+23 Deal structuring questions 8 7y
+23 Thoughts on StepStone group? 22 2y
+23 Graduating soon and need help deciding between BB PE firm (middle office) vs boutique consulting firm vs MM Equity research 2 7y
+23 Pre-asset Portfolio Company Equity Comp 3 7y
+23 Impact Private Equity --- what do I tell the head hunters??? 5 7y
+23 LMM PE lifystyle 10 7y
+23 Question about PE Internships 10 7y
+23 Exit options post MBA PE 10 6y
+23 PE Comp Package Negotiation 4 7y
+23 MBA or law degree? 14 6y
+23 How much weight is put on where you went to school in PE recruiting? 5 6y
+23 Need Advice on Options 8 6y
+23 Should I accept MBB offer or go to Wharton if I wanna do PE eventually? 8 6y
+23 Will Elizabeth Warren kill PE? 11 6y
+23 Lateral Associate Interview Process 9 5y
+23 How to calculate IRR in head? 10 6y
+23 MBB associate and ex-banker shooting for MM PE 4 6y
+23 Stumbled into PE interview 4 6y
+23 How much detail on CF/BS when discussing deals in an interview? 3 6y
+23 Interview for Director Position in Growth PE unit at Canada’s Pension fund 6 6y
+23 Advice on MBA MM PE Internships and Post-MBA Titles 3 6y
+23 Can't seem to improve on modeling - advice appreciated please... 6 4y
+23 Best odds to get into PE: Consulting or IB Energy? 5 6y
+23 Private debt comp (excl NYC) 17 6y
+23 LBO Returns Analysis 6 6y
+23 Do you think PE prepares you to have your own business/be a CEO? 6 6y
+23 Life advice: Lateral BB vs. Small PE Fund 11 6y
+23 Current state of debt markets 7 6y
+23 Questions on PIK Notes 8 6y
+23 Are private debt funds getting fucked right now? 8 6y
+23 Culture at UMM / MM PE shops 16 6y
+23 Paper LBO mistake - fatal?? 10 6y
+23 PE Recruiting LDN- How fluent must one be in languages? 9 4y
+23 Stone Point Capital? Any insights? 8 6y
+23 Tech PE Deal Flow During COVID 4 6y
+23 Reputable Firms in the PEI 300 11 6y
+23 Partners Group 2020 27 4y
+23 Pension Fund / SWFs 6 4y
+23 Firms Unsupportive of PE Recruiting 16 5y
+23 What kinds of personalities do you find in private equity? 13 3y
+23 REPE vs PE FoF 6 6y
+23 PE firm that buys Amazon sellers? 12 4y
+23 How Much Time to Take before PE Associate Stint - Gap between IB or Consulting 5 6y
+23 RE investing on the side 12 6y
+23 What do I tell HH if I don’t want to recruit 5 6y
+23 Treatment of fees in LBO 6 6y
+23 Fundraising Tactical: using Linkedin / Sales Navigator / VAs / Pitchbook 4 4y
+23 Is it bad optics to apply to ALL BX divisions 20 5y
+23 Goldman Principal Investing / Alternatives 6 6y
+23 KKR PE TMT and Industrials 8 4y
+23 Most respected names in LMM 23 5y
+23 HPS investment partners 39 8mo
+23 MIRA FT Analyst vs MF FT Analyst 8 5y
+23 Negotiating Credit AGreements with lenders 6 5y
+23 Private Equity Associate to Portfolio Company Exec 7 2y
+23 CBS to Private Equity 3 2y
+23 Kaushik Ravi Elevate/Varde Partners? 16 4y
+23 LBO Case Study Detail? (1.5 hours with CIM) 10 5y
+23 Is this normal or did I do something wrong? 14 5y
+23 cold call the Head of PE? 10 4y
+23 A to A in IB, then PE Recruit? 23 5y
+23 EdTech / Education PE 19 4y
+23 Turnaround/Distressed Fund Economics 10 4y
+23 SPAC 11 5y
+23 Lateral 1Y associate to first time fund - comp expectations? 16 5y
+23 Feeling confused after my reviews 11 5y
+23 Serial Job Hopper? 23 5y
+23 Case Study - Ares Energy and Infra (Senior Associate) 11 6mo
+23 Role of MBB performance reviews in on-cycle PE recruiting 9 3y
+23 Sponsor Finance and Sponsor Finance Lending 3 1y
+23 LBO Case study: 3 hours from scratch LBO model and 120 page deck to analyze 8 2y
+23 Delete 26 4y
+23 Monolingual Brits for PE - Are we f*cked? 20 4y
+23 In what ways does your Associate program "alma mater" matter going forward? 2 4y
+23 Entrepreneurship to PE? 11 3y
+23 Megafunds with good culture? 33 3y
+23 Tech PE vs GS TMT SF for FT 29 4y
+23 MM/UMM PE over MF ? 4 4y
+23 Does MM bizdev within PE suck? Going from the investment to the bizdev side... Anyone done it before? 7 4y
+23 Infra PE Exits? 24 1y
+23 Can Someone Explain What Re/Insurance Groups Do? 6 4y
+23 Hamilton Lane Secondaries 20 7mo
+23 WLB / hours at Berkshire Partners? 11 3y
+23 Direct Lending Offer Help 19 4y
+23 IR in-house in Top PE Firm - Thoughts? 8 4y
+23 Question about Infra PE (MF level if it matters) 18 3y
+23 Is it possible for a banking vp to move to PE? 18 3y
+23 Traditional PE to Co-Invest compensation 12 3y
+23 Principals / VPs - Have you guys read your carry related docs? 4 3y
+23 Joining a smaller fund at a bigger PE firm 3 3y
+23 Energy / Oil and Gas PE Recruiting Process 9 8mo
+23 Value creation / LBO Model 7 3y
+23 Top UMM vs. MF? 14 3y
+23 LBO Exam - Is any deviation from correct answer acceptable? 11 3y
+23 LMM PE Analyst Vs. BB IB Associate (Prior Military) 17 1y
+23 Deal discussions in interviews 3 3y
+23 Explaining what I do for a living to my parents 9 3y
+23 Technical Questions 14 3y
+23 Associate Choices 7 3y
+23 Chief of Staff Roles in PE/VC 7 2y

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