+25 Associate at MM PE with no work 10 6y
+12 Internship at LC PE or Tier 1 BB 1 6y
+20 Anything I can do as a college student? 2 6y
+16 PE : Is that a good carrer move? 1 6y
+15 PE Credit Analyst 1 6y
+7 Fund culture diligence before you join? 1 6y
+13 What brand is this dress shirt? 11 6y
0 Short Research for Interview 1 6y
+19 Equity Returns for TV Show Financing? 4 6y
+4 Blue Orchard Finance 2 6y
+13 Interview Financial Analyst at Partners Group AG 16 6y
0 Multi-Family Office in Switzerland 0 6y
0 Quantum Global Alternative Investments 3 6y
0 Looking for an internship in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) while doing a MSc, any advice? 2 6y
+21 Career advice from the community 5 6y
+11 WSO, I need your help: How do I get this PE job? 4 6y
+6 Thoughts on Gilde Buy Out 2 6y
+3 Small firm premium 1 6y
+21 Acquisition finance & Structured lending analyst position at ING (largest dutch bank) VS. Deloitte M&A Traineeship 6 6y
+3 Prepping for a PE Investor Relations interview 1 6y
+3 Partners Group Private Real Estate Intel 1 6y
0 Russia Funds 5 6y
0 Please tell me how to raise $ 7.3 M for the movie 21 6y
+3 Private Equity - CIS Countries (Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan...etc) 1 6y
+13 PE Opportunities in the Balkans 7 6y
+17 Carry interest and IRR 4 6y
0 Private Equity in Developing Countries 12 6y
0 GP Investments: Career Path for future Analyst 4 6y
0 U.S. PE Funds Seeking to Invest in Brazil 0 6y
0 Sequoia opening up Brazil office 2 6y
+27 Private Equity Comparables 7 6y
+19 Ask Me Anything: Undergrad straight to PE in Latin America 12 6y
0 African infrastructure companies databases 0 6y
+12 Buy-side in the South 15 6y
0 Due Diligence Provider / Transaction Services Recommendation in the South East 3 6y
+9 3G Capital & Berkshire Hathaway & Bain 3 6y
0 Likelihood of Receiving a Full-Time Offer After Internship? 5 6y
+33 Big 4 Deals/TAS—>South Asian PE—>Kellogg MBA/PE LAB—>MM PE post MBA, is this possible? 9 6y
+16 Enough upside to change careers into PE at my age? 1 6y
+26 Breaking into Agriculture Private Equity from Industry? 3 6y
+12 How can I maximize my chances of joining Wharton in a 3,5 year horizon? 2 6y
0 Transition MM Fund to MBA to Mega Fund 3 6y
0 INTERVIEW ADVICE - Should I reach out again? 8 6y
0 Private equity real estate, infrastructure, and energy operations 2 6y
0 Community college to state? 3 6y
+12 Moving from Big 4 Advisory to MM PE 1 6y
+21 Financial models and its real importance... 2 6y
+15 Need infrastructure/utilities projects/funds advice 1 6y
+16 King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia wants to buy Facebook for $150 billion 23 6y
+24 SWF - Middle East 10 6y
0 Meeting two PE Pertners for a meeting 2 6y
0 Middle East Investors for Private Placements 2 6y
0 Help me plan my next steps 4 6y
+19 $100 billion fund 8 6y
0 Request for Potential IBD/PE Contacts/Leads - UAE Region 0 6y
+3 Private Equity recruiting in the Middle East 1 6y
+27 Moving from Private Equity to Investment Banking (HELP) 8 6y
+3 Big 4 M&A - Exit options?? 1 6y
+6 How's the Private Equity Landscape in Middle East NOW? 1 6y
+6 Dubai based private equity firms 3 6y
+4 The Jordan company v JLL v linden 3 6y
0 PE funds 6 6y
0 Africa - Key Performance Indictators(nontradtional) 5 6y
0 PE Fund-of-Funds - Help would be appreciated 3 6y
+34 Africa PE 35 6y
0 New entrant 0 6y
+3 Small cap funds investing in Africa? 2 6y
+32 Africa Rising 7 6y
+13 Which PE funds have emerging / frontier market strategies? 3 6y
+9 IESE vs HEC MBA? 1 6y
+9 Looking to lateral post-Covid? 1 6y
+20 Private Equity - Investor Relations 1 6y
+9 Importance of IB coverage group for PE placement? 1 6y
+24 Consulting exit opps - PE and beyond? 1 6y
+12 Value creation in various industries 1 6y
+53 Blackstone Strategic Partners - thoughts? 30 6y
+144 Confused about carry at PE Fund 21 6y
+12 UK- Big 4 Audit to EB/MM PE 0 6y
+9 Need Help on Comparing Returns 1 6y
+7 PE Recruiting During Virtual Training 2 6y
+16 Restructuring/Turnaround Advisory to Distressed Funds 14 6y
+52 Preparing for Associate Role? 8 6y
+11 Idea-driven investing in PE? 5 6y
+12 To what degree should we worry about moral hazard as governments around the world prepare bailouts? 1 6y
+41 LMM PE compensation, recruiting and port co. work 29 6y
+3 Lee Equity Partners Interview 1 6y
+14 Safe to quit my Analyst role? 5 6y
+8 Debt Focused Private Equity 2 6y
+3 Management fees after exit 1 6y
+16 Do you enjoy working in PE? 5 6y
+43 Breaking into PE from HSW MBA with nontraditional background 9 6y
+21 What is the difference between PE and Principal Investments firms (i.e.- Macquarie Capital, etc)? 2 6y
+24 Question: Micro Private Equity 8 6y
+36 How to approach LMM PE recruiting? 10 6y
+3 Capvis 1 6y
+9 PE Analyst FT Recruiting 3 6y
+3 Headhunters- what are you seeing? 3 6y
+12 Recruiting as Analyst vs A2A Associate for PE/Growth 2 6y
+27 Parthenon Capital Partners - new Analyst program, reputation, lifestyle? 16 6y
+21 Shareholder Loan in LBO Case 9 6y

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