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+8 Vitruvian Miami 12 8h
+12 Apollo FIG 2027 20 8h
+22 Ranking PE Secondaries Firms 19 8h
0 Underrated Buyside Careers? 2 10h
+26 SGE Final Round (Investment Summer Analyst) - Case Study & Technicals? 10 11h
+38 2027 Analyst Cycle 16 12h
+11 Honest opinions needed about lateraling 4 16h
+3 Thoughts on Ascend Partners 3 17h
+5 Alpine Investors - Thoughts? 26 18h
+12 StepStone Reputation 28 22h
+3 Capital Raising Salaries 1 1d
+31 Business Development in PE 15 1d
+7 Views on Blue Owl Digital Infra 6 1d
+9 Secondaries Advisory Model Test 3 2d
+51 What % of people entering PE ultimately make MD/Partner? 31 2d
+23 Compensation packages Abu Dhabi and Quatar these days 8 2d
0 PE Associate in NYC -> London 1 2d
+38 Why is ROIC never really a topic when looking at companies IRL 11 2d
+14 Lunate case study 18 2d
+9 LMM PE Analysts: Getting roasted for my AI capstone (building a sourcing tool, offering $20 UberEats) 2 2d
0 Updated views on Summit Partners (2026) 3 2d
+5 Insight Equity Dallas Culture/Compensation 4 3d
+2 Anyone know if any Boston buyout funds are still looking to fill seats for Summer 2026 / immediate start? 2 3d
+12 How to approach Buyside Recruiting 3 3d
+6 Accordion PE consulting 1 3d
+5 Bain Capital Interview Process (AN) 7 3d
+11 Consulting to PE or MBA 4 4d
+89 Has exiting IB/PE really improved your wellbeing? 44 4d
+3 Gauge Capital 2026 3 4d
0 Chicago Buyside Tech / Tech Services Investing 3 4d
+80 Pivoting from PE 37 5d
+9 2nd Year PE Analyst Seeking Advice 1 5d
+14 Family Office 2025/2026 Comp Thread 5 6d
+9 FP&A at PE-backed firm to Private Credit: Realistic? 1 6d
+15 Sovereign, Endowment, Family Office PE Comp 4 1w
+24 Graham Partners Overview 22 1w
+20 Thoughts on Novo Holdings 34 1w
+21 How is Marlin doing? 6 1w
+8 Turn/River Capital Process 10 1w
+13 KKR Software Updates 23 1w
+7 Should I recruit to PE? 1 1w
0 Mining PE Comp 3 1w
+21 Onex Partners 14 1w
+6 CDPQ London 7 1w
+13 General Atlantic (GA) — Updated views? (2026 recruiting / exits / culture / comp) 16 1w
+34 Does working in PE help get you laid? 29 1w
+5 Parthenon PE Analyst FT 2027 2 1w
0 Incoming EB Analyst - PE Recruiting 1 1w
0 Deleted 3 1w
0 Updates on Cinven NY 2026? 0 1w
+4 CVC PE New York updated thoughts 8 1w
+3 Warburg Pincus Catalyst Program 6 1w
+3 TA Associates (2025) 9 1w
+13 26 North in 2025 11 2w
+7 List of NAV Lending Funds 12 2w
0 2027 off-cycle PE recruiting 0 2w
0 Cornell Capital Update View 2026 0 2w
+26 Senior associate / VP PE lateral interviews 11 2w
+7 THL Overview 9 2w
+15 PE Associate role at Temasek in SF 23 2w
+6 LMM Pay Scale 13 2w
+10 AI for Finance 11 2w
+129 Mid-level comp and net worth check 110 2w
+26 China MF PE → US IB/PE — How Should I Position Myself? 13 2w
+8 GIC Special Opportunities 6 2w
0 Acwa power and taqa modelling test 4 2w
+33 33 Years Old In PE & Still Single - Should I Quit To Find A Wife 32 2w
+30 US MBA to Singapore PE: Better to do IB in Singapore or NY/London first? How important is bank brand/presence in SEA? 10 2w
+105 Part of carried interest for Sr. Associate/VP in a small PE fund 76 2w
+17 BX NY perks 23 2w
0 PE FoF - Fund Investment Case Study 4 2w
+7 Need PE FT 27 Recruitment Advice 7 2w
+12 Oncycle / HH Outreach 2028 11 2w
+15 BlackRock PEP London 22 2w
+4 Five Arrows NYC 5 2w
+40 Value of MBA in Private Credit 11 2w
+26 Headhunters / Oncycle 2028 19 2w
0 Blue Owl in 2026? 1 2w
+31 Reed Rayman, Aaron Sobel and Robert Kalsow Ramos 28 2w
0 buy-side analyst on-cycle / off-cycle PE recruiting 4 2w
+10 Preparing for Secondaries PE Investment Associate Interview + Excel Test. What should I expect? 2 2w
+21 London MM PE comps 24 2w
+41 Info on Banner Ridge Partners 28 2w
+12 Relocation Bonus 8 3w
+54 Culture/WLB/Outlook of Partners Group Denver Office 32 3w
+55 Management Option Pools in LBO Models 22 3w
+493 What we can learn from all these "depressed and burnt out" posts re: IB and PE 91 3w
+81 How to Prepare for Headhunter Intro Calls (PE Associate Recruiting) 29 3w
+6 Is Distressed PE more heavily quantitative or qualitative? 8 3w
0 Dallas PE Associate 2026 Hiring Update 1 3w
+22 PE Thought Bubble and Firm Inquiry 9 3w
+87 Anyone else feel like the people they work with just aren’t that smart? 19 3w
+12 PJT RSSG/MF PE Recruiting 26 3w
+55 Corp Dev / Strategic Finance All-In Comp (Dec-25) 92 3w
+20 Cerberus in 2025? 13 3w
+54 Leaving PE for AI 45 3w
0 Private equity investments into renewable developers 4 3w
0 KKR Industrials 2 3w
+314 2025 Year-End Net Worth Check-In 292 3w

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  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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