+37 Is PE worth it? Can someone explain how carry works (BPS, etc) 23 3y
+37 Trouble with recruiting 8 6y
+37 LMM & MM PE: Double-down on or skip the MBA? 4 6y
+37 CPI OCR Call 11 4y
+37 How are Booth, Kellogg, and Columbia for Post-MBA PE? 7 7y
+37 Random Thoughts on MM PE Analyst Interviews 12 7y
+37 Best Positioned Energy / Houston PE Firms? 12 3y
+37 Current Thoughts on Opportunistic/Special Sits Groups (Oaktree Special Sits, BX TacOpps, Apollo Hybrid Value Fund, Brookfield Special Investments, KKR Special Sits) 32 4y
+37 Comp Decreasing? 10 5mo
+37 Wardrobe Investment Guide for IB and PE 2 7mo
+37 PE/RE/HF podcasts 13 6y
+37 PE is NOT paradise 33 4y
+36 WFH / Hybrid working policies at top and MM PE funds 37 2y
+36 Take-home model 16 16y
+36 Can I ever achieve my dream or do I need to jump off the bridge now? 21 16y
+36 Mining Private Equity Firms 26 6y
+36 Lateraling in PE - Evaluating Tradeoffs 15 9mo
+36 Investment roles to IR/capital markets? 24 2y
+36 Venture Debt? 24 4y
+36 2023-24 Headhunter Client List 5 2y
+36 Technical interview q 15 6y
+36 Consumer PE - What does the landscape look like? 25 5y
+36 Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy: A book review. 3 12y
+36 Q&A: LDN Sr Associate 59 3y
+36 Worst deal you lost? 5 6y
+36 STG 2025? 20 9mo
+36 What is the point of IB/PE? 24 1y
+36 Bonus Bananas December 6, 2013 21 5y
+36 UG > Large/MF PE 13 11y
+36 Pre-MBA Associate - Comp advice needed! 18 11y
+36 PE Analyst Exits -- MBA vs HF vs PE Associate? 14 5y
+36 Industrials Sector 11 2mo
+36 Exit options for a girl (Assoc) in PE? 20 3y
+36 What is a realistic threshold for F-You money for most IB/PE professionals who want to retire early? 34 2y
+36 Carried interest agreement 12 3y
+36 Moving to Tech from Private Equity 10 5y
+36 Dell IB Decks 36 6y
+36 Locating the fulcrum security 3 6y
+36 Feel no interest in PE after ~2 years in IB 20 1y
+36 Who becomes VP+ at MF? 26 10mo
+36 Question: Levers to generate returns in PE 9 5y
+36 Networking With Potential Buy-Side Parties? 11 9y
+36 MBA / PE Decision Help 15 2y
+36 LevFin Analyst Preparing for PE 16 7mo
+36 Private Sell Side advisory deal while working at PE firm 10 9y
+36 Private Equity success (or failure) stories 12 9y
+36 Enterprise software investing 9 6y
+36 Delete 27 2y
+36 Does working in PE help get you laid? 28 5mo
+36 Are MF Modelling tests changing? My experience 8 1y
+36 New Private Equity Interview Course - v3.0 - Looking for Beta Users ($100 Off for Feedback) 17 8y
+36 Experienced PE professional could use some help with burnout/mid-career advice 12 2y
+36 Veritas updated views 2026 29 2mo
+36 Practice Touch-Typing Prior to PE Role? 21 1y
+36 How to approach LMM PE recruiting? 10 6y
+36 Small Fund vs. Rollup 9 7y
+36 PE is paradise 12 4y
+36 ———title 10 7mo
+36 Routes into PE. 27 4y
+36 My Journey From Non Target To BB Tech IB, And To Elite PE Thereafter 24 2y
+36 Unreasonable Expectations? Feeling the Pressure of Missed Edits on a Stressed Deal Team 11 2y
+36 Path to Operating Partner/Executive Role 3 8y
+36 Private Equity Comp & Carry 36 2y
+36 Met one of the biggest figures in PE at a small personal event, how should I follow up? 6 8y
+36 Experience with Siris Capital? 19 3y
+36 Most common/egregious business mistakes you see from companies you acquire? 7 4y
+36 2nd Year IBD analyst Laid Off Before Bonuses - how’s recruiting? 15 2y
+36 how to be a good intern / employee 8 8y
+36 AMA: Senior Analyst in a top-tier European Mid-Cap PE fund 13 1y
+36 LBO Returns - Increasing Leverage Doesn't Increase Returns? 11 6y
+36 Path to success in Europe? 22 4y
+36 What’s going on at Rede Partners? 9 1mo
+36 Laptops for Investors/Investment Professionals/Bankers? (2023) 18 1y
+36 Lateraling to First Time Funds and LMM Firms as an Aso 2 6 9mo
+36 How long have you been laid off and how is your job hunt going? 30 1w
+36 Banking > PE? 24 2y
+36 LBO CAPEX 17 6y
+36 Advice Needed: Reneging 2 Months Before PE Start 10 6mo
+36 Brookfield vs. Onex vs. Altas [TORONTO OFFICE] - Which One is Best? 28 3y
+36 LBO: Optional Debt Repayment 8 7y
+36 JPM Forcing PE Disclosure 32 1y
+36 GIP Integration into Blackrock 22 9mo
+36 Starting a Search Fund after PE Associate 20 2y
+36 Private Equity - LBO - Debt Financing 2 1y
+36 Is Infrastructure Credit a Long-Term Career? Exit Opportunities and Pay Gap vs PE 11 1y
+36 JPM Double Standard 12 1y
+36 PE interview question: sources & uses 23 6y
+36 Top 5 Skills Needed to Succeed in PE 16 7y
+36 Agreeing Exit Plan with Firm 9 3y
+36 2nd PE Associate Gig 9 6y
+36 Trouble with VP - Need Advice 7 4y
+36 Onex Partners Info 8 4y
+36 KEA Consultants London 23 1y
+36 West Coast PE On-Cycle Logistics 3 6y
+36 Where to learn about Lev Fins/ Private Credit (Relevent Modelling and Fundamentals)? 20 2y
+36 How’s fund raising going? 12 6y
+36 Feeling Super Unprepared for PE Gig 10 4mo
+36 PE Interview - Need to learn modeling in 2 days 14 3y
+36 HIG capital - experience 2022? 40 1y
+36 Acquiring a Development Stage Asset in the USA 21 1y

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