+49 Best BB groups for exiting into BX/APO/KKR 43 2y
+49 How to Negotiate Comp - Lateral Principal/VP 16 1y
+49 What does your personal portfolio look like? 50 1y
+49 Dear KKR 8 1y
+49 Private Equity to Startup CFO? 11 1y
+49 How to fix bad relationship with VP in PE 11 1y
+49 Muslim in IB/PE London 27 1y
+49 Laid-off while recruiting - When to Disclose? 15 3mo
+49 H&F vs CD&R 15 9mo
+49 2025 PE Recruiting (Post On-Cycle) 9 7mo
+49 Diligencing PE firms (before accepting offer) 10 8mo
+49 Thoma / Coupa 15 7mo
+49 Principals and up - what is life/comp like for your friends who stayed in banking? 5 6mo
+49 Am I breaking the law? 15 5mo
+49 Culture of Manipulation and Lies 14 3mo
+49 Pro tips to exercising during ASO stint 21 2w
+48 Complicated sources and uses (?) - many moving parts 26 9y
+48 Sourcing PE deals - where to start? 25 6y
+48 Is Private Equity Dead? 22 9y
+48 Corporate Development to PE? 36 7y
+48 Horsepower: Why hasn't PE scooped up Ralph Lauren? 18 7y
+48 Infrastructure Private Equity Basic Skills 9 3y
+48 LBO Debt Question 11 6y
+48 PE Associate, please help on lateraling 8 6y
+48 Canadian Pension Fund Private Equity interviews 14 3y
+48 Micro private equity + real estate 18 2y
+48 Which P&L, CFS, BS Items important LBO?? 16 3y
+48 Top fund placement vs boutique 33 2y
+48 Carried interest for Associates / Senior Associates? 29 3y
+48 Getting cold feet before buying a small biz? 29 3y
+48 Huron Capital - Detroit - Can anyone share their experience they had as an Associate? 54 1y
+48 Q&A: 2 years in Banking and now in MM PE - ask me anything 46 3y
+48 Investment Professional VS Operating Professional 33 3y
+48 Q&A - Big4 Accountant to PE Corp Dev Team 8 2y
+48 Remote work - how much is it worth to you? 25 2y
+48 Is Insight really that good? 32 1y
+48 Best FoF firms (Primary/Secondary/Coinvest) 45 1y
+48 Best sector to be in 41 1y
+48 Urgent: Partners Group vs MMPE 13 1y
+48 Bain Capital Healthcare 16 1y
+48 Senior Comp at MF PC 28 1y
+48 From Senior Associate to VP 16 1y
+48 How To Make it Past VP in PE? 21 1y
+48 Urgent: Fired from Banking / PE Offer 28 9mo
+48 Private equity in healthcare services adversely affecting patient outcomes 30 1mo
+48 Is JD ->MBB -> PE possible 18 5mo
+48 Law better than private equity?? 30 5mo
+48 What's a common way to structure small business investment? 21 2mo
+48 Cerebus getting cooked 26 1w
+47 Group Led by K.K.R. to Buy Samson for $7.2 Billion in Largest LBO of Year 19 1y
+47 Private Equity RE - Long time lurker, first time poster - 30bn AuM 18 4y
+47 Given that you go to a good school, why not go directly to PE instead of IBD first? 23 10y
+47 Q&A - London Megafund PE, one year in... 56 1y
+47 Buying Into the General Partnership 10 7y
+47 I am older than my bosses and I'm embarrassed! 28 5y
+47 Materials for Starting the Job 24 6y
+47 Was it a mistake? A confused Private Equity junior. 4 6y
+47 Traditional Private Equity vs. Special Situations Investing 8 5y
+47 Work on the deals side or support of the Portoflio 15 5y
+47 How to raise a fund - what I know, and what I'm clueless about 5 4y
+47 Evercore and Lazard NY Placement 16 5y
+47 Moving from South East Asia MM Buyout House to America 14 4y
+47 Why would a PE partner call me for a chat? 20 2y
+47 “Venn Diagram” shops 25 3y
+47 PE Megafund Partner Net Worth 13 4y
+47 Out of college, what kind of experience would be best for people trying to start a search fund? 8 1y
+47 How To Record Earnout Paid in LBO Context? 12 3y
+47 Stellex 60 1y
+47 Deleted 24 1y
+47 Seem to always fail at the final / semi-final stage in PE interviews 24 3y
+47 Large Cap Infrastructure Investing 57 10mo
+47 Best Healthcare PE Groups in the world 68 10mo
+47 Top West Coast PE Funds 32 1y
+47 Hey PE guys, what’s your W/L balance? 44 2y
+47 I don't understand why PE funds hire analysts 17 1y
+47 Mid-level (10 yrs exp) getting a MBA? 9 10mo
+47 Culture/WLB/Outlook of Partners Group Denver Office 21 1mo
+47 Psychopaths in PE 18 4mo
+47 Decision: VP at UMM PE or Sr. Associate at MF PE 22 5mo
+47 Anyone else scared of their associates ? 17 2mo
+46 Another PE interview question - Usage of convertible notes in deal? 18 13y
+46 Value of Boutique PE Internship? 17 11y
+46 2014 Recruiting - Chatter About things starting up 64 10y
+46 Getting Dropped in the Tank 47 10y
+46 PE Recruiting - Soft Skills 18 8y
+46 Ever hear of Stripes Group? 16 1y
+46 HBS / GSB / Wharton post-MBA recruiting 10 7y
+46 PE Recruiting for First Year Analyst 34 6y
+46 IB or $200M PE Fund out of UG? 13 1y
+46 Moving to Buy-Side in a Recessionary Environment 12 5y
+46 Equity Partner(s) for an Independent Sponsor? 14 4y
+46 Books on Private Debt/Mezz/Etc... 22 2y
+46 Buying a business vs. PE 31 4y
+46 Q&A - Offcycle offer from UMM fund ($9bn latest fund size) 21 3y
+46 MM IB -> PE after 1 year 8 4y
+46 3.5 GPA - Looking to break into PE 13 2y
+46 Is this a stupid idea? Leaving PE? 10 4y
+46 Sycamore - L Brands Deal Break? 23 3y
+46 Option Pool Question 16 3y
+46 Sourcing Model Discussion 14 1y

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