+42 Staying in IB (A2A) vs going to PE 8 3y
+42 Most Successful / Largest MF Spin-Outs? 32 2y
+42 Insights on KKR's HC team 12 3y
+42 What do I do during downtime, PE workload is a joke 12 3y
+42 Carlyle Special Sits 11 2y
+42 Best city in the world for PE outside the US 42 2y
+42 Getting stressed out abt PE recruiting 15 2y
+42 PE B-School programs 35 2y
+42 Realism of HSW With a Generic PE Background 21 1y
+42 Side Hustle Has Me Uncertain About the Future 21 2y
+42 Never modeled what to do for VP recruiting 28 2y
+42 Cush 25hr Corp Dev job or jump to PE? 28 2y
+42 GP Led Secondaries Questions 5 2y
+42 PE Tier List - Any ideas? 26 1y
+42 PE commoditized. Are Searchfunds the answer? 11 2y
+42 Charlesbank Trajectory 17 5mo
+42 Blackrock to buy HPS 55 1y
+42 2024 PE BD Comp Thread 29 4mo
+42 Should I even bother participating in on cycle from MBB 17 1y
+42 Quit IB with nothing lined up - feel like my career is cooked as I want to go back into PE 13 1y
+42 PE recruiting from JPM 33 1y
+42 Next Step for PE Associate 17 5mo
+42 18 Months IB in London trying to move to PE 8 3mo
+41 Mezz fund interview 32 9y
+41 BusDev - Private Equity. Is it worth it? 37 4y
+41 Valuing 100% debt start up 33 13y
+41 1st Year Mega Fund (MF) Associate Compensation 34 3y
+41 Investor Relations, PE 15 4y
+41 Value creation deconstruction in LBOs 19 3y
+41 How to identify and value acquisition targets? 27 10y
+41 Can You Invest in the Fund You Work For? 43 10y
+41 How modeling intensive is FoF / Co-invest / Secondary positions? 21 2y
+41 Why Distressed PE? 11 4y
+41 Impressive PE Interview Questions 14 3y
+41 Good books to read to help prepare for a job in private equity? (Not recruiting books / guides) 46 6y
+41 Sycamore Acquires Staples for $6.9 Billion in Largest Buyout of the Year 6 4y
+41 Chicago Private Equity - Help for 1st Year analyst 33 3y
+41 How to go about starting a fund? 10 6y
+41 Big 4 Audit -> TAS/FDD -> PE advice/experiences? 24 5y
+41 LMM PE Opportunity: Do I take it?! 8 6y
+41 Which is more important: IRR vs. MOIC 16 7y
+41 LMM PE compensation, recruiting and port co. work 29 6y
+41 Q&A: Private Equity Associate, started after my undergraduate 40 7y
+41 Am I an idiot for trying to pivot to PE? 10 6y
+41 Community Banker or Car Dealer? 7 6y
+41 PE Firm 2020 Whose Still Open 41 5y
+41 PE case study mistakes 10 2y
+41 Public Company LBO Candidates 27 4y
+41 London MM PE vs BB IB 21 4y
+41 Headhunting Side Hustle: (1) Collect IB Analyst Resumes (2) ??? (3) Herd Monkeys (4) Profit 6 5y
+41 Distressed Tech PE 24 4y
+41 KKR 2021 Analyst NGT (TMT Growth) Thread 21 5y
+41 How feasible to get to distressed investing after MM PE in Asia and CBS 18 6y
+41 Private Equity in South Florida 10 6y
+41 Thoughts on consultant friendly (e.g., Golden Gate, Sycamore, NMC) PE firms? 10 4y
+41 Is H1-B required for Private Equity Recruiting (on-cycle) 39 6y
+41 PE partner track v. PE portfolio company CEO track 10 6y
+41 Understanding SaaS 26 1y
+41 Modeling a bank’s loan portfolio 13 4y
+41 Federal Lending Experience -> Project Finance/Infra PE? 7 5y
+41 How to create value from my network 6 6y
+41 2022 On-Cycle 56 4y
+41 PE CASE STUDY REPOSITORY 25 4y
+41 Axium Infrastructure? 16 5y
+41 Brookfield Infrastructure Toronto 18 4y
+41 Effort in Lame Duck Portion of Banking Stint 14 4y
+41 Ecom w/ $30M sales 12 5y
+41 best boston funds 31 2y
+41 Ares or Vista? 32 4y
+41 Your PE Promotion Timelines 15 5y
+41 Five Elms Capital - Reputation, Comp, Exit opps, etc? 28 4y
+41 Moving to PE from post-MBA IB (with pre-mba PE experience)? 19 4y
+41 One of Maybe 9 In-House PE Marketers 39 4y
+41 Thoughts on Junior's Experience at a SWF? 16 3y
+41 Laid Off - Question 14 1y
+41 PE Post MBA w/ 0 YOE in Banking 15 4y
+41 Would you prefer to increase prices by $10 or cut cost by $10? 31 3y
+41 Any info on Incline Equity? 15 1y
+41 Can't wait to leave banking and go to PE where the grass 100% has to be greener 20 3y
+41 Personal goal: Meet Chuck Feeney in 2023 7 3y
+41 Post MBA PE Market Dried? 46 2y
+41 How to be a great VP? 17 3y
+41 PE Sports Funds 28 2y
+41 Info on Banner Ridge Partners 28 3mo
+41 LBO - Repayment of Debt 28 2y
+41 Getting an offer at a HF but love my PE firm 24 2y
+41 Stanley Capital - London Office 29 1y
+41 Not intellectual enough for PE 7 2y
+41 Berkshire 2024 update / comp, culture, performance 19 1y
+41 Trading PE Secondaries? 28 1y
+41 What did you do after signing? 13 2y
+41 Back to IB? 16 2mo
+41 Need advice please, being succumbed to "Grass is Greener" mentality and comparing myself to others 23 1y
+41 Partner Sells GP Stake 13 1y
+41 What is Apollo Like Now 25 3mo
+41 Carlyle is now a middle market fund 26 10mo
+41 VP lateral or HBS / GSB 32 11mo
+41 Considering quitting - looking for some advice 39 9mo
+41 Partners Group - Buyout 36 7mo
+41 Concerned About Switch to PE 10 9mo

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