+6 Which one of you nerdy geeks is responsible for Infocom lbo? 1 2y
+5 MM PE Feedback 12 2y
0 Vista and Thoma Bravo Chicago 3 2y
+57 Difficult situation - help needed 25 2y
0 PE/PC Recruiting from Rx 1 2y
+92 Current PE Recruiting Environment London 68 2y
+19 how does an "investor mindset" differ from a "CEO mindset" 8 2y
+2 Cancelling an Interview? 4 2y
+22 London: Secondaries or M&A 34 2y
+13 Most common Tech Private Equity mistakes 7 2y
+27 Del. 10 2y
+44 Questioning Start-Up PE Buyout Firm 10 2y
+18 Temasek Private Credit 4 2y
+13 Corp dev / strat fin job market 7 2y
+3 Dawson Partners Winter Analyst 2025 16 2y
+4 ICG Secondaries 7 2y
+18 Anyone want a PE offer just to show off 14 2y
+15 Infra / Cleantech Funds 7 2y
0 LMM PE Out of Undergrad 3 2y
0 Blackstone Multi-Asset Group 2 2y
+2 Healthcare PE firms in Canada 4 2y
+11 IB/PE Training for LO 3 2y
+3 Dawson/Whitehorse Liquidity Partners INTERN Interview Questions 10 2y
+3 Good modeler, terrified of case studies 3 2y
+1 Lateral from Sr Asc to VP? 2 2y
+1 London PE Associate Case Study Exchange 26 2y
+31 My head is melting on this decision - mid-cap or large-cap PE? 14 2y
+3 Do MF PE funds have smaller individual investment return hurdles than LMM PE funds? And why? 2 2y
+10 How to assess/discount stock comp 1 2y
0 Canadian IB/PE Firms Hiring 1st/2nd years 1 2y
+3 Carlyle Culture/Comp for PE/RE/PC in LA/NY/DC 2 2y
+9 European M&A T2 Strat Consultant going to M7 MBA - interested in internship in PE but not FT 1 2y
0 Need help! Infra Case Study 1 2y
+16 Preparing for a 3-4 Hour Financial Modeling Test - Need Advice 5 2y
+54 Asked to fudge numbers? 24 2y
0 Centerbridge in 2024 1 2y
+10 New fund paying for foregone bonus? 5 2y
+10 PE Buyout of JV (50%) 3 2y
+12 Investment Characteristics of Infra Equity vs. INFRA DEBT 2 2y
+3 2026 IB/PE Recruiting Spreadsheet + Timeline 3 2y
+9 Please Advise- My Fintech is about to get client: how to proceed and eventually land PE clients 0 2y
+5 Blackstone Associate to VP 15 2y
0 Distressed / Special Sits - Urgent Help needed 0 2y
+15 Management consulting to PE 11 2y
+6 Macquarie Private Credit 27 2y
+84 Why Carry is Hard to Realize 5 2y
+17 Santander is Paradise? 6 2y
+35 FT PB vs PE IR ? 20 2y
+3 Morgan Stanley Special Situations Group 1 2y
0 Cinven Interview 4 2y
+12 Walk me through a deal 7 2y
+6 Updates on CD&R OC process? 3 2y
+28 How to handle sourcing deal for MF PE/PC as associate? 7 2y
+3 PE in the Southeast 1 2y
0 T2 consulting to pension funds 1 2y
+10 Thoughts on "Iconiq Capital", specifically Iconiq Growth? 10 2y
+9 NYC Poker Games? 11 2y
0 Cap Table Trainings? 1 2y
+1 How is interest rate hedge arranged for a PE portfolio 1 2y
+185 How wealthy are MF/UMM VP+ from a lifestyle perspective? 61 2y
+16 Podcasts incl. Industry Professionals (IB, PE, VC) 5 2y
+13 Rothschild Merchant Banking (Five Arrows PI) 10 2y
+17 Is it honestly possible to enter UMM/MF PE from a mid bank 6 2y
+4 Comp at sub $1bn PE Buyout Fund 1 2y
+10 Recruiting for Charlotte PE? 14 2y
+9 Private Equity Strategic M&A Cases? Anything Notable?? 1 2y
+7 Billionaire family office doing fund of funds and Co-Invest (salary expectations) 15 2y
0 PE | Financing 1 2y
+12 LONDON PE Associate THREAD 68 2y
+13 Buyside opportunities after IB in SLC? 9 2y
+3 Where can I get a list of single family offices that do fund to fund investing? 1 2y
+8 Kinterra Capital - thoughts? 7 2y
0 What is the compensation for an analyst and associate at One Rock Capital? 2 2y
+7 Co-invest fund to traditional buyout 3 2y
+10 Summit Partners - Healthcare GE Associate Menlo Park 29 2y
+3 Consulting Style Case Study Interview - Thoughts? 1 2y
0 THE BIG LONG 1 2y
+19 Summit Partners 24 2y
+2 JMI Equity 18 2y
+4 Insight Partners vs. Summit Partners 17 2y
+13 2025 FT Megathread 28 2y
0 Conveying different career preferences to different headhunters? 2 2y
+18 Altas Partners 20 2y
+3 Interview with BCI Private Equity (internship) 6 2y
+5 From which banks do MFs/ Top 15 PE firms hire? 11 2y
+36 Banking > PE? 24 2y
+9 Post-MBA transition from REPE (Hotels) to corporate PE (Ideally Generalists) 1 2y
+13 When you're selling to a company that is a portfolio company of a PE firm, are you selling to a sponsor or a strategic? 6 2y
0 Infrastructure Carried interest vesting? 3 2y
+24 Which funds pay the most? 35 2y
0 PE/VC Firms interested in Chemical Manufacturing/Distribution? 2 2y
0 Project Finance - Help: Economic Assumptions for Financial Model 0 2y
+3 Current lateral market for PE Associates looking to move from the West to East Coast? 1 2y
0 Offers selection: Big name PE Real Estate Analyst vs Top Boutique Healthcare Team 1 2y
+202 Having a really tough time in PE… 79 2y
+3 Low AUM to Employee Ratio Firms 1 2y
0 Sr. Associate Role - Roynat Equity Partners 2 2y
0 Thoughts on Grain Management? 4 2y
+9 Energy Private Equity Questions From a Product Banking Analyst 3 2y
0 PE internship Europe 1 2y

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