+17 Distressed Debt / Special Situations Modeling Tests 13 5y
+17 Recession: good time to quit or keep slogging it through? $1.5mm NW. 6 4y
+17 Santander is Paradise? 6 2y
+17 Career Longevity 2 3y
+17 Running a PE owned business 3 5y
+17 Inflexion Private Equity 19 1y
+17 Family health emergency during live deal during Associate program 9 5y
+17 What’s one number you wish sellers disclosed before you spent time on a deal? 3 4w
+17 2+2 Program Perception in Associate PE Recruiting?? 15 5y
+17 How much of a difference is there in Special Sits/Distressed between PE vs HF 7 3y
+17 London - PE analyst programs 41 3y
+17 Undergrad Full-Time 2022 PE Recruiting? 30 5y
+17 PE firms and MBAs - 2021 Update 5 5y
+17 Non-target 2024 PE Full Time Recruiting: No leads 4 3y
+17 How do I negotiate time off between banking and PE? 21 4y
+17 PE non-compete in IL? 15 4y
+17 Associate Third Year / Next Steps 2 1y
+17 Would you sell equity in your future earnings (carry) for upfront cash today? 7 5y
+17 Arrested while on the job 7 4y
+17 PE on cycle guide 3 2w
+17 Practical uses of of AI in PE 2 2w
+17 M1 mac Excel Compaitablitiy 9 5y
+17 How to think about PE fund prestige and future career options? 3 3y
+17 AMA (or sort of): Platform HF in Singapore 9 7mo
+17 Best Partners in PE to Work For 9 1y
+17 Atalaya, Beach Point, Victory Park? 14 5y
+17 Thoughts on Shore Capital? 10 2y
+17 Exit Ops/Reputation of Marlin Equity Partners London 8 5y
+17 BMO Private Equity - Yikes 6 5y
+17 Is buyside worth it if most associate programs are 2 and out? 4 1w
+17 Need help really understanding the concept of NPV 4 5y
+17 Best excel resources for getting better with large amounts of data and scalable logic? 3 5y
+17 RE; Finding IB/PE Work Experience Programmes for Pre-Uni students (UK) 6 3y
+17 London - PE Salaries 40 4y
+17 Anyone heard of XIO Group? 42 3y
+17 Lee Equity - any intel? 17 7mo
+17 Energy and Infra VP of a PE firm in Mexico 4 7mo
+17 How do you become a great at judging businesses? 8 1y
+17 2026 Off Cycle PE Seeking Advice 4 1y
+17 How to gun for KPS? 21 7mo
+17 Five Arrows 24 1d
+17 Deal Sourcing PE job 11 8mo
+17 Deleted topic 6 2y
+17 Confused about PE Recruiting 7 3y
+16 Vista 2023 - Culture, Comp, etc...? 2 3y
+16 Post mba comp comparison 27 3y
+16 Best Resources 9 9y
+16 Secured MM Private Equity Role - Can I start one year early? 3 9y
+16 Phd & Private Equity 17 9y
+16 Agricultural Investing 6 9y
+16 Tech PE on the East Coast 5 3y
+16 Working in infra PE, diagnosed with ADHD and bored out of my mind 9 2y
+16 Private Markets versus Public Markets 2 9y
+16 Carlyle Energy 7 3y
+16 Sincerely need help - FoF: StepStone or AlpInvest 29 2y
+16 Best Groups to Snipe Talent From? 4 7y
+16 BDCs Investing in Companies with Under $10M in Revenue? 9 7y
+16 GS XIG PE Group 9 2y
+16 Is this the Mets year? 19 2y
+16 Andreessen Horowitz Menlo Park 9 2y
+16 Can you move from Deal Strategy at PWC into PE? What are the most realistic exit opportunities? 2 7y
+16 Best Books on Understanding Businesses? 9 4y
+16 Opinion on Fund of Funds 13 4y
+16 Confused on Credit Suisse Direct Equity Partners, Piper Jaffray Merchant Banking/Private Equity, PE at I-Banks in general 5 7y
+16 M&A/PE IT Due Diligence Framework – Seeking Feedback 3 1y
+16 Typical Economics and Terms for Evergreen Funds? 12 2y
+16 Finally leaving Canada for the U.S. 12 3y
+16 PE Associate - Co-Invest 16 7y
+16 BIWS modeling vs real life? 9 7y
+16 direct lending vs. corporate banking 3 6y
+16 MBB (incl. PE advisory) or Lower MM PE? 2 6y
+16 Private Equity Training 12 6y
+16 How are MF Secondaries Funds? 6 3y
+16 Corporate strategy / SWF / MBA 9 4y
+16 Interesting Scenario: Discord Strategic Finance Offer, or Keep Trying PE? 2 1y
+16 Project Finance vs LMM PE 5 2y
+16 Are closed ended funds dead? 16 2y
+16 Help for Wife: Consulting in PE 6 3y
+16 Dinner Interview - PE/HF 12 6mo
+16 Private Credit in LA 10 2y
+16 Dallas MM PE Exits 7 2y
+16 Europe PE Recruting? 5 6y
+16 Insights on Accel-KKR 7 6y
+16 Analyst Recruitement - Europe 1 6y
+16 Health problems during recruiting? Take a Hiatus? Help 2 3y
+16 MBB to MF PE 1 6y
+16 Knowledge Gap Between TMT ER & GE 6 2y
+16 Path from CPA to PE? 6 4y
+16 IB vs PE Rationale 5 4y
+16 Carlyle Collegiate Series 45 2y
+16 On cycle recruiting from non-target bank (HL CF)?? 4 3y
+16 Veritas Mid/Senior level culture 20 2y
+16 Pension/SWF/superannuation PE/direct investment 16 6mo
+16 PE Secondaries - Diligence Process? 4 1y
+16 Slow Period in P/E 9 6y
+16 Top Private Equity firms Austin, TX? 18 6y
+16 Due Diligence on PE Deal 5 6y
+16 Any info on culture at Atalaya Capital Management 8 4y
+16 Requesting Some Career Feedback 8 6mo
+16 How large is the gap in exit opps BBs in London? 18 4y

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