+18 CD&R Spring Insight Online Numerical Assesment 67 1y
0 Private Equity Associate Case Study Exchange 3 1y
+11 PE On Cycle Recruiting for 2026 9 1y
+7 Cerberus LA Groups 3 1y
0 How does Summer Analyst recruiting work at PE Firms? 2 1y
0 General Atlantic and Advent finally updated their brand... 1 1y
+6 Which hotels do your firms book for seniors/ executives on business trips? 2 1y
+17 Lateral for comp? 6 1y
+1 PE Bonus Cycle 1 1y
+19 LBO Model: Negative FCF Available for non-revolver debt paydown? 6 1y
0 Those who have gone PE -> PC 1 1y
+6 Digitalbridge 5 1y
+51 Careers after MBA for PE associates? 15 1y
+13 Interested in PE/PC. Not Interested in Investing 6 1y
+1 Do type of projects matter when transitioning from consulting to PE? 4 1y
0 Sixth Street Real Estate 2 1y
+19 Small FA focused on Tax Equity - Long Term Career Outlook 3 1y
0 Switching Sectors in PE / Sectors with Long Term Tailwinds 1 1y
+62 Coming off as more mature as PE associate 15 1y
+19 Is this a good sign? 5 1y
+21 LMM Traditional PE vs. MM Infra 4 1y
+5 ChatGPT Usage - Compliance Breach? 5 1y
+9 TA Associates Interview Process 14 1y
0 When to reach out to HHs? 3 1y
+3 Las Vegas Funds? 4 1y
+2 Paper LBO for IBD SA 4 1y
+13 For those who switched from Corp Dev to PE directly 3 1y
0 Arcapita 2024 Insights 2 1y
+16 Best tech private equity shops for career progression? 4 1y
0 Continental BB --> London PE 1 1y
0 BX Branding Team 2 1y
+28 PE --> Special Sits Credit: Lifestyle and Transition? 9 1y
+49 ChatGPT Use Cases in PE 26 1y
+9 Does sector focus in PE matter? 6 1y
0 Bain Capital Investors of Tomorrow 3 1y
+28 ELI5: Locked box 10 1y
+38 Underperformer at PE. Switching to law over finance for stability? 10 1y
+6 Private Equity vs. Private Credit Thesis 1 1y
+57 The VP Promotion: "Marrying" a Fund 12 1y
+7 Successful Comp Negotiations 4 1y
+9 PE Interview Prep: Industry Knowledge 1 1y
+3 Delete 7 1y
+13 What are you guys using for portable monitors? 10 1y
+12 MBA for going to PE (from MBB) 5 1y
+16 First internship, no finance knowledge/background, terrified of what the work may be like 2 1y
+9 Those planning to leave soon or who have already left, what went into it? 2 1y
+9 Cap Formation Pe vs Placement Agent Internship advice 1 1y
+9 Private Equity IR + Placement Agents 1 1y
+18 Which Firm Will BlackRock Acquire Next? 7 1y
0 Ski outing or ski networking for mid-career finance professionals? 2 1y
+13 Blue Owl multiway merger 9 1y
+3 Arlington Capital Partners Updates 5 1y
+9 Independently co-invest along side PE? 1 1y
+9 Mid Stage Career Lateral 2 1y
+10 How do you price in a lack of operational maturity? 3 1y
+6 Kudu Investments Information 4 1y
+6 LevFin, DCM or RX to break in PE? 1 1y
+12 Trucking / logistics roll up 5 1y
+22 How Do I Get Better at the Job? - PE Associate 6 1y
+6 Getting into Infrastructure PE 2 1y
+1 Best path to MM PE? 2 1y
+4 Making Partner at H&F / KKR / TPG / BX 6 1y
+15 Infrastructure PE Modeling 20 1y
+3 PE Analyst & Associate Comp 8 1y
+44 Megafund Infrastructure PE? 19 1y
+3 Infrastructure PE Interview 5 1y
+13 Co-Invest -- Long Term Outlook, Comp, Career Progression? 10 1y
+15 2025 PE Associate Roles 8 1y
+9 What’s the deal with Crestview recently? 14 1y
+5 How do I get a megafund out of undergrad 9 1y
+36 Lateral PE Recruiting 36 1y
0 Updated Views on Lindsay Goldberg 3 1y
+3 Average weekly hours by Private Equity strategy 2 1y
+12 Oncycle Resume With No Prior IB Experience 2 1y
+10 Interviewing for Infra PE. What to expect? 6 1y
+64 2Y IB / 4Y MF - How to get up to speed on the Tech Industry 28 1y
+6 IB > Strategy > VC? 2 1y
+3 Alvarez & Marsal Capital 1 1y
+30 2023/2024 up and coming funds 33 1y
0 Leveraging Your Coinvest as an Associate 1 1y
+15 2024 PE Compensation Data Released 6 1y
+6 VP - Direct Investments at FO Next Steps? 1 1y
0 SIG Partners | Dallas PE 1 1y
+10 Hull Street Energy 10 1y
+3 MF PE SA Timeline 5 1y
+25 Got told to leave earlier 12 1y
+14 Offer Decision - Tech IB / Large Cap PE / MM PC 7 1y
+18 Typical MF PE Analyst Career Path? 14 1y
+1 Who Hires 2 IB > 2 PE > MBA? 2 1y
+31 On-Cycle as an Incoming MF PE Analyst (trying to move downstream) 11 1y
+11 2-hour lunch with partners at a sponsor - help pls! 7 1y
+6 PGIM Private Infra 1 1y
+14 KKR Infra vs Evercore M&A 22 1y
+53 Prepping for PE Analyst Program 18 1y
+34 Best distressed exit ops from restructuring ib? 30 1y
+34 Why Is Apollo Percieved to Be A Clear Cut Above KKR/BX/TPG/H&F? 15 1y
+3 Permanent Capital comp 4 1y
+12 How Do I Lateral Funds? 1 1y
0 Insurance PE 2 1y
+15 Updated Thoughts on Francisco Partners 14 1y

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  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
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