+19 I’m bad at this job 5 1y
+19 Recapitalization in LBO 9 1y
+19 how does an "investor mindset" differ from a "CEO mindset" 8 1y
+19 Family Office Career Track 3 1y
+19 Growth Equity - How to answer “have you done a deal”…if I haven’t 6 1y
+19 Most Risky Finance Career Path with Highest Upside? 18 1y
+19 Alternative PE strategies 4 1y
+19 Three Statement EBITDA vs LBO EBITDA 2 1y
+19 How much leverage does a VP lateral offer get you? 3 1y
+19 Apax Disbands Healthcare Team 14 1y
+19 Industrial PE Playbook 2 1y
+19 What do people in Toronto look for in exit opps these days? 4 1y
+19 Veritas Interviews 11 1y
+19 How much have you learned after 1 year in PE? 16 1y
+19 Barclays FIG 10 1y
+19 Acquiring underperforming businesses 5 1y
+19 Is this a good sign? 5 1y
+19 Small FA focused on Tax Equity - Long Term Career Outlook 3 1y
+19 LBO Model: Negative FCF Available for non-revolver debt paydown? 6 1y
+19 January 2025 Off Cycle PE Master Thread 15 1y
+19 evergreen services group comp/wlb/culture/exits 14 1y
+19 lateral associate back-channel check? 2 1y
+19 From Boutique PE Intern to Key Player: How do I make the jump? 3 1y
+19 What are your hours like? 21 1y
+19 How hard is it to come back to NYC once you leave? 20 1y
+19 A career in private equity/ib vs a career in quantitative research/development 12 1y
+19 How common is multiple expansion in PE? 9 1y
+19 Devising Capital Structure for LBO Model Tests 11 1y
+19 Sell-side outreach, buy-side seniority preference 3 1y
+19 Recession tailwinds? 6 1y
+19 At What Point do You Get Credit for Having Completed 2 Years? 6 1y
+19 GSAM XIG PE Investment Team 6 1y
+19 Failing upwards (getting fired and moving to better jobs) 6 1y
+19 Madison Dearborn - What's the Word? 9 1y
+19 What Happens to the Careers of Associates who close zero deals? 10 1y
+19 LLR Partners (2025) - Analyst Comp / Exits? 12 4mo
+19 On-cycle 2027 Fund Strategy / Comparisons 1 1y
+19 PE - Politics at Investment Committee / Inefficiencies 3 1y
+19 Lateral from Fund-Adjacent Endowment Investing to PE/Private Credit? 2 1y
+19 Non Profit Board 6 1y
+19 Infrastructure- Data Center Life Extension 5 1y
+19 Door to door origin story - here for advice…. 7 1y
+19 One Rock Analyst Program 14 3w
+19 MBB to PE at the AP/Principal level 10 1y
+19 Berkshire Partners 2025 7 11mo
+19 Managing PE recruitment process 4 11mo
+19 Long-time reader, now looking for advice. 1 12mo
+19 Am I too jolly? 8 10mo
+19 Crazy, but is it worth retaking the SAT? 19 4mo
+19 Constant Final Round Rejections 6 9mo
+19 Thoughts on my mid-year feedback (PE associate) 7 9mo
+19 Thoma Bravo went from $3bn AUM in 2012 to $181bn today. Who’s next? 33 6mo
+19 Consumer/industrials va tech PE? 10 8mo
+19 Advent Tech 20 5mo
+19 Job offers evaluation 6 6mo
+19 How to make assumptions? 7 6mo
+19 How many Portcos is too many 15 6mo
+19 Insight Partners Comp/Hours/Work In Analyst and Beyond 15 2mo
+19 Baypine 2026 15 4mo
+19 IB -> MBB -> PE 6 4mo
+19 Advice for College Junior breaking into PE 8 3mo
+19 Next area PE will flood into? 19 1mo
+19 Is Add-On Velocity Structurally Increasing? 9 1mo
+19 State of PE BD in 2026 9 1w
+19 Best Path to PE from BB Coverage w/ Outsourced Modeling 7 2d
+19 Working on Juneteenth 5 30m
+18 Blackstone, Equity Office bonds & strategies 6 19y
+18 how hard is it to move from dcm/ecm to pe? 13 18y
+18 Hours at a PE/HF? 6 18y
+18 Sun Capital Partners (Boca Raton, FL) 34 1y
+18 Comp, Carry, Signing Bonus 6 6y
+18 Finding suitable LBO targets 5 16y
+18 P/E Private Equity & Minorities - Successful and happy 10 6y
+18 Morgan Stanley Real Estate Interview 12 16y
+18 PE Drug Testing 26 16y
+18 How do PE firms view MSF no-name programs 9 15y
+18 Middle Market Funds - Level of Pay (Salary / Bonus) ??? 14 13y
+18 MM regional PE firm associate salary PLZ HELP! 24 6y
+18 Oil and Gas Private Equity 33 8y
+18 Infra Fund Interview 6 6y
+18 KKR vs. Blackstone vs. Carlyle 31 7y
+18 Modify Resume before PE interview? 4 14y
+18 Help!! LBO of a leasing company; include interest on capital leases in pre-financing fcf? 6 14y
+18 Fellow Monkey Needs Help in Angel Investment 7 14y
+18 Best Route into Middle Market Private Equity 9 13y
+18 Reference Checks 9 13y
+18 Mega / PE Fund Performance 31 13y
+18 Which company a better buy or to invest in? 5 13y
+18 PE Recruiting - Recruitment might be heating up? 14 10y
+18 Private Equity - Ask Ivy 11 9y
+18 Models - Monthly or Quarterly / Annual 17 8y
+18 Poison Pill? 5 12y
+18 Messed up PE recruiting 6 12y
+18 Transitioning from M&A Law (midlevel associate) into Private Equity? 10 6y
+18 BB Corp Banking -> Boutique IBD -> PE? 5 1y
+18 Top Fashion Private Equity Investors 12 11y
+18 Goldman Sachs Capital Partners Pay/Info? 13 9y
+18 2015 Private Equity Recruiting Season Around the Corner.... 4 6y
+18 PE Interview for Junior Summer Internship 15 11y
+18 Frustrated in my career and don't know what to do. Advice appreciated. 4 11y

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