+11 Disconnect between IRR and TVPI 4 12y
0 HELP-Where to get acquisition information about private targets? 3 12y
0 How to evaluate performance of board of directors/chairmen? 2 12y
+25 Financing an LBO with 95% Mezzanine Finance Structure? 8 12y
0 Prestigious Private Equity Groups besides the "Big Names" 16 12y
0 Recieved an Equity Stake offer, what next? 3 12y
0 Take private of public company listed in more than one country 0 12y
+12 Do PE firms and smaller investment banks sponsor visas? 3 12y
0 oid 8 12y
+13 debt costs 13 12y
+14 debt 101 11 12y
0 Retained Earnings Pro Forma Buyout 1 12y
0 Antarctica Capital 0 12y
+11 Should I take up this internship? 4 12y
0 seeking advice for career switch(a new analyst for Wholesale banking) 0 12y
0 [Novice Question] What does a PE Principal do? 6 12y
0 PE in Phoenix? 3 12y
+38 First year associate (pre-mba) comp 45 12y
+44 Underpaid at Start Up PE Fund? 17 12y
0 PE FoF vs. strategy consulting 15 12y
+39 Why is pre-LBO debt relevant for LBO suitability? 20 12y
+19 GE Equity - Thoughts? 19 12y
+214 Solved 134 12y
+8 H1B in MM PE 4 12y
+18 Top Fashion Private Equity Investors 12 12y
+19 Criticising the bosses friend/wife? 10 12y
0 Private Advisors- Richmond, VA 1 12y
0 Private equity MM Internship interviews 14 12y
0 Private Equity Interviews (GS REPIA - Whitehall) 1 12y
+34 Private Equity Interviews tomorrow 52 12y
0 Back to Buy Side 10 12y
+5 bottom up 4 12y
0 ECM -> IBD - > Buyside 0 12y
0 Non-GS Special Situations Groups: Exit Ops 9 12y
+6 Private Equity Standard 18 12y
+16 Implications of LBOing a high growth company 10 12y
0 [Question] comparable companies analysis 2 12y
0 Venture Debt/Lending companies 5 12y
0 Transaction Advisory Vs PE FoF to get to direct buy side PE 7 12y
0 Which one of you funded this? 6 12y
+1 List of Private Equity Firms (State-by-State) 4 12y
+40 Stumbled upon a piece of financial history in the office today... 29 12y
0 H/S Deferred MBA and PE recruiting 1 12y
+12 Need advice on how to find good companies to invest 4 12y
+11 Discussing unit repurchase with an Investor, looking for back up on minority control discount 3 12y
+35 PE Recruiting Process: BB, Boutiques, and Why They Are Helpful 14 12y
+4 Milestone Partners? 2 12y
0 American Capital Securities 1 12y
+11 Union Square Ventures (USV) Analyst 6 12y
0 Entrepreneur > MBA > PE... Any chance? 3 12y
+27 A Disruptive Cab Ride to Riches: The Uber Payoff 2 12y
+2 KKR internship tasks 2 12y
0 Would you stay on after 2 years if you could? 18 12y
0 Do PE firms give laptops ? 5 12y
+36 Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy: A book review. 3 12y
+14 Addressing concern with boss & got owned 8 12y
0 Can you demonstrate value to a potential PE fund instead of sending over resume? 1 12y
0 Blackstone Internal Mobility 4 12y
+10 Apollo vs Creditors - Caesar's Entertainment 2 12y
0 Anyone have any insight on this group? 3 12y
0 PE Interviewing Pre-MBA Recommendations 4 12y
+39 Substituting Law School for MBA? 12 12y
0 MM/Upper MM PE comp 1 12y
0 Capital Markets 2nd Year Analyst shooting for PE: Take 3rd year IBD or lateral? 11 12y
0 ThomsonOne Private Equity -- IRR benchmarking question 0 12y
+52 New WSO Private Equity Prep Pack in the Works 90 12y
+19 PE Debt Fund Interview Case Study 4 12y
0 Corp Dev / Strategy at PE / HFs 0 12y
0 Looking for Data on New PE Firms 3 12y
0 Moving up in a young firm? Advice needed 4 12y
+47 Given that you go to a good school, why not go directly to PE instead of IBD first? 23 12y
0 Discretionary Purchases (PE LPs, GPs) 1 12y
0 GIC (SWF) - Test Phase 1 12y
0 Benefit to second year in IB? 2 12y
+5 Entry/Exit Multiple (low vs. High) 9 12y
0 How to value bank loan of a distressed privately held company? 1 12y
0 KarpReilly 2 12y
+40 Secondary Buyouts? 13 12y
0 Networking Conundrum 4 12y
+55 Private Equity Portfolio companies 22 12y
0 Question on mechanics of private equity fund manager compensation 4 12y
+15 Healthcare Consulting to PE? 5 12y
0 Question to all internationals working in US PE firms 0 12y
0 Private Equity Manager Reviews 0 12y
0 How easy is it to hop over to a different PE firm once you break in? 0 12y
0 Best PE questions as interviewer 0 12y
+25 2013 Start - PE Associate Numbers 54 12y
0 Raising money with smoke and mirrors 1 12y
0 How to motivate outside legal counsel to get us deal docs faster? 5 12y
0 New Private equity firm 6 12y
0 meaningful list of private equity firms 3 12y
0 PE Offer vs. Current buyside Role - Thoughts Appreciated 3 12y
0 PE Analyst at PE shop vs investment analyst at big insurance co specializing in PE 3 12y
+4 Fortress Email Format 2 12y
0 Identify drivers that determine success of start-ups in Big-data space 0 12y
0 Private Funds Group vs. LevFin? 2 12y
0 Mezz Fund Portfolio Management position? 5 12y
+144 Megafund chiefs make $500 million a year? 78 12y
0 Thoughts on Crowd funding 1 12y
+20 Interviews: Doing Magic Trick 19 12y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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