+14 Accurate of MOIC estimation 2 7y
+5 How to think about management equity plan? 1 7y
+4 How to decide how much leverage a company can take? 4 7y
+22 Midlevel Bankers 4 7y
+3 2021 Headhunter Video Interview Prep 1 7y
+22 Best pracitces when auditing models? 11 7y
+24 Dysfunctional Relationships between PE Fund and PortCo Executives 8 7y
+54 New Addition to WSO Private Equity Interview Course - Deal Sheets with Audio 9 7y
+12 GS MDA PIA - Would you take it? 1 7y
+21 Get reps/real deal intricacies? 4 7y
+3 Intro materials on Financial due diligence? 1 7y
+13 Following up with MF for second time 7 7y
+20 Trading to Private Equity? 4 7y
+12 Fund of funds PE vs traditional PE 2 7y
+12 Would this make a good token? 1 7y
+12 References before interview? 1 7y
+15 Capital lease in LBO? 4 7y
+9 How do you decide on a firm? 1 7y
+3 Blackstone BREP First Round 2 7y
+15 PE Recruiting Cycles 2020/2021 1 7y
+101 Leaving Megafund for Lower Middle Market - Am I Crazy? 28 7y
+9 High Accuracy strategy currency 1 7y
+21 It's Weekly Quiz Time - Win A Year of WSO Premium (80,000+ Interview and Salary Data Points), $299 Value, for FREE! 1 7y
+3 PE deal sheets and PE investment memos 1 7y
+9 Carried Interest: Sunset or expiration after vesting? 1 7y
+6 2021 Headhunter chats 3 7y
+9 Carried Interests In Secondary Funds 1 7y
+3 Carried interests in debt funds 3 7y
+20 PE Q&A For beginners 6 7y
+15 Using GTM on companies where the last financing round was over a year ago. Does it make sense? 1 7y
+9 R&W in Minority Transaction 1 7y
+72 PE Fund-of-funds......exit ops? 105 7y
+12 PE unpaid internship 1 7y
+14 Buy-Side Advisory 2 7y
+17 Starting point for Summer 2020 Internship 10 7y
+6 Best books to read for careers in Private Equity or Consulting? 4 7y
+122 2020 On-Cycle Recruiting Kicks Off 116 7y
+14 Best consumer investors? 2 7y
+17 How to stay in touch with PE partner after unsuccessful interview 4 7y
+12 Informational phone call with a PE partner 3 7y
+13 Thinking of disconnecting from LinkedIn - thoughts? 3 7y
+20 Consumer Goods PE Firms? (Specifically CPG/Food & Beverage) 5 7y
+12 Anyone interview at Digital Bridge LLC? Comms Infra PE 2 7y
+9 Blackstone 2020 FT Analyst Program 1 7y
+21 WSO PE Interview Prep Course Technical #3: Inadequacy of Cash Flow Statement 2 7y
+4 PE trends 2019 4 7y
+12 Summer Analyst 2020 Recruiting Thread 1 7y
0 How to allocate venture funding to OpEx on a shortform I/S-to-returns-model, and what to do with net income? 0 7y
+18 PE model test - capital structure 5 7y
+9 Flexible Capital - Private Credit Interview 3 7y
+4 Equity Research to PE possible? 3 7y
+24 Should I do MBA to break into PE? 5 7y
+20 Search Fund - Ghosted hard after perfect Interview 10 7y
+24 How to ask for equity? 4 7y
+12 Coming from the USA from EU after MBA, deciding between two offers during my program. Advice? 1 7y
+6 thanks, question answered in a PM 1 7y
+40 Newly formed private equity firm 13 7y
+26 Private Equity Associate Bonus Guidance 9 7y
+3 How difficult is it to break into boutique PE without IB? 1 7y
+3 Infrastructure Private Equity? MIRA? 1 7y
+3 PE Litigation 3 years (analyst/associate tenure) @HGGC 1 7y
+21 Too early to Network for PE? 3 7y
+9 Undergrad Experiences Valid in Buy-Side Interviews? 2 7y
+7 Public Officials background 2 7y
+15 Private Equity Business Development Comp Forum 2 7y
+60 Moving Upstream in PE 13 7y
+9 UG to BB to PE 1 7y
+16 Accepted and signed conditional PE offer - when to resign from current job? 4 7y
+6 Public Officials 1 7y
+25 Discussion on the poor performance of Triangle Capital and Medley Capital. 4 7y
+11 Seeking advice - selecting an industry specialty 3 7y
+3 Books on how to identify potential divestitures? 1 7y
+6 Moving Upmarket in PE 1 7y
+6 Investment committee discussions 2 7y
+4 How important is an MD recommendation to land a PE gig? 4 7y
+18 Sovereign Wealth Funds in GCC (ADIA,QIA, Mubadala) Interview Process 2 7y
+9 how do MBA programs evaluate non-business grad schools? 1 7y
+3 LGBT Diversity in PE Recruiting 1 7y
+59 “Find us a deal and we’ll hire you” 19 7y
+15 What do I need to remember? 1 7y
+18 Medicine to PE 4 7y
+10 How to become a part time professor? 1 7y
+9 Alternatives to TopTal???? 1 7y
+15 PE/Credit Fund recruiting for MM analyst 1 7y
+29 No Return Offer 12 7y
+12 No Return Offer Already 1 7y
+12 Decision time: Private Equity @ Independent Sponsor/MM Fund vs Private Credit @ Mega Fund 1 7y
+24 You Could Win A Year of WSO Premium (80,000+ Interview and Salary Data Points), $299 Value, for FREE 0 7y
+14 Initial Deal Sourcing in Private Equity 7 7y
+20 PE Recruiting as a 2nd Year Analyst 7 7y
+12 Implied EBITDA Multiple With DCF 3 7y
+9 Starwood Capital Group Summer 2020 1 7y
+33 New Graduate Offer Decision: Forbes 40 Corporate Development vs BB IBD (ECM) vs BIG4 Corporate Finance 10 7y
+12 Comparing PE Fund Performances 1 7y
+12 pre ipo 1 7y
+4 An accounting question - on goodwill after transfer of ownership 1 7y
+3 Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking - Infrastructure 1 7y
+3 HSBC middle market leverage finance? 2 7y
+3 Investment Sourcing Analyst at Tech PE fund 1 7y
+3 PE Firms Who Recruit FT After Summer in Banking 1 7y

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  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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