+69 Third Year MM PE Associate Taking Questions 28 6y
+70 MM to PE - the impossible; thoughts? 64 6y
+73 2017 Private Equity Report – 8 Category Highlights 7 6y
+75 Breaking into Private Equity in London 15 6y
+78 Lateral or B-School? 10 6y
+82 Private Equity - No IBD? 38 6y
+84 PE and HF Headhunters 25 6y
+95 Observations of a PE Analyst 21 6y
+97 Boston Private Equity Firms 87 6y
+99 PE Investment Activity Amidst Spiraling Markets 30 6y
+115 Am I being underpaid 36 6y
+138 My PE Recruiting Process 42 6y
+145 NY Times vs. the PE Industry 58 6y
+159 Cap IQ List of PE Firms 121 6y
0 Texas Pacific Group 13 6y
0 Notre Capital in Houston 0 6y
0 Blackstone, THL Bid Over $15 Billion for Fidelity Information Services, Reminiscent of KKR First Data Buyout for $29 BIllion 0 6y
0 Bonuses/comp at regional funds 3 6y
0 What should I ask for comp at something like this? 9 6y
0 Satori Capital 0 6y
0 Advice on breaking in from Corporate Development ? 3 6y
0 Headhunters in Miami/South Florida? 2 6y
0 Energy Private Equity in Texas 0 6y
0 Pelican Energy Partners - Houston 2 6y
0 Congruent Investment Partners 1 6y
0 I work in Miami and I'm a 1st year Consultant: What are my chances in PE? 0 6y
0 What is the overall reputation of Orix USA, the Japanese hedge fund? 3 6y
0 Is experience valued at entry level positions in PE 0 6y
+3 Insight Equity in Dallas? 0 6y
+3 Easy Entry in the Hospital Acquisition Business 1 6y
+3 The Sterling Group Houston 1 6y
+4 Ridgemont Equity Partners (Charlotte, NC) salaries? 2 6y
+6 Independent Sponsor Conference - Dallas 1 6y
+6 Miami / South Florida Private Equity Compensation 3 6y
+7 atl vs dal 2 6y
+7 Trivest Partners - Miami 3 6y
+9 Expected Analyst Comp at a Fundless Sponsor 1 6y
+9 Fulcrum Capital Holdings? 5 6y
+9 Deal Flow versus Brand for Buyside Exits 2 6y
+9 Boutique PE firm vs. Deloitte Federal? 1 6y
+9 Anyone have any insight into 777 Partners in Miami? 6 6y
+12 International Student Sophomore Internship 1 6y
+12 Should I Take My PE Internship Offer? 1 6y
+12 BX REPE vs BB (GS/MS) IBD 3 6y
+12 Black Dragon Capital - Comments? 1 6y
+13 Energy IBD to Generalist Private Equity? 3 6y
+13 Need help getting a full time job, undergrad from India graduating this December !! 1 6y
+15 Top MBA / MF PE Chances from a State School 3 6y
+15 Dallas PE Funds? 17 6y
+15 Salary range for Associate role -- $500MM AUM shop? 5 6y
+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
+17 H.I.G. Capital 32 6y
+17 Petroleum Engineer Interested in Oil and Gas Private Equity 5 6y
+18 CDD strategy consultant interested in PE 1 6y
+20 Private Equity Salary Expectations 2 6y
+21 Marc Andreessen on Big Breakthrough Ideas and Courageous Entrepreneurs 1 6y
+23 Best odds to get into PE: Consulting or IB Energy? 5 6y
+26 Anyone know anything about Hudson Advisors in Dallas? 19 6y
+34 Anyone here familiar with HIG Capital? 37 6y
+41 Am I an idiot for trying to pivot to PE? 10 6y
+45 Consulting to PE with market/commercial due diligence experience 8 6y
+55 MBA PE Internships 21 6y
+58 Should I take a job with Apollo? 25 6y
+15 Need Help Deciding What PE Firms To Go After 2 6y
+15 Advice Please! Path to Private Equity - Starting from Valuation Advisory 1 6y
+15 About to graduate, what kinds of jobs will give me a chance at getting into PE? 4 6y
+15 Brookfield Private Equity 1 6y
+15 Final round interview advice - PE operations role 2 6y
+17 PhD in life science to PE? (vs. other options such as management consulting) 8 6y
+18 PE perks 17 6y
+18 Main Post Partners Job Posting 1 6y
+19 Hercules Technology Growth Capital: more information 13 6y
+19 Undegraduate Exchange Destination 4 6y
+19 Search Fund PR-MBA (Pacific Lake) 5 6y
+21 How do you know if you're truly interested in tech? 7 6y
+21 Funding in the Cannibis Industry 3 6y
+22 Zynga, Facebook, Groupon Colossal Valuations! 18 6y
+22 Los Angeles Private Equity/Family Office Scene 18 6y
+22 Private Equity/Hedge Funds based in Seattle? 10 6y
+22 How is Accel-KKR viewed in the tech growth/buyout space? 2 6y
+22 Should I pursue Private Equity even though I've made 6 figures in Entrepreneurship? 10 6y
+22 PE Associate Compensation in T3 cities? 6 6y
+24 Best West Coast PE Shops? 35 6y
+25 Alternative path to Private Equity? 4 6y
+27 Venture Lenders/ Venture Debt/ BDC (Business Development Company) 2 6y
+28 Thoughts on Vector / STG Partners 7 6y
+31 Square's IPO: Silicon Valley Finance meets Wall Street 8 6y
+32 Just joined WSO and looking to get into PE 9 6y
+39 Traditional MM PE Associate role or Partner in a new Fund? 5 6y
+41 LMM PE Opportunity: Do I take it?! 8 6y
+42 Process of PE Recruiting for MBB 6 6y
+45 PE Firms w/ Dog Friendly Offices 10 6y
+51 Denver Private Equity 48 6y
+82 Cracks in the PE Bubble Beginning to Show? 52 6y
+86 Uber last 3.5B$ Raise - Debt disguised as Equity? (Technical Disc.) 29 6y
+91 HF to PE post-MBA - my story and seeking advice (long-time poster)! 9 6y
+124 The Next Big Thing 180 6y
+151 Would you live here for $200k? 60 6y

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