+26 JD/MBA trying to break into PE 8 11y
+22 PE Fund Performance: Anyone Can Hit Top Quartile Once, but Consistently? 8 11y
+24 No "on the job" modeling experience 24 11y
+27 Questions from a top PE fund interview 10 11y
+32 Friend of mine wants to build a next-generation film finance company 9 11y
+18 Transforming a Deal into a Job 11 11y
0 PE part-time gig interview prep 0 11y
0 Consultant Ding in Future? 2 11y
0 Determining the global economic scenario in LBO 4 11y
+20 Raising funds: how to ascertain? 11 11y
+30 M5 MBA IB Associate exit opportunities to PE 17 11y
+15 Fund of Funds (FOF) return on investment 2 11y
0 Private Equity Attractiveness Ranking 0 11y
+46 PE Recruiting - Soft Skills 18 11y
+4 Do your offices let you expense beers when you order food at night? 3 11y
0 Third Round Interview - NEED HELP! 6 11y
0 Does anyone know about Barclays BNRI? 5 11y
0 Carry not in writing 2 11y
+32 Business School or Straight to PE from Elite Boutique 7 11y
0 Pay for Sector Focused PE firms vs. Banking 7 11y
+23 How to become irreplacable? 6 11y
+19 Work at lower-mm firm but working on mega fund size deal 4 11y
+23 Second-tier PE funds 17 11y
+34 Learning curve as a PE associate 8 11y
0 Breaking into PE as an MD and MBB Senior Associate 6 11y
+32 The Saga of Caesars 5 11y
+15 LBO Model: Entry Multiple Method - IRR goes UP with time? 4 11y
0 To Invest or Not Invest - Help Deciding Offers 3 11y
0 Comp comparison for deal team vs Ops/consulting team 1 11y
+45 Moving from HF to PE 47 11y
+8 Credit Analysis in the FIG or CF group 3 11y
0 Missed recruiting season? 9 11y
0 How are Pre-MBA PE Internal Consulting/Ops Associates viewed Post-MBA 3 11y
0 RJR Nabisco LBO: financial specifics, entry and exit? 7 11y
+48 Complicated sources and uses (?) - many moving parts 26 11y
0 Cerberus Capital Management: IB program? 7 11y
0 Medley Capital structure loans and utilize debt/equity investing 9 11y
+9 Blackstone BAAM or FT position 5 11y
+19 JP morgan CIB private equity group 8 11y
+25 Bain acquiring TI Automotive-- why? 8 11y
+9 Commission Rate for Raising Capital 1 11y
+32 Embarrassing Test Scores and the Buyside 30 11y
0 loan amortisation/principal amount reduction 0 11y
0 Modelling exams: How to balance with minimum cash and debt paydown? 4 11y
+18 Quite Unconventional Background: Entrepreneur + M7 MBA to PE? 3 11y
0 Consulting to Supply Chain to REPE 0 11y
+27 Circular references in LBO models 29 11y
+24 Credit Analyst to PE 12 11y
0 Roll Up-focused PE funds 2 11y
0 Equity Multiple Interview Question? 4 11y
0 Is IRR always the ultimate deciding factor when looking at LBO Financing Structure? 4 11y
0 In-house Operational/ portfolio company management career track in Private Equity? 0 11y
0 Turning impossible to possible--Finding a PE internship in 2 weeks, any advice? 0 11y
+15 Just closed my first deal 1 11y
0 Approaching a well known PE firm with no junior team 0 11y
+48 Is Private Equity Dead? 22 11y
+8 SBIC Associate Job - All Feedback appreciated 15 11y
0 Effect of Takeover Rumors on Peers 2 11y
+26 Small PE Firm or BB IBD 39 11y
0 Pay in institutional fundraising on the buy side? 1 11y
+11 Less Private Equity-backed IPOs in one of the biggest bull markets? 2 11y
+17 Undergrad with FT Offer --- How Can I Start Networking with VCs? 4 11y
0 Changing Industries(?) --> Buyside 4 11y
0 What kind of internships do PE firms look for? 3 11y
0 Does pre LBO debt matter when screening for potential LBO candidates 12 11y
0 Asian Boutique to PE ? 4 11y
+5 How much preferred equity to include in LBO? 10 11y
0 Help: Accept a MM PE position in the Middle Office or Remain in Big-4 Valuations? Best Path to the Front Office? 3 11y
0 Best Books on distressed debt investing and M&A 2 11y
0 Anyone at a megafund from Barcap? 4 11y
+4 Group differentiation at Carlyle 4 11y
+14 Need help deciphering this job description 11 11y
+34 Best way to judge PE firms during recruiting 16 11y
0 Mac User Switching to Windows 6 11y
0 Carry across Multiple Strategies in Fund 5 11y
0 JP Morgan Exit Opportunities by Group 2 11y
0 What do Post-MBA Private Equity Associates Do? 5 11y
0 From M&A to Credit to PE 3 11y
+20 Which PE firm to intern for? 15 11y
0 Top SF MM PE Firms? 9 11y
0 Family and friends round for a non-perishable specialty drink product: What questions to ask? 0 11y
+11 Credit vs. PE 10 11y
0 How low can you go? Doing the Petrobras Limbo! 9 11y
+18 Frustrated in my career and don't know what to do. Advice appreciated. 4 11y
+10 List of Buy Side Firms 7 11y
0 PE recruiting covered in Dealbook article 2 11y
+15 Top in house corporate VCs? 11 11y
0 Megafund Question 1 11y
0 Megafund Question re exit opp discussion 0 11y
0 To the pre-MBA middle market PE associates--what happens next? 4 11y
+14 I sourced a deal - how do I get paid 20 11y
0 LBO in Foreign Currency 3 11y
0 Is taking a sourcing/cold calling job at a PE firm out of undergrad a good way to break into the PE field? 8 11y
0 Portfolio Ops to M&A 6 11y
+18 PE Interview for Junior Summer Internship 15 11y
+13 What is Growth PE? 9 11y
0 What valuation techniques do you guys use in PE? 16 11y
+2 Final round presentation on a company's strategy - how would you structure it? 2 11y
+10 CPI Recruiters 5 11y
+79 Summer 2015 PE Recruiting 96 11y

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