+8 Book suggestions for Software/Tech PE 7 3y
+8 Take home model exams 9 3y
+8 Goldman PE Arm? 8 1y
+8 Hg Capital 5 2y
+8 Cressey & Co. Insight 5 2y
+8 MFPE SA vs MMHF SA Pay 12 3y
+8 Thoughts on infrastructure vs regular PE? 3 3y
+8 PIF’s Direct Investment Team 6 3y
+8 Sixth Street SA 2024 68 9mo
+8 Lone Star V Onex London 10 2y
+8 Pros and cons of an investment (interview prompt)? 2 3y
+8 How to Prepare for Summer Internship 2 3y
+8 SF PE On-Cycle 6 3y
+8 HarbourVest Drug Test 4 3y
+8 SA: Goldman TMT vs Blackstone PE vs Silver Lake PE 4 3y
+8 Partner by 30 in PE - Does it Happen? 19 1y
+8 On cycle with low gpa/non-target 2 3y
+8 GP Stakes HH 7 8mo
+8 Blackstone Real Estate Private Equity Comp 4 2y
+8 Thoughts on Stellex Capital? ($2.6B AUM) 5 1y
+8 Clothing brand by level 20 2y
+8 Going back to an offer you declined? 2 3y
+8 Dreaming of doing your own thing but afraid of failing? 2 3y
+8 Work from Home + Green Walls 9 2y
+8 Getting smarter in structured equity and credit 8 9mo
+8 What does it take to become partner at a MF? 5 3y
+8 Slacks or Chinos for Summer Analyst? 4 3y
+8 Varsity sports matter on resume? 1 3y
+8 LBO Balance Sheet Line Items 2 3y
+8 Top PE firms in Tampa, FL? 11 2y
+8 thoughts on Angeles Equity Partners 5 1y
+8 Pivoting from Real Estate to PE 2 3y
+8 Kinterra Capital - thoughts? 7 1y
+8 Years to VP 6 3y
+8 Ares Direct Lending vs. Bain Credit/Special Sits vs. Sixth Street Specialty Lending 1 3y
+8 Headhunters of ME SWFs 6 2y
+8 Importance of Undergrad Finance Clubs/Student fund etc. involvement? 4 3y
+8 Help! Deciding between Private Equity or Real Estate Private Equity 4 3y
+8 Headhunters already reaching out for PE Associate recruiting 11 3y
+8 Key points in PE Due diligence 3 2y
+8 Unpaid Internship at Private Equity 4 3y
+8 GP-led Secondaries modeling help 14 4mo
+8 Growth equity comp? 14 2y
+8 REPE Associate Comp 5 2y
+8 Case Study Practice \ Free Dummy Customer Data Sets 2 2y
+8 Partners Group 2024 FT 18 2y
+8 PE middle office role 2 2y
+8 HHs ignores me 6 2y
+8 FIG Private Equity 2 2y
+8 MM Private Credit Exits 10 2y
+8 How do you find a Good LBO to pitch? 2 2y
+8 On-cycle what do you need 5 2y
+8 LBO Assumptions 5 2y
+8 Undergrad straight to buy side - am I fucked? 3 2y
+8 What are the target diligence differences between a PE acquisition vs private credit investment? 1 2y
+8 Will things change? WTF is on cycle 10 2y
+8 Any oncycle offers yet? 21 2y
+8 TPG Growth 6 1y
+8 K1 Investment Management 5 2y
+8 Questa Capital - Thoughts? 2 2y
+8 Apollo Capital Solutions? 6 12mo
+8 GoBuyside - Good headhunter? 3 11mo
+8 Working with headhunters as a VP/Principal 6 2y
+8 CVC PE New York Updates 12 2y
+8 Best Renewable PE Funds? 7 2y
+8 Ares Infra Debt 5 2y
+8 Atlanta PE and HF Players 7 2y
+8 Advent investment thesis 5 2y
+8 VC returns? 3 2y
+8 am i able to tell HH i want vc + corp dev? 5 2y
+8 What do vacations look like as an associate? 4 2y
+8 Macquarie Private Equity / Credit Analyst 17 7mo
+8 Ampersand Capital - Reputation / thoughts? 9 8mo
+8 PE Recruiting as an International 13 1y
+8 Canadian Pension PE Exits? 16 2y
+8 Top BB In Europe Vs. Lower BB / EB In London Exit Opps 3 2y
+8 Can Anyone Recommend an Infra PE Course? 4 2y
+8 ECP & DIF Acquisitions 1 2y
+8 How to tell if a company is good or not based on Investors Presentation 4 2y
+8 Pathways into American buyside as Australian 10 2y
+8 Single Family Office Exit Opps 4 2y
+8 PE Funds that Allow Senior Associates / VPs to be temporary operators? 9 2y
+8 IK Partners 14 3mo
+8 Startup roles coming from IB / PE 13 2y
+8 Big Imposter Syndrome [long post sorry] 4 2y
+8 What month do Associates/Analyst typically start? 2 2y
+8 New PE Associate - Basic Accounting Help 8 2y
+8 From Valuations to PE/HF 7 2y
+8 Silver Lake Summer 2024 5 2y
+8 bb commercial banking to investment banking 2 2y
+8 Apax Digital - Info & Thoughts 6 2y
+8 Energy Transition PE Funds 8 2y
+8 What time do you go to the office at the private equity? 22 2y
+8 1300 SAT (non target, lower BB) worth retaking for oncycle next year? Don’t plan on taking gmat 30 2y
+8 RIP Byron 5 2y
+8 PE case interview - prep advice 7 1y
+8 On-cycle from Tier 2 City 3 2y
+8 On-cycle for distressed/special situation funds 4 2y
+8 Struggling to get PE interview 3 2y
+8 MF Bonus Dates? 2 2y

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