+24 Best Minor to add to Finance Major for PE? 9 8y
+24 Examples of LBO-Restructure-IPO 3 8y
+23 PE -> HF -> PE 6 8y
+36 Private Equity success (or failure) stories 12 8y
0 Portfolio management and transaction execution teams. What exactly do they do? 1 8y
+23 How can I join the Board of a Company/non-profit as a young private equity professional? 7 8y
+23 Michael Flynn in PE? 10 8y
+2 Do PEs hold stocks in public companies? 4 8y
0 Question about 2/20 4 8y
+16 Agricultural Investing 6 8y
+50 Full Time Megafund Recruiting 48 8y
+25 Figuring Things Out vs PE Timeline? 6 8y
+72 Does doing Investment Banking and Private Equity at junior levels actually prepare you to be a good investor? 29 8y
+12 Top PE Firms in Media & Telecom 1 8y
0 Biggest differences between Sponsors / M&A LBO modeling and sponsor modeling? 0 8y
+4 Taking over a company using the cash the acquiring company has 2 8y
+33 PE Fund Fee Question 16 8y
0 How to Land a Spring PE Internship/Job 1 8y
0 KKR Names Two Successors to Kravis and Roberts 0 8y
0 Private Debt - possible interview question (internship) 3 8y
0 Sponsors vs M&A for breaking in 6 8y
0 Investment Update 0 8y
+18 Initial coin offerings in Private Equity 26 8y
+59 From Undergrad to PE 47 8y
+27 Would a GP accept any LP as an investor? 14 8y
+9 Deal Sourcing Leads Goal 9 8y
0 Difficulty of Securing Funding From A Brand-Name LP? 5 8y
+18 Internal PE at banks 5 8y
+11 Pe performance - Capital Distributed 3 8y
+16 Phd & Private Equity 17 8y
0 Management Pool in LBO - Excel 1 8y
+65 Private Equity Interview Question: Why do you want to work for our Firm? 15 8y
+36 Private Sell Side advisory deal while working at PE firm 10 8y
+5 Walk me through your entire investment thought process 0 8y
0 Credit Opportunities Fund - Case Study 0 8y
+13 Credit Analyst to PE Associate 4 8y
0 Upcoming PE Case Study (3-4hrs study) 0 8y
0 WSO financial modeling course 0 8y
0 2016/2017 Private Equity Recruiting Results 3 8y
0 Co-investment Firm Case Study Interview 0 8y
+12 New Capital Partners - PE Review 1 8y
+18 LBO Model Issue 9 8y
+17 PE case help 7 8y
+13 What are your thoughts on executive compensation? 10 8y
+17 MBA student/restaurant franchise owner new to WSO 7 8y
+15 Private Debt Recruitment 4 8y
+25 Headhunter references 14 8y
+13 Wexford Capital, PE arm? 2 8y
+15 Private Equity at Pension Fund (LP) Advice/Help 4 8y
+26 Deferred Sales Commissions Excluded from EBITDA 2 8y
+13 Research and advisory report (thesis) Private equity Undergraduate 2 8y
+8 Has anyone heard of Midtown Partners? 5 8y
+74 Going back into Banking from PE 40 8y
+43 Invited to PE honorary dinner by CEO of HF – What to do? (Student) 11 8y
0 SoftBank 100bn fund raising debt 0 8y
+16 Secured MM Private Equity Role - Can I start one year early? 3 8y
0 Where to Start 1 8y
0 Modeling Question 1 8y
+32 Future of Placement Agents 2 9y
+70 Why are PE Funds much larger than Hedge Funds? 13 9y
0 Private Debt Portfolio Administration 1 9y
+17 PE M&A Attorneys 4 9y
+25 Consulting or Infra PE, best way to transition into PE? 5 9y
+53 How do you value a mobile dating app? 20 9y
0 Merchant Banking Rothschild - Direct Lending (Five Arrows CS) 0 9y
+74 How to Spend the Next Year in IB to Prepare for PE 26 9y
+9 Summer Internship with Rockies Venture Club 0 9y
+1 Waterfall example? 2 9y
0 Websites for deal ideas 2 9y
0 Cash Free Debt Free Basis 0 9y
+18 Silver Lake - Analyst graduate recruitment process 11 9y
+10 MM PE GPA Requirement 10 9y
+55 Kellogg/Booth MBA vs. Harvard JD for PE Career? 15 9y
0 Do operating partners get similar comp to actual PE partners? 2 9y
+46 PE Recruiting for First Year Analyst 34 9y
+24 Amalgamated Mines. PE or List? 6 9y
0 Waterfall Modeling 0 9y
+6 Ever heard of Square 1 Bank Asset Management? 11 9y
+100 Thank you WSO Community! Q&A/My Story: Target --> State School --> Non-MBA Masters --> MM IB --> Lower MM PE 13 9y
+23 Apple Cash Reserves for an LBO 7 9y
+20 Undergrad PE internship. Need Wisdom. 7 9y
+42 PE Fund Accountant looking to move into PE investment firms 14 9y
+18 What transactions are useful? 5 9y
+10 How do you approach Due Diligence? 16 9y
0 Infrastructure Advisory -> Infrastructure PE / Infra Funds Management? 2 9y
0 NYSF Investment Banking and summer Internship opportunity including in Hedge Fund company 4 9y
+18 How do PE Firms Create Value Beyond Margin Improvement and EBITDA Growth? 13 9y
0 Can you share your pitch? 1 9y
0 Advice on asking for more responsibility during annual review 0 9y
+13 Capital Advisory/Placement Question 3 9y
+16 What could make this firm's modeling test so difficult? 2 9y
0 Internal Wholesaler Final Interview Sales Pitch 2 9y
0 Accuracy of NAV calculations for unrealized returns? 0 9y
+31 All debt buyout 6 9y
+22 PE Funds That Sponsor MBA 22 9y
+35 Private Equity Dissertation - Good topics? 17 9y
+7 3i internship interview 13 9y
+5 King Of Capital 8 9y
0 Secondary PE: Landmark Partners 4 9y
+18 Associate vs. VP 5 9y

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  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
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  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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