+46 Does "good culture" exist at the pre-MBA level in PE? 18 6y
+16 Miserable "culturally" at a firm - worth switching? 3 6y
+3 Brookfield Asset Management 1 6y
+18 MM Partner Call from cold e-mail 2 6y
+14 advice: wait for first choice offer or accept second choice 3 6y
+7 Why is typical LBO lifetime ~5 years? 5 6y
+6 1 Year with high capex in LBO - impact returns 2 6y
+10 Why work for a placement agent? 1 6y
+18 Senior PE associate comp in London? 6 6y
+9 Answering "Why do you want to work at a Megafund?" 3 6y
+32 Why are there no women at Apollo? 25 6y
+46 Q&A: Lower Middle Market PE Associate -- Ask Me Anything 19 6y
+7 MM PE (3 years) --> Business School (2 Years) --> MM PE (Diff Fund) 3 6y
+9 Pushed back On Cycle or Virtual? 3 6y
+34 UMM vs MM offers 11 6y
+18 Established Emerging Market Groups in Private Equity 1 6y
+49 Hedge Fund or PE Analysts Program 11 6y
+37 Top Candidate Preference 14 6y
+4 FT PE and Credit Fund Opportunities 4 6y
+6 Post MBA IB -> PE 1 6y
+5 What’s the difference between Ares Management Corporation and Oaktree Capital Management? 1 6y
+3 Private Equity Firms Investing More Into Consulting Firms? 1 6y
+3 Governance post investment & management incentives? 1 6y
+8 Interview: How do Dividend Recaps impact Returns? 3 6y
+16 You have 20k for growth investments. What do you do? 6 6y
+6 Greenoaks Capital Insights? 1 6y
+246 Anyone regret LMM/MM? 37 6y
+58 Blackstone to sit out on-cycle and change recruiting model 28 6y
+6 Like investing but working in toxic political culture now.. 1 6y
+3 IB Recruiting during Off-Cycle Internship 1 6y
+22 New Mountain Capital or Permira? 14 6y
+10 Linden 7 6y
+10 Impact of NYC 14 Day Quarantine Order on Buyside Recruiting 11 6y
+3 PE Career Path (How long until VP) 2 6y
+55 Can I become good at modeling? 16 6y
+3 Any Infra PE folks want to explain their recruiting process? 1 6y
+19 Virtual On-Cycle 2022 Recruiting 13 6y
+132 Impact of PE Analyst Programs 65 6y
+3 GoBuyside Reviews of Companies 1 6y
+24 Onex, New Mountain, EQT, or Golden Gate? 10 6y
+33 Convertible Pref Question Asked by Mega Fund 9 6y
+21 How would you LBO an insurance company?? 5 6y
+12 PE Trainings In London or Paris 1 6y
+40 PE recruiting from coverage group at mid tier BB 23 6y
+8 Why makes more money on average? Banking MD or PE MD? 7 6y
+13 Oaktree Compensation 8 6y
+5 "Shopping" a PE offer off-cycle 3 6y
+50 When do you actually get ahead living in NYC? 6 6y
+27 PE in China 4 6y
+5 HELP: A Tier 2 PE fund will give me this test to complete (click on the topic) 2 6y
+14 How to keep in touch with people from your previous job 3 6y
+10 British Columbia Investment Management Corp. Private Equity 16 6y
+20 European Middle Market 6 6y
+6 HIG phone screen 7 6y
+47 Option Pool Question 16 6y
+3 Practice Interview Questions for Port Co CEO Role 1 6y
+6 Blackstone 2021 Portfolio Operations SA 5 6y
+9 Downside protection for Non-Performing Loans? 1 6y
+12 Is there a step below running a search fund / being an entrepreneur in residence? 1 6y
+18 ROIC in LBO 3 6y
+12 Clarification on Option Proceeds 2 6y
+15 Confused as how paying down debt faster juices returns in investments 2 6y
+15 ECM to PE advice? 2 6y
+17 Best PE Firms For Associate to Partner Path 7 6y
+248 Is PE existentially fucked? 48 6y
+3 Anyone have the Valuation book by Arzac in pdf? 1 6y
+28 LMM PE B School prospects 5 6y
+36 Worst deal you lost? 5 6y
+3 London / EU Fund Performance 1 6y
+4 LBO - PIK Interest 3 6y
+22 Do undergrad internships help in in PE associate recruiting? 7 6y
+26 MF Growth vs Pure Growth 9 6y
+12 Where from to take real PE's LBO case studies materials 1 6y
+13 Depreciation & Amortization in LBO 5 6y
+3 Would you get frustrated if things took you longer? 1 6y
+15 Circular reference in LBO model? 2 6y
+45 FT 2021 PE Analyst Recruiting 40 6y
+12 Hypothetical Rollup Strategy 1 6y
+3 LP – GP relationship in “Western” vs. a Chinese PE fund ? 1 6y
+3 Insight Partners SA 2021 Recruiting 1 6y
+8 Fucked up at work- what to do? 2 6y
+71 Long-term PE - Lifestyle 29 6y
+134 PE lifestyle? Hours, weekends, base, bonus, etc.? 93 6y
+12 Fund placement agents - is this pay accurate? 1 6y
+24 PWP private equity placement is elite? 10 6y
+38 I recruited on-cycle too early 13 6y
+12 PE Case Study Interview Examples? 1 6y
+22 What investment banking group(s) do PE teams want to see the most? 4 6y
+12 Got a message about a job for a portfolio company but would rather work at PE. How to respond? 1 6y
+16 Tutorial for WACC Calculation 2 6y
+10 kkr associate pe interview 5 6y
+6 Comp Expectations 5 6y
+13 Interesting LBO Question for Write up Intangible/ DTL 2 6y
+34 Headhunters for post-MBA Associate looking for PE roles? 8 6y
+25 Path to PE from Fintech? 11 6y
+27 Can I transition from restructuring to regular private equity? 6 6y
+3 Model granularity to raise funding 1 6y
+3 Leaving office soon, what can I take away? 2 6y
+3 Agriculture PE 1 6y
+46 Q&A - Offcycle offer from UMM fund ($9bn latest fund size) 21 6y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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