+11 Does PE do lay-offs similarly to banking? 6 3y
+11 Short stint in PortCo 3 3y
+11 Megafund associates: how many deals have you done? Am I in a bad spot? 17 3y
+11 Does Existing Cash / Debt Matter in Calculating Valuation for VCs? 4 3y
+11 Chicago PE Comp 26 2y
+11 Sensitivity tables with IRR/MOIC in the same cell 5 3y
+11 Recruiting for PE from a Unique Boutique 8 3y
+11 AlphaWave Global - Previously Falcon Edge 13 2y
+11 PE Fund of Fund to MBA to Direct PE? 18 3y
+11 dealing with doing a bad deal 2 3y
+11 Thoughts on going to a relatively new PE firm out of undergrad over banking? 4 3y
+11 BB Analyst to small multi-asset family office - pigeonhole risk? 4 3y
+11 Ideal private equity (internship) cover letter 11 3y
+11 How to treat long-term Notes Payable in an LBO? 2 3y
+11 Lateral interview response time 2 3y
+11 What undergraduate education do PE firms look for? 5 3y
+11 Capital Markets Analyst - Vista Equity Partners 5 3y
+11 Best performing MF PE firm EU for carry? 14 3y
+11 To accept or to not accept - Lateral PE AS2 1 3y
+11 EYP to PE? 7 3y
+11 Yale or Stanford for undergrad if interested in investment management or PE and want to come back to New York? 22 3y
+11 Laid off from BB - Are my hopes of PE over? 16 2y
+11 Someone smarter than me, please tell me differently 7 3y
+11 Cinven Associate Recruitment 2023/2024 34 2y
+11 Deciding between PE and Top IB offers 5 3y
+11 Emerging markets PE - Tech sector 1 3y
+11 What is Market Growth Equity Comp Right Now? 16 2y
+11 Bachelor in "Business Administration" or "Finance & Banking" for PE? 7 3y
+11 How to model a $10MM acquisition annually in PE model test? 3 3y
+11 Secondaries vs. Direct 9 3y
+11 Music Rights Investments | Rationale and considerations 4 1y
+11 Kensington Capital 3 3y
+11 Help! CS/UBS FT or K1 Private Equity 2 3y
+11 If you had unlimited capital to buy and hold a business until retirement, what is that one business/industry that you are willing to invest in? 14 3y
+11 Analysts at IVP/Bond/ ICONIQ/ TCV/ Dragoneer? 10 3y
+11 Rede Partners 4 3y
+11 Typical work day in PE? What do you actually do, how much are you staffed on? 3 3y
+11 When/how often do you go to the gym in PE? 5 3y
+11 Stay in IB for 3rd year or leave to PE firm portfolio company 5 3y
+11 Need Hobbies for PE lifestyle while living in NYC 4 3y
+11 Blackstone Private Credit vs. BB IB 5 3y
+11 PE Prep in Europe 8 2y
+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 SVP London 9 2y
+11 Transferring to an Ivy from T20? 7 2y
+11 Pay step up from AS2 to SA 9 2y
+11 Struggling with PE behaviorals 4 2y
+11 2023 best growing PE firms? 5 2y
+11 On-cycle 2025 (as A1) vs 2026 (as A2) 8 2y
+11 Bain Capital PE Case Study 9 1y
+11 PE Analyst On-Cycle Advise 8 2y
+11 When to share my on-cycle offer with people? 8 2y
+11 BREDS vs Ares REPE vs MSREI vs GSAM REPE 18 2y
+11 Is it plausible for me to get into PE 7 2y
+11 Private Equity online assessment 3 10mo
+11 How to deal with working together on a time-sensitive project with a more senior guy who is very indecisive? 2 2y
+11 Apollo Analyst Program 14 2y
+11 3 Statement LBO add on Question 4 2y
+11 Advice needed: Switching from PE to Wealth Management at Associate level 1 2y
+11 Thoughts on Lead Edge? 4 2y
+11 Insights on Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) London 2 2y
+11 HIG Recruitment and Culture 13 2y
+11 Lateraling After First Year As PE Associate 3 2y
+11 Funds that do both growth and buyout in London? 11 2y
+11 Difference in P/L line items between a SaaS and Manufacturing company? 7 2y
+11 LMM PE Comp - CLT/ATL 11 1y
+11 Family Office Exit 5 2y
+11 Low quality secondary funds? 10 1y
+11 Turning down a smaller PE offer - did I make a mistake? 3 2y
+11 Starting career in Special Situations 18 2y
+11 Mid-career transition to PE in Singapore 3 2y
+11 Best Internet Buyout Funds 8 2y
+11 Montagu PE London? 5 2y
+11 Blackstone WTF 8 2y
+11 Thrivent PE Team in Minneapolis 7 2y
+11 PE On Cycle Recruiting for 2026 9 1y
+11 Energy PE internship --> IB recruiting in different city 3 2y
+11 How to explain career change during interview? (aerospace engineering) 3 2y
+11 MM IB vs MM PE analyst 11 2y
+11 Search Fund Internship 9 1y
+11 Strategy / ops roles understanding post banking 2 2y
+11 Would invest in their debt but not equity 9 2y
+11 Thoughts on Soma capital? 14 2y
+11 Private Credit - Golden Age? 32 2y
+11 Is it unwise to bypass headhunter and reach out to PE firm directly? (headhunter not responding) 9 2y
+11 Peak Rock Capital??? 5 9mo
+11 Looking for paid mentor in front office finance 4 2y
+11 Document negotiation 6 1y
+11 FoF vs small PE 2 2y
+11 General Atlantic / Actis 5 2y
+11 When to leave? 4 2y
+11 How does mgmt equity roll work in a private merger? 9 2y
+11 PE Recruiting for Post MBA Associates 2 2y
+11 Peak Rock Capital - London 8 2y
+11 Anyone buy then build a business? 2 2y
+11 Best place for PE Case Studies/Modeling Tests 3 1y
+11 Working on a deal for the sponsor you’re joining 20 2y
+11 Reputable MM Infra PE with London office 4 2y
+11 Thoughts on Sun Capital 29 7mo

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