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+271 Throwing in the towel at age 31/32 48 4mo
+271 Fired from PE firm for getting too drunk at company outing 54 4y
+269 Is being middle class better than this? 121 3mo
+269 Vista vs Thoma Bravo 101 11mo
+269 No country for old I-bankers (starting a mid-career thread for finance professionals) 65 4y
+267 How much money to "feel rich" in nyc? 150 2y
+267 Are you experienced? Thoughts on growing older 32 8y
+264 Private Equity Recruiting Walkthrough – My Experience 20 5y
+260 Keen for views on MBAs 88 2y
+259 PE Recruiting 2020 Information Thread 346 4y
+259 Private Equity Recruiting Process (From Banking) 62 5y
+257 Anyone feel their net worth rising too "slowly"? 95 4mo
+257 Why does everyone want Private Equity? 160 9y
+255 Keep Your Head Up 43 3y
+255 Investment Banking to Private Equity - 6 Things You Should Know 43 3y
+253 Gen Z = IB and PE less competitive? 70 2y
+251 Define “good” WLB 90 2y
+249 2025 Megafund PE Anti-Rankings: Pros and Cons of PE’s most coveted MF / UMM roles 76 6mo
+249 A Guide on How to Navigate On-Cycle PE Recruiting 53 5y
+248 Nobody principal and below has made any money in this industry 92 1y
+248 Interviewing For Infrastructure Investment Roles 86 2mo
+248 Is PE existentially fucked? 48 5y
+246 Leaving PE - to the older folks on WSO 68 2y
+246 Anyone regret LMM/MM? 37 5y
+242 Megafund PE Rankings: Legacy MFs (APO / BX / KKR / TPG / Carlyle) versus New Age MFs (CD&R / Advent / Thoma / Vista) 51 8mo
+239 My on-cycle experience / guide 55 3mo
+239 "We don't hire VPs" 84 3y
+237 My first year as a Private Equity Associate in Large-Cap Private Equity (Long Post) 28 1y
+237 Closed topic 70 3y
+234 How to Be King of Your Own Private Equity Firm 39 3y
+232 Gap period between IB and PE 61 4y
+232 2019 On-Cycle PE Recruiting: Headhunter Ranking 49 2mo
+230 Apollo canceling 2027 PE recruitment this year 84 10mo
+230 Leave banking to start a PE fund? 72 6y
+229 Best day of my life. I broke into PE coming from Community College. Here is my story. 39 5y
+228 Abraaj Capital - Global Anlayst Program - 2017 Intake 405 3y
+227 Point 72 vs Blackstone 96 7mo
+225 Advice? Am I crazy? My plan to become a billionaire. 63 7mo
+225 Large Cap PE is Institutionalized Slavery 51 2y
+225 Elizabeth Warren - “Stop Wall Street Looting Act” 46 6y
+224 Buyout Bubble Popping 116 7mo
+222 PE with 10-15B AUM - Associate Offer Rescinded 64 3y
+222 Developing the "It Factor" as You Progress in Career - What Puts High Performers on Another Level? 56 6y
+221 Filtering out “check the box” associates 65 3y
+221 Apollo is revamping recruiting and softening its culture. Here's a look. 77 5y
+220 Brainrotted our PE team 15 10mo
+220 Which PE Firms are going downhill? 174 1mo
+220 Getting ghosted 24/7 54 3y
+220 No PE in my PA 54 5y
+219 Megafund PE -> Impact Investing (IFC World Bank)? Am I Crazy? 49 2y
+218 Tricks of the Trade 97 3y
+217 Is MF IR becoming a front office role? 99 3mo
+216 Why does SF suck so much I think I’m getting depression from the city 119 1y
+216 Multimillionaire and retired by 30 Q&A 59 6y
+215 How does one best fit pregnancy into a PE career 42 5y
+214 What careers pay as much as PE? 78 2y
+214 Solved 134 11y
+213 Which funds are ticking time bombs? 163 6mo
+213 How much of PE is just playing musical chairs with the same assets? 72 3y
+213 Life after PE - the other road 41 6y
+212 Why I’m Considering Leaving Finance: Reflections from an MF Associate 64 8mo
+212 Dumb shit - bankers / clients demanding in-person meetings 42 5y
+210 Marx Was Right—IB and PE Are Getting Proletarianized 48 1y
+210 What should I look for in the data room? 24 2y
+207 PE Recruiting Guide 65 5y
+206 Private Equity: How to Analyze a CIM Effectively? 45 8y
+205 Software PE - public markets bloodbath 102 1mo
+205 Why You're So Easy to Replace 58 10y
+203 On-Cycle PE Recruiting is Paradise 12 1y
+203 Paths Back to Buyside? 54 2y
+203 PE Firms to Avoid? 220 1y
+202 PE is a Joke 42 10mo
+202 Having a really tough time in PE… 79 1y
+201 Do Megafund PE Exits to HF and MBA vary by group? 40 1y
+200 Does anyone like PE 51 1y
+200 Troubled fundraising processes 127 2y
+200 Q&A: Distressed/PE Associate 83 3y
+200 Favorite Distressed/Special Situations Plays? 87 3y
+200 What separates the good from the great in Private Equity? 20 6y
+199 As my username suggests, not sure what to do... 43 6y
+198 Kewsong Lee steps down from Carlyle 114 3y
+198 COVID driving 'high finance' professionals into career 180s? 65 4y
+198 PE interview question - If you can only know 3 things for an investment analysis? 99 3y
+197 Female wage gap in PE 69 4y
+196 Rent as a PE associate 92 2y
+196 Physical Oil Trading Basics (Part 1 of 2) 72 9mo
+195 Why The Hate on Sourcing? 75 3y
+194 Selling Company to join a private equity fund 54 8mo
+194 LMM PE Associate Experience - What is it REALLY like? 57 1y
+194 I'm a VP in MM PE, ask me anything 164 7y
+193 Rec Letters to Launch PE Firm 52 2y
+192 Q&A: UMM PE VP 107 3y
+191 Ex Apollo Associate Q&A (But I Actually Answer) 205 1y
+191 Blackstone Recruiting Has Gone Bonkers 68 3y
+191 Handling Stress / Burnout in Private Equity 45 4y
+190 PE PortCo is Paradise 18 1y
+189 LOL at this new WSJ article on Apollo's Culture 60 3mo
+186 PE Horror Stories 75 6y
+185 How wealthy are MF/UMM VP+ from a lifestyle perspective? 61 1y
+185 Thoughts on Whitehorse Liquidity Partners? 175 10mo

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