+21 4-hr Model Test with MF in their Services Team - What to Expect? 5 11mo
+28 PE vs HF (activist) - which is the best career to be an owner/investor for returns. 2 11mo
+31 Go back to PE/VC or Stay in Family Biz + Real Estate? 5 11mo
+39 PE VP - Q&A 19 11mo
+24 Getting Poached 20 11mo
+18 How high is the conversion rate/sucess rate if you are in PE MF interviews? 8 11mo
+12 Do you ever make mistakes? 3 11mo
0 13 Week Cashflow Automation 1 11mo
+25 PE Associate vs IB Associate Horsepower 13 11mo
+9 How Global Capability Centers Support PE and IB Operations 0 11mo
0 Headhunter Confidentiality 2 11mo
+6 Has anyone worked with KEA Consultants recently? 6 11mo
+36 KEA Consultants London 23 11mo
0 PE summer internships opening? 1 11mo
+6 Update on Nautic Partners? 14 11mo
+6 Networking into a PE or GE job 1 11mo
0 PE LA Comp 1 11mo
+4 Carlyle PE summer 2026 prep 4 11mo
+230 Apollo canceling 2027 PE recruitment this year 84 11mo
+5 London PE — what’s it like?? 5 11mo
+32 PE Investment Memo Examples? 14 11mo
+9 Partner's Group 2026 Financial Analyst (FA) Program 5 11mo
0 Too many Private Equity internships? 1 11mo
+41 Garnett Station Partners?? 18 11mo
+27 OID in leveraged loans 17 11mo
+6 Please what are some downsides to starting out in an industry specific boutique 12 11mo
+10 How brutal is WLB in MFs (Europe)? 9 11mo
0 MF Energy Transition / Infrastructure Funds 1 11mo
0 Did any of you receive the Hirevue for Blackstone PE for SA26 3 11mo
0 Breaking into Growth Equity as a LevFin junior at a BB? 1 11mo
+87 Secondaries is Paradise 59 11mo
+12 Joining JAAMBO… but it’s a family office? 8 11mo
+2 Orion Infrastructure (OIC) 13 11mo
+9 Why would anyone choose to go into private equity over private credit today? 3 11mo
+6 Staying in Banking is Paradise 1 11mo
+4 GoBuySide Update / Test 4 11mo
+8 GoBuyside - Good headhunter? 3 11mo
+3 Any insight on Mid Europa Partners? Culture, comp, etc. 2 11mo
0 Delete 1 11mo
+17 Leaving for buy side after short stint 5 11mo
+1 Saving time on LBO tests 5 11mo
+6 Recruiting Firms for Bay Area - PE / Growth Equity 1 11mo
+40 Is pursuing an IR Associate role a good move? 42 11mo
+4 BDT&MSD Growth Equity? 2 11mo
+2 Red Arts Capital? 21 11mo
+3 Pollen Street 2 11mo
+63 Feeling lost after being pushed out 10 11mo
0 Starting a PE Fund, drop some tips and tricks below ⬇️ 1 11mo
+9 Middle Market PE Senior Associate 11 11mo
+28 Freelancing in PE 9 11mo
+20 Moving into GE in NYC 5 11mo
0 Fall internships 3 11mo
0 Joining no name fund ? 2 11mo
+91 Megafund PE Fund Sizes Standardized 12 11mo
+7 VPs+ is it worth the grind ? 3 11mo
+20 UK Semi target PE placement 22 11mo
+1 Something strange is happening in India, Private Equity firms like KKR, Kedaara, Apollo, etc are pouring billions of dollars in Indian schools 2 11mo
+12 What happens to Corp Dev team after portco is sold? 7 11mo
+6 How do you get approached for Operating Exec roles? 1 11mo
+29 How do PE funds pick their commercial and M&A advisors? 12 11mo
+6 PE Fund controller to Product strategy or secondaries 1 11mo
0 Level Equity 2026 SA 1 11mo
+35 Are MF Modelling tests changing? My experience 8 11mo
+6 Recent Sr. Associate / VP PE & Growth Equity Searches 1 11mo
+9 Joint Ventures in PE - how do they happen? 1 11mo
+26 Mgmt options in LBO - why everywhere different? 6 11mo
+137 Bankers in PE just can't deal with ambiguity/out of the box tasks 17 11mo
+38 TCV post-ZIRP - GE seats worth pursuing? 19 11mo
+9 Family Offices in London? 1 11mo
+21 27M | Corp Finance → FP&A | Laid off & Unemployed 3 Months | Studying CFA Level 1 | Want to Pivot to IB/PE/Corp Dev — What Should I Do? 8 11mo
+7 SK Capital 13 11mo
0 Mega Fund PE IR Internship vs Unicorn Tech Start-up Finance Team Internship 1 11mo
+56 Two offers: MM PE and LO AM 25 11mo
0 Arrowroot, ran like an Iranian dictatorship 0 11mo
0 Is it better to be in direct lending or private mezz ? 1 11mo
+12 WELLS FARGO HEADHUNTERS 2 11mo
+25 PE Analyst Programs 11 11mo
+16 Quilvest Capital Partners Buyout Group 12 11mo
0 27M | Corp Finance → FP&A | Laid off & Unemployed 3 Months | Studying CFA Level 1 | Want to Pivot to IB/PE/Corp Dev/Investment Analyst — What Should I Do? 1 11mo
+3 Ares Infra Opps? 3 11mo
+13 KKR Group Cultures 11 11mo
+22 Want to Build a Local Evergreen Fund Someday – Looking for Advice 6 11mo
0 K1 Investment Management (LA) - 2025 opinions 2 11mo
+46 Ahead of my bonus, should I tell my boss that I plan to resign? 31 11mo
+63 Do you guys really not expect carry to materialize? 54 11mo
0 PE London market 2 11mo
+8 HIG Capital 11 11mo
+35 Mainsail Partners - Culture, Comp, Work / Life Balance 27 11mo
+9 How to break into Infrastructure IB ? Firms, technicals, networking... 1 11mo
+4 Headhunter Assessments for 2027 PE Recruiting 7 11mo
+60 For those who chose infrastructure, what was your reasoning and would you do it again? 26 11mo
+6 Jamie Dimon's crackdown on acceptance of PE offers 3 11mo
0 Breaking into PE, Growth, VC after MBA in Europe 1 11mo
+5 Sr Asso Promo 4 11mo
+18 CASTLELAKE LP 11 11mo
+21 Top Growth Equity Teams in London 31 11mo
+2 PE Bonus 2 11mo
+10 Cathay Capital PE 7 11mo
+8 PE associate job vs Tech Startup backed by tier 1A VC firm with substantial path to growth. 6 11mo
+12 Is being an LP super chill? 7 11mo

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