+5 Up-and-coming banks/shops in the IB and PE space 4 1y
+6 Special Sits - Expected returns 1 1y
+11 Music Rights Investments | Rationale and considerations 4 1y
+8 Music Royalties 3 1y
+14 Reviewing CIM 3 1y
+8 Year End Bonus 50 1y
+33 Evaluating Partner/MD performance 6 1y
+9 Best PE firms for upward mobility 13 1y
+11 VMG Partners 12 1y
+3 Best Private Equity Funds in London (performance, growth, NOT prestige) 1 1y
+9 PE Model Test: DCF LBO M&A? 3 1y
+3 Banner Ridge PE Analyst Interview 4 1y
+1 Implications of reneging MF offer? 2 1y
+8 IB to PE in 1 year? 7 1y
+8 Cringe-worthy networking mistakes I've seen (from top IB to elite PE) 8 1y
+28 TA Associates 87 1y
+6 Pivot | REPE -> TAS (DD) -> IB (-> PE) 1 1y
0 HH Question 3 1y
+48 HongKongers in HK Private Equity - Can you survive in a mainland-Chinese dominated labour market? 14 1y
+9 First year anlayst participating on-cycle? 1 1y
0 Path to Partner 1 1y
+6 PE Funds with Public Investing Arms 14 1y
0 Consumer PE Interviews 4 1y
+15 Joining pod out of IB or after PE? 9 1y
+6 Talking about Pitches in PE Interview 11 1y
+23 LBO Case Study 68 1y
+5 What’s next? 7 1y
+12 Hg Capital NYC - Thoughts? 46 1y
+8 Associate Hall of Fame 6 1y
+12 Arranging Senior & Subordinate for an LBO 2 1y
+17 Big 4 infra financial advisory in Japan —> Infra fund 5 1y
0 Talking about Private Placement Deal 2 1y
+43 UMM/MF PE to Secondaries Path 4 1y
+7 Podcast suggestions 3 1y
+68 Kim Kardashian Private Equity Failure - Thoughts? 25 1y
+5 Niche manufacturing buyouts 4 1y
0 Those Short Verbal Cases in PE Interviews 1 1y
+4 How to prep for secondaries interview? 5 1y
0 Happy New Year! 2 1y
+9 Are private equity professionals associated persons? 1 1y
+40 LBO Returns Attribution 22 1y
+8 PE Prep Advice needed 2 1y
+20 Question That's Never Been Answered: Deal Experience 2 1y
+6 KKR LA Updates 6 1y
+28 Peterson Partners? (Utah) 9 1y
+13 Reneging on a Lateral Offer 10 1y
+5 Undisputed MF PE rankings 12 1y
0 Madison Dearborn Partners 2024 4 1y
+11 Centerbridge - name comes up in convos about hardest interviews and distressed topics but not otherwise. Still considered UMM? Other latest views? 7 1y
+81 Role of a PE Associate (Deeper understanding) 14 1y
0 Renovus Capital Partners? 0 1y
+76 Tactical Opportunities Blackstone First Round Interview 29 1y
+5 Insight/Lead Edge open for SA 2026 on Handshake 6 1y
0 Description 0 1y
+2 TPG Healthcare Updated Views (2025) 3 1y
+60 Private market roles at endowments, insurance, pension, etc 30 1y
+7 Which european languages are the best for IB/PE? 3 1y
+3 Private Equity right after undergraduate 4 1y
0 on cycle PE recruiting 1 1y
+20 Growth Buyout Recruiting Technical Questions (Consumer Specific) 7 1y
+24 1st Year PE Lateral Process? 10 1y
+9 Start up FO PE fund out of undergrad? 1 1y
+40 Deciding whether to leave MF 15 1y
+9 Revelstoke Capital Rep, Performance, Etc. 21 1y
+23 UMM -> LMM -> UMM? 10 1y
+9 Partners Group / Empira - Merger implications 1 1y
+17 Info on CD&R Tech Team 7 1y
+6 AP MOLLER 5 1y
+18 To Anyone Who Made the Switch from REPE to PE, was it worth it and what were the challenges? 11 1y
0 Real Estate Blockchain Adoption 1 1y
0 KSL Capital Partners 4 1y
+6 Tax effective ways to co-invest in PE deals 2 1y
+6 TPG REPE comp in London 7 1y
+43 How Does Someone in HR make partner? 32 1y
0 Thoughts 1 1y
+45 Where did your most competent associates come from? 23 1y
0 KSL Recruiting 2 1y
+21 Does Job Hopping Max Comp in PE? 3 1y
+13 Career Advice - Real Estate Private Equity/ Private Credit 2 1y
+6 Glassdoor / Indeed reviews Written by HR? 5 1y
0 WFH over holidays 1 1y
0 deleted 4 1y
+17 How different is PE investing at MFs vs MMs? 5 1y
+15 2 and out - when/what to recruit for? 21 1y
+12 GMAT or GRE to mitigate GPA for MF interviews? 6 1y
+30 What is the entire private equity deal process? Start to Finish? 3 1y
0 Berkshire Interviews 1 1y
+10 Do PE rejections ever get reviewed and changed? 2 1y
+3 McCombs MBA (2025) 1 1y
+6 How are PE interviews different for summer MBA internships? 1 1y
0 PE Fund Modeling? 1 1y
+127 PE Firms With Good Work Cultures 81 1y
0 International students that worked in IB/PE/Asset and later returned to your country, how was the transition? 2 1y
+3 TA Associates 1st Round 7 1y
+8 Prod Specialist 4 1y
0 Thoma Bravo - Growth Team Culture, Comp? 1 1y
0 TA Associates Comp 24 1y
+1 Apollo PE returns 3 1y
+3 Summit vs TA 1 1y
+9 UMM Tech Firms Updated Thoughts 1 1y

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