+11 Need Hobbies for PE lifestyle while living in NYC 4 3y
+11 Private Credit - Golden Age? 32 2y
+11 So is on cycle just... not happening anymore? 12 1y
+11 Infra Podcasts? 10 3y
+11 WHICH PRIVATE CREDIT OFFER TO PICK 9 1y
+11 Consulting to PE or MBA 4 5mo
+11 How to do on cycle and still be a good first year analyst 5 3y
+11 Soon to be college freshman looking for advice 11 3y
+11 How Different is PE?? 13 2y
+11 2-hour lunch with partners at a sponsor - help pls! 7 1y
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+11 Derivatives Trading BNP - Summmer Internship interview 3 6y
+11 Burning debt questions 3 6y
+11 ECI Partners London – good exit prospects? Pay? 4 6y
+11 Non NYC IB to NYC PE 7 1y
+11 Thoughts on Sun Capital 29 1y
+11 Hybrid / Special Situations Mid-Level Comp 12 12mo
+11 summer of 2013. Who's left? 12 6y
+11 Laid off from BB - Are my hopes of PE over? 16 3y
+11 2023 best growing PE firms? 5 3y
+11 Typical work day in PE? What do you actually do, how much are you staffed on? 3 3y
+11 PE vs consulting exit opps 1 2y
+11 PE Interview Qs 4 5y
+11 Search Fund Internship 9 1y
+11 What macro factors affect multiples the most? 2 5y
+11 When/how often do you go to the gym in PE? 5 3y
+11 LMM PE Comp - CLT/ATL 11 1y
+11 BX / KKR / Apollo process - what are they doing? 7 5y
+11 London 2025 MF Comp 23 1y
+11 Is PE recruiting easy at consulting friendly firms? 3 5y
+11 Analyst Offer: Mid-tier BB vs. MM buyout 8 5y
+11 IB SA -> PE Analyst 11 5y
+11 Healthcare PE - Advice Needed 3 5y
+11 Opus Advisors Client List 7 2y
+11 Finance career in Emerging Markets, PE 5 2y
+11 PE Associate Offer - Relo Package 8 5y
+11 Will getting a CPA certificate be helpful to transfer from IB to PE? 15 2y
+11 Pre-ipo investing 7 5y
+11 PE Firm hasn't done a new Platform investment in 2 years 2 2y
+11 Difference between Private Equity and Merchant Banking? 9 4y
+11 Blackstone math test (2025 London PE Off-Cycle) 41 1y
+11 Final year of Uni - how much should I bother? 6 4y
+11 Rounding to 3.7 or staying at 3.6X for OCR? 14 2y
+11 Unrelated Oxford degree for PE? 8 2y
+11 Chicago Infra 5 1y
+11 How to value properties overseas - DCF (?) 9 4y
+11 PE SUPERDAY 1 4y
+11 Blackstone Private Credit vs. BB IB 5 3y
+11 Using HH for a position that you have already applied for 5 3y
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+11 How many rounds at MF? 19 1y
+11 When will 2023 PE Associate Recruiting kick off? 4 4y
+11 Advent Soph Summer Internship 9 1y
+11 Sizing deal-by-deal carry vs fund level 9 4y
+11 Ok hot shots, calculate the correct fully-diluted conversion price for these Convertible Promissory Notes 9 4y
+11 EB PCA vs PE IR to start career? 10 1y
+11 UBS London vs PWP 10 2y
+11 GS IBD vs Apollo PE 12 4y
+11 How much will my GPA hold me back? 32 4y
+11 Please help: Which S&U table is right in Cash Free / Debt Free Deal? 4 4y
+11 Apollo London - Culture / Hours 12 2y
+11 Mechanical engineering into Private Equity 13 4y
+11 Best Energy PE Shop? 1 4y
+11 GTCR insights 6 2y
+11 Consulting v IB turned PE 1 4y
+11 Venture University - worth it or not? 3 1y
+11 Starting a Sales heavy business - Insights needed, Thanks! 2 4y
+11 Elite / Rising PE Shops 10 4y
+11 PE/GE Pay Raise vs Banking? 3 4y
+11 T2 consulting to PE 8 4y
+11 Networking for PE firms in MBA Program 2 12mo
+11 Current State of Carlyle 20 4y
+11 Ex-engineering leader | ETA or Independent Sponsor? 2 1y
+11 Infra PE Scene by Investment Focus 8 1y
+11 2nd Year PE Analyst Seeking Advice 3 4mo
+11 SVP London 9 3y
+11 Interest equalization in a fund, how to calculate. 3 4mo
+11 Study for GMAT or PE Modeling Tests - Help me! 6 4y
+11 Mid-career transition to PE in Singapore 3 3y
+11 Deal Closing Question 3 2y
+11 Private Equity requirement for B-School? 5 2y
+11 M&A add-ons modelling 6 2y
+11 What are the best IB product and coverage to get into PE? 8 3y
+11 Overbay Capital? 13 3y
+11 Difference between Infra PE vs traditional pe modelling 5 2y
+11 Apollo Opportunistic Credit 11 2y
+11 secondary advisory case study modelling test example? 7 11mo
+11 Transferring to an Ivy from T20? 7 3y
+11 Career path guidance 4 4y
+11 Best Internet Buyout Funds 8 3y
+11 Paine Schwartz 2 11mo
+11 BizOps / Corp Strategy / Product Manager Exits from PE? 15 4y
+11 Reality of the move from LMM to MM 2 4mo
+11 Tidemark? 12 11mo
+11 Recruiting for On/Off-cycle PE while in PE 15 2y
+11 PE recruiting after 4 yrs experience 3 11mo
+11 Struggling with PE behaviorals 4 3y
+11 Reasonable NYC rent for 32 y.o. single male in PE 20 2y
+11 MM REPE vs. BB/EB IB for Summer Analyst/post grad 3 4y
+11 Office transfer or apply to IB from MBB 2 4y

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