+39 Silver Point vs. MF PE Analyst 18 6y
+39 Why are people so fixated on going to MF from IB? 8 6y
+39 PE Recruiting From BB FIG 16 4y
+39 When you've hired from H/S/W/CBS -- ever any duds? 15 5y
+39 Breaking into NYC PE from APAC 13 6y
+39 Anyone has experience with Partners Group? 36 3y
+39 PE Comp - Germany 18 3y
+39 Infra PE recruiting / prep 7 6y
+39 How Screwed Is Vista Equity Partners 26 5y
+39 Private credit cultures 53 4y
+39 Los Angeles Private Equity 65 2y
+39 Anyone Want to do a "Search"? 27 5y
+39 ——— 6 5y
+39 Family Business Buyout 5 5y
+39 Return to Office - Quick Survey for PE Associates/Senior Associates 20 4y
+39 How can 10+ year old unprofitable tech companies be worth billions? 23 5y
+39 Secondaries Advisory Pay 22 4y
+39 SLEEP: What is the damage of not getting enough? 15 3y
+39 Direct lending case study 28 2y
+39 Passed on promotion - should I be looking for a new job? 24 3y
+39 Infra developer to MF PE? 13 1y
+39 When is too early to get out of the hamster wheel that is blue chip PE? 21 4y
+39 Credit funds 24 3y
+39 PE FY22 Bonus Season Results / Compensation Update 80 4y
+39 NEW PE Interview Bootcamp STARTS TOMORROW + Mon + Tues Evenings (just announced) 1 3y
+39 CD&R vs. Berkshire 40 3y
+39 Apax Partners 2022? 21 3y
+39 Wellington WLB and Comp Progression vs MF PE 37 3y
+39 Learning recs for secondaries 5 3y
+39 To Those That Didn't Jump to PE - Your life Now? 20 3y
+39 How to Deal With Getting Layered 10 3y
+39 Experienced VP Interviews - Fit Questions 4 1y
+39 The appeal to LMM PE in Canada 13 3y
+39 FoF Questions (prestige, WLB, pay) 14 3y
+39 I get the nagging feeling I need to make art, but I feel trapped by being in PE. 9 3y
+39 Private Equity vs PhD in Finance 10 2y
+39 Turning off the Sales Mindset Help 10 2y
+39 Worst LBO in past 10 years? 31 2y
+39 LMM Roll Up Strategies that are Recession Proof 25 2y
+39 Best Reads for PE 12 2y
+39 Infra PE from Global Macro HF - Nontraditional Background 18 2y
+39 Private / growth equity layoffs (OpenView, LLR Partners) 24 6mo
+39 IB analyst or PE analyst program 17 2y
+39 SYCAMORE PARTNERS IS THE WORST 29 2y
+39 Median Career Outcome in PE - 15yrs post grad 14 2y
+39 MMs and UMMs that aren't JAMMBO's 10 1y
+39 Prep On Cycle or Travel 36 2y
+39 Is it useful to know whether a business is high growth, high margin, etc? 32 2y
+39 Goldcoast sucks 14 2y
+39 Took MM PE over EB, did I mess up? 8 1y
+39 go for complicated deal as a brand new associate 13 2y
+39 PE VP - Q&A 19 1y
+39 At the end of my rope, need help 11 1y
+39 Nashville PE 53 1y
+39 Warburg Pincus 2026 FT Analyst 202 2mo
+39 Why Do VPs Exist 12 1y
+39 Infra PE to Project M&A and Back - Risk of Getting Pigeonholed? 12 4w
+39 Leaving PE for IB? Am I crazy?? 17 6mo
+39 VPs & Above - what are you really looking for to make the AS->VP promotion? 12 1y
+39 The IB to PE pipeline doesn't make sense to me 26 1y
+39 What gifts / gestures do you get for significantly more senior mentors to show appreciation? 18 8mo
+39 Anyone else in IB/PE feel like they are in limbo 28 1y
+39 Thoma Bravo raised $24.3bn fund (!!!!) 24 1y
+39 “PE” at a hedge fund? 19 1w
+39 Should I take VC offer or retry for PE? 26 10mo
+39 Sign-on bonus negotiation 22 3mo
+39 Moving out of software PE 22 6mo
+39 PE fund differentiation 19 7mo
+39 D1, Altimeter, Dragoneer, Addition (privates) 37 1w
+39 Why is ROIC never really a topic when looking at companies IRL 9 2mo
+39 Life Advice After Banking/PE (Rising College Jr.) 5 1mo
+39 3rd Year IB Analyst, Top Bucket, Still No PE Offer. What Would You Do? 20 15h
+38 Summit Partners Interviews 32 9y
+38 Why aren't PE lenders more predatory? 13 16y
+38 Distressed PE vs Distressed HF? 17 9y
+38 Private Equity: Too disruptive or not disruptive enough? 12 13y
+38 Paper LBO Example -- Need Help 19 10y
+38 First year associate (pre-mba) comp 45 12y
+38 IFC -> MBA -> PE 29 5y
+38 Would you go work for a start-up PE firm? 9 10y
+38 Initial Headhunter Meetings 26 4y
+38 Advice for Asset Management Breaking Into Private Equity 20 6y
+38 More Prestigious Law School over Business School? 13 9y
+38 Escape Club / Exit Hatch 9 8y
+38 Who are the top MM PE funds 17 9y
+38 Need LBO Model Help 13 9y
+38 PE Associate Career Path 9 8y
+38 Small Private Equity Fun (USD 100m AUM) - Thoughts on life in small PE? 10 8y
+38 2 Years IB + 2 Years PE 23 8y
+38 Can a company survive perpetually under successive LBOs? 7 8y
+38 Going straight into PE megafund skipping IB: Need Advice 16 8y
+38 Why are private markets outperforming public markets? 11 6y
+38 Setting up Shop, How do you pay bills? 15 7y
+38 Private Equity Reference Check 14 2y
+38 Blackstone Tac Opps 27 7y
+38 Why are PE funds, who are usually quite pragmatic/opportunistic about investing and businesses, so rigid in their recruiting? 11 4y
+38 Recruiting for Top Infra Funds (MIRA, GIP, BIP, etc.) 14 6y
+38 Media & Entertainment PE 27 3y
+38 PE fund investing comp 16 7y
+38 No-name, One-man PE Shop - would you join in my situation? 7 6y

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