0 . 1 1y
+50 Advent vs H&F vs Carlyle vs EQT 34 1y
+35 13-week model for distressed firms 16 1y
+10 Modeling roll-ups 4 1y
+6 Longest you waited in between off cycle round before moving forward 1 1y
+8 PSG 2025 5 1y
0 Start date for FT Analyst Positions at BX/KKR/APO/Carlyle etc 1 1y
+42 Quit IB with nothing lined up - feel like my career is cooked as I want to go back into PE 13 1y
0 CD&R Pathways Program 1 1y
+6 Infrastructure Private Equity Case Studies 2 1y
+10 Abry Winding Down? 6 1y
+71 Bain vs Carlyle vs TPG vs Permira 20 1y
+103 Did on-cycle just kick off? 62 1y
+35 Partners Group 2025 Financial Analyst Program 91 1y
+29 Differences in MF Associate Class Sizes 8 1y
+12 On-Cycle 2044 Kick-off Date? 4 1y
+3 Accepting an offer and then backing out for a better one 1 1y
+8 Permira NYC 7 1y
+100 Q&A Distressed Private Debt & Private Equity 73 1y
+8 thoughts on Angeles Equity Partners 5 1y
+13 LMM Year 2 Associate Comp in 2025 10 1y
+6 First year analyst in PE Infra 3 1y
0 Which IB and PE groups in SF and LA sponsor ? 1 1y
+6 Has anyone noticed PE firms running more lateral recruiting processes than off-cycle IB analyst cycles? 1 1y
0 Top Healthcare PMs/SMs 1 1y
+6 How to prep for deals without access? 1 1y
+146 Did you learn more in PE or consulting? 40 1y
0 Graham Partners SPD turnaround 1 1y
+6 Peakspan Capital 6 1y
+11 Munich / Switzerland funds 2 1y
+3 Real Estate PE Shops with Best Comp / Experience 1 1y
+15 EBITDA walkdown to cash flow for debt service 11 1y
+3 Feeling that I’m learning nothing 1 1y
+18 2 Hour LBO Case Study for IB Analyst Lateral - hit me with the sweatiest feasible aspects to consider 6 1y
0 Gtcr interview process 3 1y
0 Veteran / Non Traditional PE/Private Credit Post MBA Roles 1 1y
+13 Value of getting a CHFP for Healthcare GE/PE/IB recruiting? 5 1y
+5 Really depressed because not in IB or PE 7 1y
0 High Volume Roll Up Strategies - How does it Work? 3 1y
+9 Sycamore 1 1y
+14 How easy is it to go from MF IR to banking to PE 9 1y
+10 PE Value Creation / Ops Associate Recruiting 2 1y
+10 Do you basically have to work through HHs for PE recruiting (on&off-cycle)? Or can you network yourself 3 1y
+11 Fund Placement - M20 Private Fund Advisors 2 1y
+99 What's actually the crossover point for picking a $1BN fund over a MF as a career-track midlevel? 40 1y
+8 [Help needed] Exciting take-private 7 1y
+14 Operationally-Focused PE: Where? How? 3 1y
+2 Vista to Thoma Bravo 18 1y
+10 Career Trajectory Help 2 1y
+9 Are capex facilities common in infrastructure deals? 1 1y
+5 accel-kkr superday 9 1y
0 How do you figure out what investing you like? 1 1y
+48 Were PE MBA admissions ever “easy”? 19 1y
0 Buyside Recruiting for Internationals 1 1y
0 Oaktree culture and comp 1 1y
+68 Updated views on CD&R 42 1y
+12 On-Cycle to start in May before Graduation 6 1y
+16 AI Tools PE Funds Are Using? 16 1y
+19 Non Profit Board 6 1y
+20 Does anyone know anything? On-cycle 9 1y
+19 Infrastructure- Data Center Life Extension 5 1y
+5 AI Tools to Save Time / Increase Quality 4 1y
+3 Growth Buyout 4 1y
+9 REIT DCM IB -> RE PE / Dev / Investing 1 1y
0 Anyone exited to PE? 1 1y
+7 HF analyst to PE associate? 6 1y
+2 VWAP LBO 2 1y
0 What questions to ask a newer fund at end of interview? 1 1y
+10 Those who “made it” in PE / finance, are you truly happy? 1 1y
0 PE vs Start Up 1 1y
+7 PE vs HoldCo? 3 1y
+14 LMM PE or LMM IB to start career? 4 1y
0 Growth Equity vs Private Equity 1 1y
+22 What to do with my career? 10 1y
+5 Nepotism in Private equity 10 1y
+3 If I suck at self studying should I go into IB before PE 5 1y
+10 Does anyone else hate DealCloud? 4 1y
+1 ChatGPT for Modeling 3 1y
+22 How long to model from scratch for On-cycle 10 1y
+203 On-Cycle PE Recruiting is Paradise 12 1y
+14 On cycle '27 no coffee = no interview? 7 1y
+135 This is not living 100 1y
0 Who actually makes money in finance? 1 1y
+19 Lateral from Fund-Adjacent Endowment Investing to PE/Private Credit? 2 1y
+25 On cycle 2027 Megathread 9 1y
+6 Incoming Analyst at top group at mid tier BB - no oncycle looks? 3 1y
+12 What makes an interview case study submission "Good" vs. "Great"? 2 1y
+9 Engineering -> MM IB -> PE (Need HH // Recruiting Advice) 2 1y
+12 Dubai PE Compensation 13 1y
0 Warburg full time 2026 updates 0 1y
0 On-Cycle Model Test 1 1y
+4 Apollo S3 Secondaries Culture and WLB? 4 1y
0 Prep topics pe/IB 1 1y
+4 PE Case Study Solution 6 1y
0 Athos Partners - Interview 2 1y
+12 On-Cycle ad a second year 1 1y
+10 Oaktree - Product Specialist Role, Associate 5 1y
+4 Anyone using AI for memos? 2 1y
0 Glade Brook Capital Partners? 0 1y
+7 Do I need to know how to adjust BS/IS/CF pro-forma depending on transaction dates in LBO tests? 2 1y

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