+35 Return Full-Time to EB vs. Lindsay Goldberg FT Analyst 18 3w
+22 Tough PE Lateral Market At VP Level So Far In 2026? 17 3w
+48 Private Equity Associate Regretting Decision 19 3w
0 Where to find PE / Infra Cases? 3 3w
+9 MM IB Chicago Exits 3 3w
+19 Do PE VPs Always Have An Associate Under Them? 12 3w
+26 Ares buying LGP...now what? 8 3w
0 Growth Equity Career Potential 1 3w
+20 Thoughts on Novo Holdings 35 3w
+12 MBA to EM Infra Investing? 3 3w
+2 LMM PE Associate Compensation - Low Tier City (Base & Bonus) 4 3w
+9 Ares Acquisition of LGP 0 3w
+4 MM Infra PE Shops? 5 3w
+7 Secondaries Comp / Culture In 2026 5 3w
+9 MBA to EM Infra Investing? 1 3w
0 Long Ridge Equity Partners 0 3w
+2 AltamarCAM Partners - Secondaries? 3 4w
+33 SWF (GIC, Temasek, Mubadala) in NY 33 4w
+1 Data Center / Infrastructure Private Equity Interview Case Study 1 4w
+12 Secondaries Advisory Model Test 7 4w
+39 Infra PE to Project M&A and Back - Risk of Getting Pigeonholed? 12 4w
+6 GIP London 3 4w
+9 Views on Blue Owl Digital Infra 7 4w
+24 Percheron Capital | Latest Views 10 1mo
+28 Private Investing at a BB vs. Traditional IB → PE 8 1mo
+126 Bank not transferring me to NYC 48 1mo
+25 Siris Capital Group - culture/rep? 19 1mo
+6 Renovus Capital partners 6 1mo
+17 AMEX Gold For PE Associate in SF 13 1mo
+30 SGE Final Round (Investment Summer Analyst) - Case Study & Technicals? 19 1mo
+8 Private Capital Investing: The Handbook of Private Debt and Private Equity (Wiley Finance) 4 1mo
+5 Seeking Advice on IB Analyst vs. Investment Firm Opportunity 6 1mo
+14 lucked into PE, What now? 16 1mo
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+10 One Rock Capital / Analyst program? 7 1mo
+64 One Rock Capital - Thoughts? 69 1mo
+4 Bonus Clawback 4 1mo
+77 Interesting Scenario: Discord Strategic Finance Offer, or Keep Trying PE? 27 1mo
+44 MBB to PE advice (2025) 10 1mo
+8 Lindsay Goldberg FT 27 32 1mo
+25 Joining Young MM Firms For Longer-Term PE Career 22 1mo
+11 Apollo FIG 2027 36 1mo
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+16 Brookfield vs. TPG Angelo Gordon (in LA) 2 1mo
+120 Mid Level Career Freeze 39 1mo
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+26 Are you guys using AI to do your PE work? 13 1mo
+15 26 North in 2025 12 1mo
+46 LA Funds 36 1mo
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+3 OMERS Global Credit 4 1mo
+9 MM IB (non-tech group) with HSW 2+2 — direct tech PE/growth recruiting vs. going straight to MBA? 3 1mo
+9 Infrastructure PE Modeling Tests / Case Studies 12 1mo
0 Top PE junior summer internships? 1 1mo
+15 PE Secondaries Case Study Prep 5 1mo
+4 How are PE & IB case studies changing with AI? 2 1mo
+23 Undergrad summer PE analyst positions 8 1mo
+3 Mining PE Comp 5 1mo
+8 Senior Associate — Lateral Again Within a Year? 2 1mo
+392 What’s up with the Apollo and Warburg Associates emails 168 1mo
+148 We were lied to 78 1mo
+37 Employee co-invest into the fund: fee/carry-free, but vests 13 1mo
+15 Realistic path to Capital Solutions/Spec Sits Groups from LevFin at a BB? 7 1mo
+6 Junior Comp Increase with Recent Fundraise? 3 1mo
+11 LMM Headhunters 4 1mo
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+7 From a founder- the f is going on 15 1mo
+5 AE Industrial Partners 1 1mo
+13 CD&R - Updated Views 8 1mo
+49 Fable 5 --> any opinions? 23 1mo
+6 Corsair Capital Reputation/Comp/Culture 5 1mo
+9 Port M&A , PE View 1 1mo
0 US HH 3 1mo
0 How are PE & IB case studies changing with AI? 1 1mo
+3 SF IB to NYC PE On-Cycle 1 1mo
+31 PE Perks 2026 32 1mo
+74 Stumped On LBO Question 26 1mo
+13 Fee-free carry-free for employees 11 1mo
+20 GSAM XIG PE Investment Team 7 1mo
+33 Best industry/job for entrepreneurship? 11 1mo
+2 TPG Cancelled Oncycle PE Recruiting--Summer 2027 5 1mo
+141 Annual HBS vs Wharton Debate 49 1mo
+48 MBA for PE in US? Am I being to naive? 21 1mo
0 Francisco Partners in 2026 2 1mo
+5 What virtue is your pursuit? Private equity Associate 4 1mo
+12 MBA and Private Equity 6 1mo
+3 MM PE HC Exits 1 1mo
+6 Share/Split PE prep resources 5 1mo
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