Private Equity Forum

+96	Finance can ruin your career (hot take)	33	3y
+96	Q&A: 3rd year analyst at a boutique PE fund in the SEA region	29	3y
+96	Q&A: Mega Fund Associate - Asia Pacific Edition	45	5y
+96	Private Equity MegaFund Recruiting Process - Summer 2013	92	10y
+95	PE to Digital Nomad Transition	37	5d
+95	2023 1st Year Associate Comp Discussion	259	9mo
+95	Is PE making us... stupider?!	39	2y
+95	I Built a Screenshot to Excel Converter...	37	7mo
+95	2020 On-Cycle Recruiting Anecdote	29	3y

+95	Where is the industry going for young professionals?	24	8y
+95	Observations of a PE Analyst	21	3y
+94	Ridiculous Job Postings	32	2y
+94	Why is fund of funds a thing	29	2y
+94	Most active credit shops in the market?	55	1y
+94	Dealing with a Dumb Senior Private Equity Co-worker who the Boss likes?	25	4y
+94	GS Analysts Fired For PE Recruiting	102	1y
+93	Didn’t See the Light at the End of the Tunnel. Do you?	33	5mo
+93	Any PE people considered leaving to pursue search fund/entrepreneurship paths?	31	9mo
+93	On Cycle 2022 Debrief - My Experience	45	2y
+93	Why even use EBITDA?	30	3y
+93	Best Book(s) / Playbook(s) on PE Due Diligence / Value Creation	28	1w
+93	What returns have you achieved from co-investing in your fund?	67	3y
+93	Independent/fundless sponsor and Family Office surge	16	5y
+93	Are top MFins target programs for Private Equity firms?	23	6y

+93	FT Analyst?	54	1y
+92	Burnout - What Comes Next?	39	2mo
+92	Current PE Recruiting Environment London	67	4mo
+92	Thoughts on Thoma Bravo, TPG Tech, KKR TMT, Silver Lake, other tech PE funds	33	3y
+92	Q&A: Non Targ -> BB Coverage Group -> Incoming MM PE	35	5y
+91	Q&A: MD/PhD --> MBB --> MegaFund	49	3y
+91	Q&A: 3rd Year Associate - Private Equity	75	3y
+91	PE Career Earnings over $50 million by 50?	31	3y
+91	Would you think I'm an asshole?	48	1y
+91	CorpDev to PE prospects - creating a long-term map / success stories	30	1y
+91	DCF Myth 1: If you have a D(discount rate) and a CF (cash flow), you have a DCF!	19	6y
+90	MF Credit vs. MS/GS SA 2023 Offer	60	1mo
+90	How real is the pigeonhole?	46	5y
+89	PE - Does the Industry Actually Create Value?	47	3y
+89	Daddy got kids into PE and IB	37	3y
+89	How to Diligence Firm Culture / Determine Fit (Post-MBA / After 2-Year Program)	7	5y
+89	HF to PE post-MBA - my story and seeking advice (long-time poster)!	9	3y
+89	Got this task during an Private Equity internship interview, how to handle it?	9	6y
+89	PE Networking	78	8y
+89	Private Equity Interview Questions - 13 Topics to Know	41	2y
+88	SAN FRANCISCO MEETUP	70	1d
+88	Where Would You Want to be a VP Today?	47	2mo
+88	Why is PE associate pay still much lower than banking pay?	84	2mo
+88	Why not stay in advisory and make 7 figures in early 30s?	64	3mo
+88	Tips for excelling as a first year associate in PE	11	1y
+88	Ask Me Anything: Former MS M&A / Megafund PE	36	2y
+88	Starting A Search Fund (Micro PE Firm)	27	6y
+88	Ask Me Anything: Post-MBA at Early PE Firm	42	10y
+87	Mega Fund PE or IB out of Undergrad?	19	2y
+87	Distressed PE/HF	114	3y
+87	Horrid Boss gets a smack in the mouth	72	3y
+86	Tax Equity in Renewables	27	6mo
+86	Where are you guys living in NY?	60	6mo
+86	Private Equity Templates Available (Get Full Access)	19	2y
+86	Leon Black, Epstein, and Apollo	39	3y
+86	Q&A: BB LevFin - Mezzanine - Opportunistic PE	46	3y
+86	Breakfast introduction	5	4y
+86	Uber last 3.5B$ Raise - Debt disguised as Equity? (Technical Disc.)	29	3y
+86	Top 20 Hedge Funds List	27	3y
+86	Quitting with no gig lined up - deathwish?	59	3y
+86	Ask me anything: I'm a private equity associate in Canada	43	3y
+86	Debt and mezz fund expertise	64	6y
+85	Non-Target in PE	25	1w
+85	Q&A: 2nd Year Associate at a MM Private Equity Fund	46	1y
+85	Laid off as ASO1 - What Next?	15	1y
+85	Q&A: London UMM/MF PE Associate	69	4mo
+85	I love the LMM	48	1y
+85	Pay Up for Fave Bank or Cut Costs	13	1y
+85	Average IQ in IB/PE	39	2y
+85	Quick plug for LMM PE re: Work / Life Balance	34	1y
+85	PE funds and private jets?	47	2y
+85	How much do you learn as a 3rd year IB Analyst vs 3rd year PE Associate? (How common is a 3rd year in PE?)	42	4y
+84	How to train attention to detail	22	10mo
+84	From Analyst to VP in less than 5 Years	45	1y
+84	Q&A: VP MF Special sits	50	1y
+84	Kim Kardashian is the new Steve Schwartzman	42	7mo
+84	How do you split expenses with your partner?	35	2mo
+84	Titles on Linkedin?	25	3y
+84	Megafund/UMM PE Analyst Program Discussion Thread	57	1y
+84	Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Overview	37	1y
+84	Blackstone Strategic Partners in 2019?	15	4y
+84	Valuing a small privately held services company	33	5y
+84	Asia Pacific Private Equity Insights	42	3y
+84	PE and HF Headhunters	25	3y
+84	European Private Equity Associates backgrounds	17	3y
+83	Headhunter Calls On Cycle 2025	124	9mo
+83	What is tactical opportunities / opportunistic investment	59	7mo
+83	Net worth	111	2mo
+83	Car as a PE Associate	54	1y
+83	Up and Coming Funds	102	3mo
+83	SaaS LBO	38	2y
+83	Arctos Sports Partners / Sports Private Equity	17	1y
+83	Financial modelling on the buyside	29	6y
+82	Blackstone Performance Kinda Sucks, No?	31	2mo
+82	Motive Partners	20	4w
+82	Wharton vs Stanford GSB for Private Equity Recruiting	45	2mo

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