+7 UK Recruiters: TDR Capital, Bridgepoint, Inflexion 6 1y
+115 Growth Equity/Growth Buyout Exits 46 1y
0 How to get into distressed PE from IB M&A? 1 1y
+106 Apollo Hybrid Value; any details? 49 1y
+3 Stone Point Capital - Credit side of the house 2 1y
+2 Interview Model Test Question: EBITDA vs Net Income 9 1y
+5 Blackstone Private Equity Valuations & Analytics Analyst/Associate 3 1y
+1 London FoF Comp 3 1y
+9 Seeking WSO Community Guidance re Upcoming Background Check Exposure for New Job 2 1y
0 Commercial case study - PE Associate interviews 1 1y
+9 Veritas Credit Fund Views 6 1y
0 Symphony Technology Partner (STG) modeling test 4 1y
+17 Insights on EQT, I Squared, and Antin in NY? 10 1y
0 Eldridge Industries 1 1y
0 Model Test Management Options 1 1y
+29 MFPE Analyst Lateraling / Recruiting 8 1y
+6 Advice on gaining a PE off-cycle before beginning AN1 stint in IB 1 1y
0 Successful Buy & Build/ Roll-Up PE Strategies in London 1 1y
+28 Is carried interest cooked? 20 1y
+39 PE Giant Ted Forstmann Dies at 71 17 1y
+9 Coinvesting with Larger PE Firm - Terms 3 1y
+9 opporuntity for KKR K-Star Summer Intern 5 1y
+19 A career in private equity/ib vs a career in quantitative research/development 12 1y
+6 Carry Success Stories 1 1y
+9 Effect of fund size on pay 4 1y
+9 MM PE vs. BB Equity Sales 2 1y
+47 Time to be a founder? 43 1y
+10 Thoughts on Neuberger Berman Group? 5 1y
+19 Best designed PE website 25 1y
0 Cerberus Capital Management 2025 1 1y
+3 Roark vs GTCR vs Audax 5 1y
0 CXO/CEO vs PE VP post MBA 1 1y
+368 PE Recruiting Prep Guide - 2024 35 1y
+3 How tough is it to move from a fund's MM Strat to large Cap Strat? 1 1y
+3 Carried Interest - UK/US citizen 6 1y
+4 Silver Lake Analyst Program 7 1y
+18 Platinum Equity - 2024 Updates 12 1y
+9 Shore Capital Comp 3 1y
0 Infra / Real Asset / Transition Conferences 1 1y
+6 When will IB/PE jobs be automated 1 1y
0 How legit are the HEC-Paris rankings? 2 1y
+12 PE Industry Prestige Tier 3 1y
+19 How common is multiple expansion in PE? 9 1y
+10 How Difficult Is It to Transition from Strategy Consulting to Private Equity? (Post-MBA) 1 1y
+6 MBB to PE 7 1y
+13 Relationships with advisors as a PE Associate 2 1y
0 Deldeldelddldlel 1 1y
+7 Outsourcing work 4 1y
+14 Urgent**LBO Modeling Tutor needed 7 1y
+21 MF Infra PE Model Tests 22 1y
+36 Feel no interest in PE after ~2 years in IB 20 1y
+6 Bain Capital Partnership Strategies 10 1y
+1 Why is OMERS Rotational so presstigous? 8 1y
+1 Morgan Stanley Infra Partners (MSIP) 1 1y
+3 Blackstone Strategic Partners (Secondaries) in 2025 1 1y
0 PE Analyst Comp 1 1y
+3 Portfolio Operations Associate - Berkshire Partners 1 1y
+31 Justification for Investor pref Return 12 1y
+11 Is hesitation to work in (L)MM rational given longer term aspirations 4 1y
+11 CVC Credit London 24 1y
+5 Trump Carried Interest 3 1y
+154 To all the shitty VPs 29 1y
+45 Edit 18 1y
+9 First round interview with company recruiter 1 1y
+275 The Long Game - 20 years ago / 20 years from now 62 1y
+11 Case Study: How to evaluate PE fund 1 1y
+3 Strategic Finance Exits - PE Background 1 1y
0 Sixth Street Interview Process Insights 4 1y
0 PE interview and know nothing about PE 1 1y
0 Boathouse Capital 0 1y
+30 Barclays PE exits 31 1y
+27 Carlyle Direct Lending 22 1y
+8 Partner by 30 in PE - Does it Happen? 19 1y
+21 Is this a good time to invest in IB/PE skills? 11 1y
0 Anyone hear from Glocap lately? 1 1y
+49 Seem to always fail at the final / semi-final stage in PE interviews 25 1y
0 Having trouble getting passed HH for PE 1 1y
+6 PE Assoc 2026 0 1y
+7 Move from FP&A to PE 6 1y
+17 13 Week Cash Flow Forecast Model (Associate) 4 1y
+5 Thoughts on the Independent / Fundless Sponsor Model 5 1y
0 FP&A to PE investments team possible? 1 1y
+28 Following 6 1y
+9 GIC SF Technology Investment Group (TIG) - 2024 Updates 2 1y
+65 Insight Partners has the most toxic and unprofessional recruitment 31 1y
0 Dallas PE Opportunities (2025) 1 1y
+17 Zero Deal Flow 3 1y
+9 How easy is it to exit to PE in an industry that isn't your IB coverage group? 4 1y
+4 Infrastructure PE vs Secondaries PE? 2 1y
+1 Hello 2 1y
0 PE Prestige Compared to FP&A for Mid Level Roles 1 1y
+4 Updata Partners 2 1y
+3 Riverside - Dallas vs. Cleveland 1 1y
0 Executive Assistants are literal passage way to an easier way of work life - why do people talk so poorly of them? 1 1y
+48 Manulife Secondaries raises only $235mm... 13 1y
+23 Anyone actually use or Hebbia? 10 1y
0 Dawson (Whitehorse) Returns?? 1 1y
+3 Valuation of late-stage BNPL start-ups 12 1y
+6 Ares IR Interview & Comp 4 1y
+10 Odyssey Investment Partners 16 1y

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