+24 Top tier consulting to Private Equity post-MBA 6 9y
+20 How to negotiate your bonus when changing jobs 10 9y
+26 Tips on how to build a quick LBO? 6 9y
0 LBO case study 2 9y
0 MacAndrews & Forbes Interviews 0 9y
0 MM Mezz Fund Internship 8 9y
+13 TS Big 4 - Should I hurry to make a move? 14 9y
0 What are the exit opportunities for public finance analysts? 2 9y
0 LBO Modeling Tests 0 9y
0 Litigation financing salary/bonus structures? 0 9y
+11 Why I Chose a Capitol Hill Internship to Prepare for Future in Finance 11 9y
+19 No Work Agreement? Should I be worried? 5 9y
0 LBO Short Modeling Help 2 9y
+10 Mid-size Private Equity vs. Big4 accounting firm M&A advisory 6 9y
0 PE Recruitment wave - From banking/consulting into PE 0 9y
0 Need Advise - MBA Trader to PE 0 9y
+15 What should I do: FoF at major PE investor or FoF-Co-Invest-Secondary at smaller PE pension fund 6 9y
+11 Steps, timeline and costs for formation of Private Equity Fund 2 9y
+11 PE Analyst @ Insurance Co Investment Arm? 5 9y
+15 Why Work for Co-Invest Fund? 9 9y
0 Pitching different Financial Institutions (for investment purposes) 0 9y
+30 Are people at megafunds inherently elitist ASSHOLES? 13 9y
+38 More Prestigious Law School over Business School? 13 9y
0 CPPIB Rotational Program 1 9y
0 ULIRR to LIRR & Cash flows 0 9y
+15 Small PE Shop Analyst Role to Middle Market Firm 4 9y
0 ADIA PE interview and general questions about the fund 0 9y
+50 PE structure/function 35 9y
0 Talk me through a .. sponsor backed LBO 0 9y
+7 Technical PE Interview Question: IPO Share Issuance 1 10y
+21 Private Equity is not necessarily seeking CFAs, individuals with prior experience! 8 10y
+37 LBO model-Management Rollover Equity-Sources and Uses-Urgent 38 10y
+33 How is carry calculated? 25 10y
+9 FoF Exit Opps 0 10y
0 Private Company LBO 0 10y
+30 Hate my Hedge Fund job - Move to PE? 10 10y
0 Urgently need advice for an interview 0 10y
+9 The formation of Private Equity 2 10y
+19 Manager at Big 4 Corporate Finance OR Analyst at 3rd tier local PE 7 10y
0 CFA Level I exam or LSAT? 9 10y
0 How to simulate "future market consolidation opportunities" in a DCF? 1 10y
0 Info on this group? 0 10y
+23 Big 4 audit to FDD - will Wall Street Prep help? 5 10y
+34 LBO Case Study: Capital Structure 17 10y
+41 Can You Invest in the Fund You Work For? 43 10y
+38 Paper LBO Example -- Need Help 19 10y
0 First analyst at a start up PE firm - Help 5 10y
0 Investing other people's money 0 10y
+20 Bonus for an Executive Assistant Position in Private Equity Firm - what to expect 5 10y
+13 TPG "Funding Analyst" 4 10y
0 How to get into The Abraaj Group 2 10y
+20 PE Internship offer 6 10y
0 DCF: (1) Adjustments to equity on WACC and (2) debt to equity for WACC 4 10y
0 Good Skill to an entry position 0 10y
+13 WME/IMG acquires UFC 2 10y
0 Using Cash in LBO 19 10y
+16 Are my schools 'target' enough? 8 10y
+15 Is Traditional Venture Dying? 0 10y
0 PE Guide package vs financial modelling program 0 10y
+14 Put yourself in my shoes (BIG 4 TS) 12 10y
+10 Mezzanine Finance - payment date on exit, in shares, based on exit valuation 8 10y
+55 Private Equity in a Nutshell 50 10y
+39 Exit opps from BB and EB 40 10y
0 Private equity...what are my options? 1 10y
0 Books on financing structures 2 10y
0 BD opportunity in PE 2 10y
0 Meeting headhunter: how to advertise interests in multiple fields? 0 10y
0 Odd Question - Transitioning from CRE Private Equity to M&A Investment Banking? 0 10y
+31 Advice for Current Law Student 10 10y
0 (!) Internship offer at a new PE shop 6 10y
0 Need help with a Contract interpretation Issued by a Private Equity Firm 0 10y
+25 Pre-MBA banking to MBA to PE 6 10y
0 Columbia Investment Partners, has anyone worked/interviewed with them? 0 10y
+51 Blackstone PE vs. other firms 19 10y
0 HandsOn3 / HGM 0 10y
0 Take Equity or Not 3 10y
0 Should I wait more? 0 10y
0 Headhunter Double Tap 3 10y
0 How do you make money off private company investments?? 0 10y
0 How do you make money off private company investments? 0 10y
0 Citi ventures ? 0 10y
+122 The PE career path 54 10y
+35 Convenience Store and QSR (Private Equity) 8 10y
0 Due diligence pains 0 10y
0 FTI Consulting - Graduate position 0 10y
+9 Distress Investing in Small Companies 2 10y
+12 When is Too Late for PE? 7 10y
+47 Buying Into the General Partnership 10 10y
0 EMBA, HBS LDP or other training for M&A lawyer joining new PE firm? 2 10y
0 From post-investment portfolio management to PE 0 10y
+12 Self-employed PE analyst - is this normal? 2 10y
+26 How to become a PE analyst out of undergrad? 49 10y
0 Wall Street Prep Advanced LBO package 0 10y
0 Pre MBA Associate at Zombie Fund... 4 10y
+2 New PEI 300 ranking 2 10y
0 Takeover: Hedge Fund vs. Private Equity firm vs. Holding Company 0 10y
+4 KKR Hierarchy Structure 4 10y
0 CRE Brokerage --> PE 1 10y
0 Operating Partner & Exec Search Help 6 10y
+25 Leveraged buyout - Ownership 100%? 12 10y

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