+9 Is the internship I'm doing relevant to PE? 1 8y
+10 Networking Through Friend with 0 Banking Experience 1 8y
+32 What is the most relevnt/respectabe financial modeling certification? 11 8y
+18 Lender Recommendations 1 8y
+11 Altamont Capital? Not much information online 6 8y
+13 PE Internship - Help needed to get FT 1 8y
+12 LBO Structure Analysis 1 8y
+18 KKR Client Partner Group (CPG) 2 8y
+24 Total Proceeds Based on Ending Cash Using Price / Rev. 1 8y
+13 Leveraged/Sponsor Finance Exit Opportunties 8 8y
+14 Let’s talk specific deals... 2 8y
+9 Ares Management (PE) Analyst Program 1 8y
+20 Can Dividend Recaps ever benefit the portfolio firm or is it only for short-term payouts? 13 8y
+21 F100 Corporate Strategy to PE possible? 5 8y
+9 Fundraising & Syndication role offered in Credit Fund of PE Firm. How important/valuable is this role in PE industry? 2 8y
+12 Advice re: PE recruiting / headhunters 2 8y
+23 PE Second Advisory Brokers 7 8y
+20 Mezzanine Pay 6 8y
+3 How to Naviagte Family PE Connection 1 8y
+17 cash in dcf model 3 8y
+12 Icahn and Perelman... Where are they now? 2 8y
+32 Where are your associates going these days? 4 8y
+9 In this case (linked inside) how did they get the number for % identifiable intangibles? Amort. period? 3 8y
+12 Case Study - Junior Investment Analyst 2 8y
+27 LBO Model question 11 8y
+7 Is there a place to find a database of firms that have recently raised new funds? 4 8y
+17 Help for Private Credit Interview 4 8y
+27 Valuation vs. Returns 3 8y
+18 Explanation for calculating dilution from TSM 1 8y
+6 Gladstone Investments 1 8y
+21 Using MVIC Versus Enterprise Value When Valuing Cash Rich, Pre-IPO Tech Companies 1 8y
+16 Family Office Comp 1 8y
+9 Private Equity distribution/cap formation/relationship mgmt. Help me get it? 1 8y
+17 Providence Equity Partners 22 8y
+21 Who to Cold E-mail? 1 8y
+13 In Way Over My Head - Desperately Seeking Advice 2 8y
+1 PE Study Guide Rec 3 8y
+107 Best Up-and-coming/MM PE funds 68 8y
+3 Does A Risk Management Internship At A Big 4 (Freshman Year) Fit Into Pursuing A PE Career? 1 8y
+9 Oak Ledge Recruiting - Anyone Know These PE Recruiters? 1 8y
+22 How do I make the best impression possible given that I'm the underdog? 5 8y
+121 Staying a third year as a PE associate vs. doing something nontraditional 16 8y
+15 Private Equity Recruiting after 3rd Year (Consulting) 1 8y
+12 Exit opps for Fund Marketing 1 8y
+3 Insight Venture Partners Networking Social?!?!?! 1 8y
+9 Private Equity VP-Level Interview - Similar to Associate Level? 1 8y
+56 JUMP Investors 3 8y
+26 What does product specialist really entails? This role seems like a writing role in the long run. 8 8y
+3 Doctor appointment start up 1 8y
+17 GPA and Undergrad reputation for PE Recruiting 5 8y
+3 Determining Market Value of a Private Company 4 8y
+16 Earnout Modeling 4 8y
+13 Dividend Recap Model 14 8y
+13 Cold Networking Before PE Recruiting 1 8y
+19 How to Stress Test a Financial Model? 2 8y
+5 Cerberus Buyout Fund Reputation 4 8y
+16 Can I put this on my resume? 3 8y
+99 Q&A: Mega Fund Associate - Asia Pacific Edition 45 8y
+14 Role of PE firm once target company acquisition is completed 5 8y
0 Revolver Commitment fee - Is it included in the paydown/debt waterfall? 5 8y
+3 GS AIMS Real Estate Investment Caset Studies 1 8y
+13 LBO pro forma balance sheet adjustments - cash to seller 2 8y
+3 Modelling for a JV 1 8y
+3 45 Minute Excel Test 1 8y
+9 Hybrid Private Equity/Hedge Fund 4 8y
0 Post MBA IB associate to PE? How difficult will the transition be? 3 8y
+12 Valuation Base Date 1 8y
+3 Experience for PE Opportunity 2 8y
+12 PE recruiting out of college 3 8y
+9 Resources to read to develop investment thesis for PE interviews 1 8y
+29 1st Year Private Equity Associate Compensation Update 9 8y
+9 How do investors(LPs) get paid? [permanent capital funds] 1 8y
+3 Will a PE Internship from a Non-Target help me go full time? 1 8y
+6 What sector do you work in and why does it excite you? What's the coolest deal you've seen in your space? 1 8y
+18 Change in equity value as result of paying down debt 4 8y
+22 Can someone explain annual amortization of a term loan? 6 8y
+18 Anyone Seen the Groupon Model Pivot Successfully? 2 8y
0 2nd round interview - Case study - thoughts? 2 8y
+3 Short / 1 hour real estate models 1 8y
+42 Did Deutsche Bank's Junk Bond Firesale Just End The Party? 9 8y
+17 Recommendations for Advanced Excel for Finance 6 8y
+3 Due Diligence Question Guidance 1 8y
+11 PE Recruiting From Middle Market IB's 3 8y
+36 Met one of the biggest figures in PE at a small personal event, how should I follow up? 6 8y
+2 PE Business Development: How to actually get to the CEO? 1 8y
+9 Looking for a Female Roommate in SF Area! 1 8y
+15 Applying to a New Job Before Even Starting My First? 1 8y
+29 Small cap PE Pay/Life/Exit?! 7 8y
+10 Does anybody know what Akshay Shah looks like or have any info on him? He was aveteran GSO, blackstone credit default manufactu 2 8y
+6 Lateraling VP Level 1 8y
+26 Capital structure brainteasers 5 8y
+49 Private Equity - Carried Interest? 31 8y
+47 Traditional Private Equity vs. Special Situations Investing 8 8y
+32 Heidrick & Struggles Report: Carry for VPs? 4 8y
+21 Potential Role: Portfolio Analyst at Top Tier PE firm 1 8y
+25 Reinvesting in a PortCo After Previously Exiting 3 8y
+16 Philosophy in Private Equity 7 8y
+15 How Will Technology Effect PE In The Next 10 Years And What Skills Can Current Practitioners Learn To Be Prepared? 2 8y
+3 Case Study Interview at Park Hill (PJT Partners) 1 8y
+36 Path to Operating Partner/Executive Role 3 8y

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