+15 Advice Needed: Private Equity Co-investing vs Private Equity Secondary 22 8y
+15 ADIA PE 6 2y
+15 Trina Solar = short? 3 14y
+15 Private Equity By Name - But No Fund? 8 14y
+15 Is this a PE FoF? 5 14y
+15 How we do in SoMA 4 14y
+15 Looking for opinions 2 6y
+15 Luxury brand integrating philanthropy as core business model 5 6y
+15 Can I ask a Megafund client to coffee? 3 14y
+15 Rise of Super Angels - short, interesting article 1 14y
+15 BB associate to PE associate. Should I leave banking? 4 14y
+15 Post-MBA lull: filling the gap as I continue to search 4 6y
+15 Submit Faster or Gain Late-Night Bonus Points 2 13y
+15 Pre-MBA Associate Tips 16 13y
+15 PE Internship - Open for Questions 18 13y
+15 PER - Private Equity Recruitment 5 3y
+15 Cold Emailing Private Equity Firms 5 13y
+15 PE in North Carolina? 9 6y
+15 Got the internship offer! Now.. what to learn? 4 13y
+15 First Round's Dorm Fund 17 12y
+15 Elon Musk in Self-Driving Car Market 18 5y
+15 GoBuyside prep session 10 9y
+15 Healthcare Consulting to PE? 5 12y
+15 PE Recruiting in Europe and Asia 10 6y
+15 Alumni Lunch? 17 11y
+15 Private equity tech firms 18 9y
+15 Top in house corporate VCs? 11 11y
+15 Just closed my first deal 1 11y
+15 Need advice: Accept MM PE offer or recruit next year 9 11y
+15 LBO Model: Entry Multiple Method - IRR goes UP with time? 4 11y
+15 buyside recruitment modeling test 1 11y
+15 Fund of Funds (FOF) return on investment 2 10y
+15 Technical Question: Cash-on-Cash Return LBO model 1st year 4 10y
+15 PE Firms Reputation/Culture 10 5y
+15 2015 Bonuses D&A 7 6y
+15 Bypassing headhunters who've shown you PE openings and cold emailing PE employees 3 10y
+15 Is it possible to get an internship after dropping out? 3 6y
+15 Early Networking 4 10y
+15 Latin America PE? 15 6y
+15 Why Work for Co-Invest Fund? 9 9y
+15 Is Traditional Venture Dying? 0 9y
+15 Small PE Shop Analyst Role to Middle Market Firm 4 9y
+15 What should I do: FoF at major PE investor or FoF-Co-Invest-Secondary at smaller PE pension fund 6 9y
+15 Accordion Partners 17 4mo
+15 How to convert a senior year PE internship and a (meh) MM IB FT offer into a solid MM associate role? 2 6y
+15 Top MBA / MF PE Chances from a State School 3 6y
+15 How to Get Started in PE LBO's 2 9y
+15 Dilemma - Should I Take The Offer? 6 6y
+15 Dallas PE Funds? 17 6y
+15 Sources & Uses Table in Growth Capital Deal 4 9y
+15 Private Debt Recruitment 4 9y
+15 Non-GS/MS/Q/JPM BB tech group placement for SF PE? 7 6y
+15 Black Diamond Capital Question 3 4y
+15 Salary range for Associate role -- $500MM AUM shop? 5 6y
+15 Navis Capital Partners: Interview + Modelling test? 5 2y
+15 Private Equity at Pension Fund (LP) Advice/Help 4 9y
+15 Exit Options from New Fund 4 6y
+15 PE Case Study Challenge 2 6y
+15 Secondaries PE interview with a large fund 1 3y
+15 Skipping 1st year PE recruiting 5 8y
+15 Audax Group PE vs. Guggenheim IBD SA 8 8y
+15 Strategy& Deals Team to Private Equity 7 6y
+15 Sageview Capital Investment Analyst: would you skip banking to do this? 2 3y
+15 Does anyone know of K1 Investment Management in LA? 7 5y
+15 What are some good case studies for LBO/Distressed strategies and the healthcare/agriculture-focused investing? 3 8y
+15 MM PE Analyst vs Non-MBB Consulting FT offer 4 6y
+15 Private Equity & Asset Management (Licenses & Designations) 1 8y
+15 Getting references from analysts 1 8y
+15 Infrastructure at Canadian Pensions (PSP and CDPQ) 6 6y
+15 Undergrad GPA for megafund 7 8y
+15 How to convince a PE firm to hire you full time out of undergrad? 2 8y
+15 CAIA Level I Test Material 1 8y
+15 Family Office Private Equity Pay 1 8y
+15 Family Office Private Equity Pay? 1 8y
+15 MM / Upper MM Best Placement into HBS 4 8y
+15 How to assign an arbitrary multiplier for network effects as a venture backed company scales 4 8y
+15 Sophomore at Target, thinking about 2019 PE SA 4 7y
+15 Pay raise 11 8y
+15 Should I recruit PE out of undergrad? 2 8y
+15 How Will Technology Effect PE In The Next 10 Years And What Skills Can Current Practitioners Learn To Be Prepared? 2 8y
+15 When a company is in play... timeline, employees, etc. 1 8y
+15 Applying to a New Job Before Even Starting My First? 1 8y
+15 What do you do with transaction fees in an LBO model? 6 5y
+15 Off-Cycle Pre-MBA Private Equity Recruiting for Consultants 3 6y
+15 Private Equity Recruiting after 3rd Year (Consulting) 1 7y
+15 VP Carry - I thought this should be standard? 3 6y
+15 PE question: FX hedge sizing EBITDA or EV? 1 6y
+15 Biology + Business Development/Client Relation background - How to break into finance? 2 6y
+15 Which sub-sector of Finance gives you the best "generalist" business skill set? 4 7y
+15 Sell services to PE 2 7y
+15 Typical MM fund comp for T2 city 8 6y
+15 Energy / Oil & Gas Focused US-Based PE Firms (Reputation, Insights, Etc.) 5 6y
+15 short cut to LBO model 2 7y
+15 Direct Lending + Mezz to distressed debt or special situations? 7 5y
+15 MM PE Analyst Interview Prep. Full blown out 3 statement LBO? 2 7y
+15 Fundless Sponsor Launch 1 6y
+15 Carry Timing 2 7y
+15 Thoughts on PE Analyst -> PE Associate Track? 3 7y
+15 Interviewed a week before Christmas. When do I hear back? 2 7y
+15 FIG Team Interview 2 7y

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