+8 PSG Equity SA 2026 26 2mo
+6 Technical Experience vs Industry Experience 1 2mo
+44 PE partners keep telling me I’ll “get rich” if I’m patient. Am I being naive? 12 2mo
+10 US PE alpha look abysmal in L5Y 3 2mo
+13 Essential readings for Tech investing? 13 2mo
+9 Sixth Street Infrastructure Views 7 2mo
+3 MF Recruiting 1 2mo
+15 Generalist MFPE tech (KKR / BX) vs >$10B pure play tech (FP / HG) 1 2mo
0 PE recruitment materials 1 2mo
+15 Why do people on-cycle / recruit PE anyways? 3 2mo
+22 PE IR/Fundraising 9 2mo
+10 (Personal trading) - Heaven forbid people who work in finance are interested in markets 8 2mo
+10 How is the lifestyle in banking/PE in London? 5 2mo
0 Views on GTCR Healthcare? 2 2mo
+3 Antin infra nyc 5 2mo
+468 Private Equity Analysis is a Joke 90 2mo
0 SA: Commonfund PE vs Province Restructuring 1 2mo
+9 Help: Thoughts on Evergreen Services Group 4 2mo
+16 Learning to Infra Model 8 2mo
+12 Contacting a senior who opened a new office in my city? 1 2mo
0 2028 SA recruiting question 1 2mo
+3 What is LMM/MM PE recruiting like from Mid-tier MM banks? 3 2mo
+32 Investment Memos? 73 2mo
+185 What’s “the path” now? 64 2mo
+35 Q&A: What It’s Actually Like Working at an Independent (Fundless) Sponsor 10 2mo
+29 What Should I Do With My Life? 15 2mo
0 Arenova Capital 0 2mo
+9 How would you categorize this experience? 2 2mo
+37 Software PE fund raise (FP, Hg) outlook in 2026? 14 2mo
0 Neuberger Berman LDN 1 2mo
+9 Strategy Consulting Principal to PE in the GCC – Advice? 1 2mo
+37 Turning down major fund for boutique? 9 2mo
0 Stone Ridge Asset Management (flat Wincoram) - Houston 0 2mo
+66 I invest in GP-led secondaries, and it’s awesome. 98 2mo
+53 Learning Project Finance Modeling vs CFA L1 13 2mo
+20 Debt sizing - Gearing/Leverage/DSCR Question 8 2mo
+33 Two MF Associate Offers, Same Comp: Private Credit or Secondaries? 13 2mo
+9 Can anyone speak on the rep of Atlas Holdings? 6 2mo
+48 Bad at IB = … in PE? 28 2mo
+119 Q&A: High Finance Australia 59 2mo
+72 IR Comp and Bonus Check 70 2mo
0 TPG Rise Climate Model Test 2 2mo
+9 Best way to prep for PE case studies / developing investment framework? 2 2mo
+7 Breaking into PE/VC investor role post McKinsey Associate? 2 2mo
+21 You're Starting a LMM Fund in 2025...What Do You Pitch? 26 2mo
+7 What will happen to PE Software/Saas portcos 6 2mo
+14 SaaS/Software modelling 14 2mo
+24 Quick thought on career advice 1 2mo
+15 How to negotiate economics as first hire to an independent sponsor 1 2mo
+29 How hard is it actually to execute a roll up? 7 2mo
+5 Infra groups with chill hours 8 2mo
+29 Charlesbank CEO Stepping Down 12 2mo
+8 So you use PPT in PE? 10 2mo
+44 Thinking through tech investing: early growth vs. growth vs. buyout 19 2mo
+18 How is the culture at 26North? How much focus is there on the insurance platform there? 7 2mo
+20 Is IB Drilling PPT Useless? 2 2mo
0 Do PE Analyst Programs Have Modelling Tests/Investment Cases 1 2mo
+6 Antin infrastructure modelling test 9 2mo
0 Executive Search / Head Hunting 1 2mo
+22 evergreen services group comp/wlb/culture/exits 15 2mo
+11 Sourcing/BD → execution in PE — realistic path or pipe dream 2 2mo
+14 PE Secondaries Case Studies 4 2mo
+10 Tier 2 Management Consulting Firm (PE) > Private Equity in Toronto 2 2mo
0 Energy IB —> Generalist PE 2 2mo
+20 PE BD/IR 9 2mo
0 OTPP - Summer 2027 Private Capital (Global Funds) - Insights 1 2mo
+6 Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing (BXMA) 5 2mo
+6 MM infra NYC 3 2mo
+11 Thoughts on Roark Capital 4 2mo
+55 Red Flag PE Firms In LA 64 2mo
0 Secondaries Fund Case Prep 3 2mo
+7 Secondaries Interview 4 2mo
+6 Is PE 80s banking right now? Downhill from here 1 2mo
+9 Interviewers during modeling tests - do you actually watch the candidate build their model? 1 2mo
0 Executive Search 2 2mo
+44 Is $175-200k all in low for IR? 37 2mo
0 Oncycle 2028 3 2mo
+49 Do you think PE has actually helped you become a better entrepreneur? 27 2mo
+30 Most PE interviews have felt awfully weird - is it my MBB background? 5 2mo
+19 Worth doing IB/PE if want to start business? 6 2mo
+22 Level Equity Interview Process 62 2mo
+3 Del 7 2mo
0 Pitchbook help? 1 2mo
+30 Main Capital Partners? 22 2mo
+7 Thoughts on BC Partners Credit? 15 2mo
+37 Striking out in last rounds 5 2mo
+9 UK & Europe - vs US - monthly vs. quarterly boards 1 2mo
+9 Why this indifference/discrimination against post-MBA associates for Buyside Recruitment? 4 2mo
0 Wind Point Chicago 0 2mo
+47 Have we seen the last private equity billionaire? 20 2mo
+11 Peak Rock Capital - London 9 2mo
+9 Norvestor - Insights 3 2mo
+87 How to Model SaaS Projections for Interviews 79 2mo
+26 Off Cycle 2027 Master Thread 43 2mo
0 AIP special sits & distressed debt fund 1 2mo
+56 Best PE Sector to be in (tailwinds) 34 2mo
+14 NGP - Dallas 10 2mo
+15 Blackstone BAAM Special Situations 15 2mo
+169 Age You Made Your First Million? 95 2mo
0 GIP infra model test 4 2mo

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