+21 ODD Recruiting Situation With Headhunter - Please Guide Me 2 6y
+21 Corp Dev. Associate to PE? 7 6y
+21 Permira reputation 13 4y
+21 New private equity features in software 1 6y
+21 Stereotypes on what kind of assets each megafund likes to buy? 7 6y
+21 B-School Useful for FIG PE Transition? 1 6y
+21 Valuation Q | EV proxy 1 6y
+21 WSO PE Interview Course - PaySmart Case Questions 1 6y
+21 Berkshire Partners Info 4 5y
+21 Infrastructure PE - Model Test 7 2y
+21 Bloomberg Terminal in PE 12 6y
+21 Advice for making the most of family office job 1 6y
+21 PE BD -> IB -> PE Deal Execution Side? 1 6y
+21 Seeking Advice - 2020 Investment Research Summer Associate Intern 1 6y
+21 MM PE Final Round Associate Interview Conversion Rates (Off-Cycle) 6 6y
+21 Got led on by a boutique PE/Search Fund...offered me an unpaid internship 14 6y
+21 What kind of work do MBB consulting firms do for PE firms? 4 6y
+21 No closed deal -> post-MBA recruiting? 9 5y
+21 LBO target IRRs nowadays?? 9 6y
+21 PE buy-and-build case study for thesis 6 6y
+21 Aquiline Capital Partners 28 3y
+21 ADVICE - Opportunity to Start a PE Fund 1 6y
+21 New PE Associate - CFA® or MIF? 3 6y
+21 Need for “public” private equity 10 6y
+21 People who've done PE for a few years - what was the toughest / lowest point of your career? 5 3y
+21 How do family offices deal with carried interest/bonuses 5 6y
+21 TN visa for PE funds 11 1y
+21 Post-MBA title 5 6y
+21 PE Funds that promote AS > VP? 7 5y
+21 Main Street Capital Insight? 9 2y
+21 any info on hamilton lane? 28 1y
+21 Vendor/Seller Notes 4 6y
+21 Starting own incubator / family of companies - advice on structure 2 6y
+21 Euro funds in the US offer advice (Cinven/CVC) 11 6y
+21 Forgot to send thank you email? what to do 5 6y
+21 Hardest Promotion in Private Equity 6 6y
+21 PE Recruiting - London 2 6y
+21 Shareholder Loan in LBO Case 9 6y
+21 PE Interviewing from outside of New York 3 6y
+21 Seeking modeling tutor / mentor? 18 4y
+21 Confusing Sources and Uses of 3 Entities, Intercompany Loan Payoffs 1 6y
+21 Timing of Summer/Fall '20 On-Cycle Recruiting 5 6y
+21 HCIT-Focused Funds? 9 2y
+21 T2 Consulting -> Tech Investing Options 6 6y
+21 Francisco Partners 5 6y
+21 Investment Partner vs. Operating Partner Comp 5 6y
+21 PE Recruiting for Secondaries and FoF Firms 8 6y
+21 COVID-related questions in interviews 9 6y
+21 Going into private investment/hedge fund at BB out of undergrad with connections? 6 6y
+21 Is Partner Comp Similar in MM and MF firms? 6 6y
+21 How would you LBO an insurance company?? 5 5y
+21 Reaching out to HH 5 5y
+21 CPP Investments Direct PE - London 15 2y
+21 That’s your score?! 27 5y
+21 Summit Partners 2021 SA 41 4y
+21 Minority interest Question? 6 5y
+21 Rede Partners thoughts? 3 5y
+21 Blackstone Analyst 2021 FT 36 4y
+21 MM IB -> Family Office; Chances to get into traditional PE? 1 5y
+21 What does Private Equity look at when buying a company? 11 5y
+21 Chances of Landing MF PE from mid-target? 18 5y
+21 Corporate Finance at a PE 4 5y
+21 Should I tell the PE firm I am recruiting for if I have gotten into grad school? 5 5y
+21 Bain Capital Credit SA First Round 27 5y
+21 UMM+Bain Cap - can I make it with my profile? 10 5y
+21 Private Equity fund for Romania 9 5y
+21 UMM PE Analyst vs EB IB Analyst? 20 5y
+21 Thoma Bravo Completes $22.8 Billion Fundraise 16 5y
+21 MF Infra PE Model Tests 22 1y
+21 MBB London vs Continental Europe for PE Exits (and MBA) 22 5y
+21 MF PE Associate Class Size 26 5y
+21 Norwest Equity Partners 30 11mo
+21 Infra PE operating model 10 5y
+21 An explanation of Limited Partnership Agreement (LPA) in Private Equity 1 5y
+21 Deal Origination Specialist Interview Advice 10 4y
+21 Advice for breaking into a Megafund 8 5y
+21 Carlyle Group CSP Undergrad Summer London 7 5y
+21 Market Study Firms 13 4y
+21 Growth Associate Comp 16 5y
+21 LMM/Regional PE Comp 29 2y
+21 Going from sellside to founder--etiquette and reaching out questions 1 5y
+21 Distressed vs traditional buyout PE compensation 15 4y
+21 Hybrid PE/Venture deal structure 1 4y
+21 What is "market" for carry in a first time fund? 9 2y
+21 Is $200k all-in (+ some carry) low for a 1st year associate at a LMM PE fund? 21 4y
+21 Lateral move from MM to MF (London) 25 4y
+21 P.E. NAV 12 2y
+21 Perspective on impact investing space (e.g., Acumen, TPG Rise)? 3 4y
+21 Blackstone Innovation Investments (BXII) 8 5mo
+21 Compensation PE Netherlands/BENELUX? 23 2y
+21 Head-hunter Etiquette - London 11 4y
+21 Difficult Choices and bad situation - Plz help (Time sensitive) ! 16 4y
+21 How to recruit for PE as an associate? 22 3y
+21 Paying for Carried Interest Unit 24 4y
+21 What Justifies Relocating for a New Job? 3 4y
+21 PE teams in Sovereign Wealth Funds 17 2y
+21 Resigning before bonus? Private Credit Offer 13 4y
+21 IB vs PE Personality 7 4y
+21 Bain cap perks / assoc comp increase 25 1y
+21 GE @ BB or UMM PE? 4 4y

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