+26 Hg Capital's Reputation in Europe? 44 2y
+26 Texas PE: HBS vs. McCombs vs. None 10 5y
+26 Best buyside roles for hater of complex / hairy financial models 25 5y
+26 Micro-cap / LMM PE career 5 5y
+26 Primaries/secondaries vs. Co-Investments 6 5y
+26 Do you exaggerate connections to a city to headhunters / PE firms? 9 5y
+26 Post-MBA Careers for Pre-MBA PE Associate from non HSW M7 18 5y
+26 Does it make sense to try and lateral from a small investment firm to a LBO Fund or larger BDC after a year? 18 5y
+26 . 7 5y
+26 Breaking into private equity from consulting 4 5y
+26 Leaving IB - How to Exit Gracefully? 10 5y
+26 Key Terms in Principal / MD Negotiations 12 5y
+26 Fired from probation 14 5y
+26 Vista Equity Partners vs Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking 22 5y
+26 Q&A: BDIR VP (formerly at Lehman Brothers, Fortress, Golub Capital) 8 3y
+26 Overpaying Shops Thread 73 5y
+26 PE Firms - Football Teams 6 5y
+26 Rolled Equity - Actual Mechanics 3 5y
+26 PE Bros/Gals - How much execution did you have to learn? 9 3y
+26 How Committed Are You to On-Cycle Recruiting? 11 3y
+26 Which stage of investing feels most like a 'team sport'? 6 4y
+26 Top Paying MF's 71 4y
+26 How much did you spend last year on restaurants/clubs/trips ? 19 4y
+26 KKR vs CS FSG/LevFin 17 4y
+26 Interview Experience: Is it me, or? 2 3y
+26 [deleted] 12 4y
+26 What’s associate / senior associate pay at LMM PE firms like Riverside / LLR Partners? 12 3y
+26 LBO Model Help 9 4y
+26 Experienced Resume Help 3 4y
+26 DD lists are so fucking long 5 4y
+26 PE shops that give juniors outsized responsibility with upward potential? 8 4y
+26 MM HF IR analyst looking to lateral to MF PE IR, need career advice 2 3y
+26 Outsourcing Heavy PortCo. Modelling Work 3 3y
+26 Need to rant 19 3y
+26 LBO question (modeling margin contraction) 5 3y
+26 Is MF PE overrated? 20 3y
+26 Blackstone IR Associate Role 17 2y
+26 Neuberger Berman PE 17 1y
+26 West Cost IB to NYC PE - On-Cycle Recruiting Logistics 13 1y
+26 PCA to Secondaries PE - Harder Than It Looks 10 3y
+26 PE > Corp Dev 5 3y
+26 Location, Life, and Buyside 15 3y
+26 Asian PE 34 10mo
+26 P***hub acquired by Ethical Capital Partners 19 3y
+26 Utah PE firms? 23 11mo
+26 I’m a student. What’re the best ways for me to learn about your fund? 9 3y
+26 London vs US for PE in Long-term? (2023 editiion) 5 3y
+26 Cash Free Debt Free 3 3y
+26 Tech PE at MF vs. Tech-Focused Shop 23 3y
+26 Did I make the biggest mistake ever (Please Help) 19 3y
+26 Laid Off and Looking for Insight 8 3y
+26 Case Study Walkthrough Script (VP Interviews) 5 3y
+26 Buying Down Multiples 6 3y
+26 Exit Timing and Comp 5 3y
+26 Is Ares a MF 25 2y
+26 Should I leave my cushy PE job for a role at a mega fund? 16 3y
+26 Sitting Out of On-Cycle 4 3y
+26 Toughest On/Off-Cycle Interviews 23 2y
+26 Landing a Growth Buyout Role - Frustrated 5 3y
+26 High Performing MMs/UMMs in PE 25 2y
+26 Infrastructure secondaries? 4 2y
+26 How to Tell a PE Firm is the Right Fit 11 2y
+26 Laid off banker looking to break into PE 16 1y
+26 Oncycle From Outside NYC 9 2y
+26 Soma Capital? 10 9mo
+26 Deferring lateral by a year - possible? 4 2y
+26 Updated Vista Comp 37 1y
+26 Warburg Pincus Capital Solutions 21 2y
+26 GPA FOR PE??!! 26 5mo
+26 What’s a day in the life look like in BD in PE / Growth Equity? 20 4mo
+26 Placement agent? 5 2y
+26 Why is European / UK PE firm recruiting the way it is? Aptitude tests... 20 2y
+26 VP Level - when to follow up after final round 10 2y
+26 PE Recruiting From IB- Play It Safe Or Reach For Best Fund Possible? 11 2y
+26 Would my background make me a good fit for Infra PE? 9 2y
+26 Down after rejection 13 1y
+26 Preparing for the Off-Cycle Process 9 2y
+26 Corp Dev to PE… is it possible? 16 4mo
+26 how does PE (discretionary) bonus work 9 2y
+26 PE interview travel reimbursement still not paid after ~3 weeks 8 2y
+26 Should I Pursue an Early PE Associate Interview Opportunity as a Rising Junior? 8 2y
+26 Every now and then, someone will make a rant about how toxic IB / PE is, this is one of them 4 1y
+26 PortCo Corp Dev Roles 13 1y
+26 PE Hours 23 1y
+26 Private credit more prestigious than private equity?? 19 1y
+26 Want to get into PE but dont know where to start 12 1y
+26 2026 PE Associate 1 Total Comp 6 1y
+26 MBA vs. re-doing undergrad? 14 1y
+26 2025 NYC Tech PE/Growth Associate Roles Gone?? 12 1y
+26 TPG vs Veritas vs Carlyle vs Vista 8 1y
+26 Hellman&Friedman 10 1y
+26 T2 Consulting to PE (London) 14 1y
+26 Comparing Megafund Growth Equity Platforms 9 9mo
+26 Are you guys using AI to do your PE work? 13 1mo
+26 Updated PE Perks 8 1y
+26 Roll Up Bubble 33 1y
+26 Mgmt options in LBO - why everywhere different? 6 1y
+26 Mad Hatter in the Basement of Platinum Equity - What's going on over there? 7 12mo
+26 Whitehorse Liquidity Partners / Dawson Partners 10 4mo
+26 Jumping Ships as An1 (MF PE) 9 1y

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