? 1 12y
0 Prequin Private Equity Report 4 12y
0 Here’s the Low Down on Houlihan Lokey 11 12y
0 Help Request - Building a Market Map 1 12y
0 Capital Markets / Mezzanine Groups 3 12y
+25 Wharton Course: Private Equity Videos 14 12y
0 FT ER Associate vs. REPE Acquisitions Analyst 9 12y
+24 Will Firm Pay Me? 20 12y
+13 Difference between: Apollo, BX, KKR 11 12y
+43 IB Lateralling 38 12y
0 MM private equity summer analyst 6 12y
0 A bad time to network? 5 12y
0 KKR Summer Analyst? 1 12y
0 Private Equity in Emerging Markets 19 12y
0 Why did KKR buy KFN? 0 12y
+10 PE Outreach Email to Industry Professionals 3 12y
+46 Getting Dropped in the Tank 47 12y
0 Regional Offices of Large PE Firms? 0 12y
+17 MBA Considering Pre-MBA PE Role 8 12y
0 Can the Federal Reserve invest in off-shore projects? 0 12y
0 Barriers To Entry/Exit Strategy 5 12y
0 Common terms for small business investment? 0 12y
+45 Awkward Dartmouth Kid to Lead Warburg Pincus 35 12y
+51 Basic Questions About PE Recruiting Answered 17 12y
0 Negotiating vesting out of deal 3 12y
0 Credit Oriented Investment Funds 5 12y
0 LGP Undergraduate SA Phone Interview 1 12y
+15 First Round's Dorm Fund 17 12y
+88 Ask Me Anything: Post-MBA at Early PE Firm 42 12y
0 Need Offer Help ASAP 14 12y
+9 Private Equity Fundraising Firm vs BB PE fundraising group 3 12y
0 Apprenticeship II 0 12y
+10 McKinsey -> PE 8 12y
0 A market for private shares? 4 12y
0 Best Chance for Sneaking onto Buyside? 9 12y
+19 Required IRR in LBO? 12 12y
0 Which background will help me in the long run? 3 12y
0 Discussion Topics 1 12y
+43 Private Equity - Operating Side 32 12y
+28 Valuing Athlete Earning Potential? Tracking Arian Foster! 8 12y
0 Modeling A/R, Inventory and A/P 1 12y
+13 Reverse multiple expansion 3 12y
0 Energy Private Equity 3 12y
+23 Break into PE from MM Lender? 11 12y
0 PE for Beginners? 6 12y
+11 PE at IFC 8 12y
0 From public corporation to operating exec at PE portfolio company 1 12y
0 Do PE firms (megafunds and large MM) sponsor H1B visas? 2 12y
0 Sankaty - Portfolio Operations Associate 6 12y
0 PE firms specializing in insurance industry 7 12y
0 Do sponsored MBA students get signing bonus? 10 12y
+63 Beats Worth Over $1 Billion 62 12y
+28 Diligencing PE offer 7 12y
+34 Help me understand the investment strategy of a FoF 39 12y
0 Calculating Fund IRR after recent portfolio IPO 2 12y
+10 PE Recruiting - what should I be doing? 3 12y
0 Resources for an Inside Perspective on Private Equity 1 12y
+46 2014 Recruiting - Chatter About things starting up 64 12y
0 Fortress Internship 13 12y
+73 Mid-Market PE Fund Associate taking questions. 55 12y
0 Credit P/E Fund 7 12y
0 Quadrangle Group Interview 3 12y
+12 Samwer Book 10 12y
0 REPE questions.... 8 12y
0 deleted 5 12y
+2 Private Placement Analyst 11 12y
0 PE Off-cycle Internships 2 12y
+11 Top 20 IBD groups for PE/HF exits 9 12y
0 PE Daily/Weekly Updates 5 12y
+31 How to determine if a company has good potential for acquisition? 10 12y
+45 The REAL Reason You Didn't Get That Job 17 12y
0 Private Equity Opportunity -- Need Advice and Resources! 6 12y
0 The man who controls your beer, burger, and condiments. 5 12y
0 BIWS for PE recruiting? 4 12y
0 Niche Industry Group at a BB to Generalist PE? 4 12y
0 PE Informal Recruiting 6 12y
0 PE Associate compensation Europe 9 12y
0 From BB Finance to PE 4 12y
+3 does Carlyle hire PE analyst like BX and KKR? 10 12y
0 HF's from a BB regional office? 3 12y
0 Technology 4 12y
+14 Complex Deal Structuring 5 12y
+13 Pre-emptive hiring for PE? 1 12y
0 Business Development exit opps 0 12y
+2 Post Money Calculation 3 12y
0 LBO modeling question - IPO exit 5 12y
0 Samsung Open Innovation Center? 6 12y

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