+21 Always make mistakes 4 1y
+21 GP-Led Secondaries Continuation Fund Model 11 4mo
+21 Balancing Professionalism and Rapport 7 1y
+21 Funds that were unjustly written off 20 1y
+21 Top Growth Equity Teams in London 31 11mo
+21 LMM Traditional PE vs. MM Infra 4 1y
+21 Does Job Hopping Max Comp in PE? 3 1y
+21 Where will PE be in 5 - 10 years? 14 1y
+21 Is this a good time to invest in IB/PE skills? 11 1y
+21 What's the deal with CD&R? 9 1y
+21 Five Arrows 9 1y
+21 KKR Scholars Program 2025 50 3mo
+21 Update on Lone Star 26 1mo
+21 Tariff impact on your portfolio companies? 2 1y
+21 Tips to succeeding in a new role 1 1y
+21 Private Equity Simulation - Testing the waters 1 1y
+21 Is PE repetitive? 24 1y
+21 No template LBO test: creating reasonable assumptions? 9 1y
+21 MM PE or BB IB analyst to recruit for mbb? 14 8mo
+21 Biglaw to PE 7 1y
+21 PE market outlook seems very different from public market 1 11mo
+21 27M | Corp Finance → FP&A | Laid off & Unemployed 3 Months | Studying CFA Level 1 | Want to Pivot to IB/PE/Corp Dev — What Should I Do? 8 11mo
+21 4-hr Model Test with MF in their Services Team - What to Expect? 5 11mo
+21 Moving from UMM PE to cushy MM IB 6 10mo
+21 Best banks for pe exits? (London) 26 10mo
+21 Transition from HF Activism to PE - Advice Needed 5 10mo
+21 Help: Strat / Mgmt Consulting or RX Consulting Provide Relatively Better Exits into PE? 8 10mo
+21 PE - Lack Of Understanding 5 9mo
+21 Independent Sponsor opportunity, need advice 14 7mo
+21 The Politics game in PE 4 9mo
+21 Work not challenging enough. Boss doesn’t seem to care. 5 9mo
+21 PE Associate Comp Benchmarking 26 5mo
+21 PE (VP) > Corp Dev > Back to PE? 19 8mo
+21 Laid-Off from IR Associate Job 8 Months In 10 7mo
+21 Current PE associate looking to transition to sports - resume advice 7 7mo
+21 I Squared Capital Interviews 104 5mo
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+21 PE Internship interview HELP 5 6mo
+21 Pretty Fucked For FT Recruiting 6 5mo
+21 Arsenal Capital Partners 11 1mo
+21 How is Marlin doing? 6 3w
+21 Pushed out and forced to rehab 4 4mo
+21 Centerbridge in 2026? 18 2mo
+21 How is UCL BSc Econ for megafund PE exits (after an IB stint)? 9 3mo
+21 What is the current view on Montagu? Culture, Performance, etc. 6 3mo
+21 Recently joined MF - no ai? wtf 19 2mo
+21 Onex Partners 14 3w
+21 Tough PE Lateral Market At VP Level So Far In 2026? 10 2mo
+21 Free PE recruiting guides on PEPath - would love your feedback 3 1mo
+21 does gpa matter after banking? 10 1mo
+21 Bad Faith Senior Behavior 5 1mo
+21 3 hour lbo test 10 3w
+21 Left PE for an operating role and starting to regret it 2 12h
+20 McKinsey to PE? Difficulty breaking in? 14 9y
+20 West Coast vs. NY Exit Opps 19 4y
+20 IPO Valuation (Comparable Analysis) 6 16y
+20 Here's a nice dose of reality - article on top mba grads' career earnings 12 6y
+20 Paying dividend to Buyout firms? 4 15y
+20 PE in Saudi, the future ? 8 6y
+20 PE Compensation - High level guidance on PE compensation? 23 10y
+20 Lasalle Investment Management - Analyst Program 12 9y
+20 The Hottest Woman in Wall Street movies 36 13y
+20 Should I tell IB partner about my intentions to move to PE? 5 14y
+20 1 Thing in Common Among PE Associates 40 14y
+20 What is considered MM? 14 8y
+20 time to create real-world integrated models 12 13y
+20 CapIQ Vs. Pitchbook 10 9y
+20 Negotiate for higher salary after two years (Associate / PE) 6 13y
+20 PE Interview questions - most common or tricky? 5 3y
+20 Delete 14 13y
+20 Things you can do for a PE firm 5 13y
+20 Bonus for an Executive Assistant Position in Private Equity Firm - what to expect 5 9y
+20 LBO model: impact of raising entry an exit multiples on IRR 15 12y
+20 Managment equity roll & promote - Cash-on-cash return & IRR 8 12y
+20 Interviews: Doing Magic Trick 19 12y
+20 Monday @Mentions April 21, 2014 4 5y
+20 investing in infrastructure 4 8y
+20 PE Interview Style Question 7 3y
+20 PE associate interviews: 4-hour LBO 8 11y
+20 Which PE firm to intern for? 15 11y
+20 Post-MBA compensation? 11 9y
+20 Private Equity in Shanghai 7 6y
+20 post money enterprise value 7 10y
+20 Raising funds: how to ascertain? 11 10y
+20 why is EV/EBITDA very high for online companies? 12 10y
+20 ~$100mm fund analyst offer straight from undergrad- to take or not? 9 7y
+20 Disllusioned in the public markets..is PE for me? 6 6y
+20 Is CFA helpful in switching from operation side to more front side 7 10y
+20 PE Recruiting as a 2nd Year Analyst 7 6y
+20 RX > Buyside Options 5 10y
+20 PE Bonus Was Horrific... 38 10y
+20 What is the SAT/ACT score cutoff for PE recruiting? 30 9y
+20 PE Internship offer 6 9y
+20 How to negotiate your bonus when changing jobs 10 9y
+20 Top B School from PE Fundraising/Private Placement/Placement Agent/Private Funds Group? 9 6y
+20 The importance of Financial Accounting 23 9y
+20 Electricity Market Policy/Design -> Solar/Utilities Private Equity? 5 6y
+20 Goodwill Creation for Minority Investment Deal 2 9y
+20 How hard is it to break into PE with a computer science degree? 11 7y
+20 Undergrad PE internship. Need Wisdom. 7 9y

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