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+152 Ex Apollo Associate Q&A (But I Actually Answer) 188 1d
+117 Which PE Firms are going downhill? 82 8h
+114 How bad was MF MBA placement this year 71 7h
+100 Q&A - Anything about PE / MBA / Life 99 5h
+97 Funds with the best culture 104 1d
+64 High finance comp ceiling India 35 1w
+62 How to Model SaaS Projections for Interviews 61 2d
+54 Stanford GSB vs Darden (PE vs Consulting) 25 3w
+46 PE mid-levels who left the industry, where did you go next? 16 3w
+45 Manulife Secondaries raises only $235mm... 11 2w
+38 "Edge" -- What is it, really? Can it be created? Sources of "Edge" 5 3w
+38 Whitehorse is now Dawson lol 37 1w
+38 (Serious) PE Funds with Good WLB 31 1w
+37 [Technical doubt]: Cash sweep and mandatory amortization 12 5d
+36 Best Tech PE Deals Ever? 30 3w
+36 WFH / Hybrid working policies at top and MM PE funds 37 3w
+36 Time to fess up - valuations 11 2w
+30 Apollo Compensation 40 2h
+30 On-Cycle recruiting as 2nd year analyst? 5 2w
+28 Pro tips to exercising during ASO stint 13 5h
+27 F500 Corp Dev (Manager), Or PE Portco Corp Dev (Mid-Level) 10 3w
+27 Prepping for PE Analyst Program 7 2d
+26 Partners Group Long Term 8 1w
+26 How is your life in PE? 26 2d
+25 Feasability of Switching into PE post MBA 4 3w
+24 When is the learning curve maximized? 5 3w
+24 F500 Corp Dev (Manager), Or PE Portco Corp Dev (Mid-Level) 17 3w
+24 Is internal reporting at most funds really so Excel & PPT heavy still? 10 1d
+23 First Year Associate Troubles 13 2w
+23 What are the clear-cut buckets amongst MF/UMM/MM funds 19 1w
+23 European Megafunds (based on PEI 2023) 17 1w
+22 Which PE firms are on the rise? 36 36m
+21 Equity Research to BD/IR career pivot? 5 1d
+21 How much thematic work / industry research do you guys do? 5 4d
+20 GS - Sustainable Investing Group 8 3d
+20 Secured a coffee chat with an associate at a PE firm(HELP) 10 2w
+19 Felicitas Analyst Position 10 2w
+19 Relative Attractiveness of Investing in US vs. Canada 2 2w
+19 Is there any point learning a European language for PE recruiting (London) 17 9h
+18 PE offer — Post reference check waiting too long 6 4w
+18 Wwyd With Your Knowledge 7 2w
+18 Turn/River Capital - 2024 Updates 6 3d
+18 Thoughts on Banyan Capital Partners (Toronto) 8 2w
+18 Del 8 2w
+18 Advent NYC Culture/WLB - 2024 update 12 1d
+17 Big 4 M&A corporate finance to PE - what are my chances? 13 2w
+17 Is Client Side the Place to Be? 13 5d
+17 Moving from PE Fund accounting to top 3 rating agency 5 1w
+17 Private Equity in SEA 7 3d
+16 PE Associate 1 Pay 47 2w
+16 PE recruiting in Toronto 9 3w
+16 MBB first year exploring PE options 3 1w
+16 Is on-cycle more or less competitive than regular IB recruiting? 5 1w
+16 LBO Modelling of Auto Retail 6 5d
+16 Looking for Search Fund Intern as a Highschool Student (open to unpaid and remote) 6 5d
+16 How to prepare to break into PE 7 43m
+15 Insight Partners Culture/Comp/Hours 38 2w
+15 HPS SIP and Hybrid Funds 2 2w
+15 Chances of M7 2 3w
+15 What are signs of a good PortCo Corp Dev/FP&A Experience? 5 1w
+14 How is Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Private Capital 20 3w
+14 PE Recruiting with H-1B? 11 2w
+14 Back Channeling when Thinking of Taking a Role 6 1w
+14 Direct costs vs COGs / Contribution Margin vs GM 1 1w
+14 Top Tier Tech Firms 9 6d
+14 Anyone know if search funds would intern a HS junior trying to gain experience 5 5d
+13 Firm Carry Pool 19 1w
+13 On-Cycle Model Tests 8 2w
+13 PE Analyst role recruiting - HR is not answering back. Why? 5 2w
+13 How to Diligence a Newer Firm? 2 1w
+13 SaaS ACV Bookings calculation 3 1w
+13 Quality of PE Associates 7 1d
+13 Technical question - Revenue sensitivity in LBO Model 3 10h
+12 How To Understand the Investment Strategies of PE firms 1 4w
+12 PE out of college or BB two years? 4 3w
+12 IB -> PE -> IB -> HF? 3 3w
+12 Silver Lake / Endeavor Take Private 2 3w
+12 VC & Growth Equity Associate interested in PE - What do I do next? 1 1w
+12 Can someone explain to me the dynamics behind PE Cycles? 1 1w
+12 Thoughts on 26 North? 5 1w
+12 Golden Gate Capital 2025 Recruiting / Outlook & Perspective 5 5d
+12 Cove Hill 2024 1 3d
+11 HIG - 2024 Comp Package 5 2w
+11 Model Tests - How Do You Take These? 14 1w
+11 PE Ops Role at 100B AUM Fund 3 2w
+11 Technical Questions 12 1w
+11 Preparing for On-Cycle in ~1 month 5 1w
+11 What's market for a signing bonus for UMM / MF? 10 4d
+11 Current European Leveraged Financing Terms Superthread 4 21m
+11 West Coast On-Cycle Process Clashing with IB Training in NYC 2 1d
+10 PE On Cycle Networking 5 2w
+10 Private Equity Case Study: Dell Technologies 4 1w
+10 Slightly odd case study, any advice? 3 1w
+10 ***Am I being compensated fairly? 4 2w
+10 Growth Equity Sourcing Exit Opportunities 7 1w
+10 Successfully finished my Associate stint in PE with No Deals LOL 13 1d
+10 Odds of a Fund Raise 2 5d
+10 Private Equity Case Study [with CIM] 4 3d
+10 Best Emerging Funds / Funds to keep an eye out for 8 1d
+10 Sterling Group Houston 6 2d

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