PE Lateral Associate Interview Resources

I am looking to lateral after 2-3 years at my PE firm, and was wondering if anyone had resources to help study for the technical portion of the interviews.

I know that PE interviews are far less standardized than IB interviews so there isn't a comprehensive "guide", but to the extent that people have resources (articles, primers, anecdotes, etc.) that would help with both the qualitative and quantitative aspects of technical interviews it would be much appreciated!

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