0 From public corporation to operating exec at PE portfolio company 1 13y
0 Sankaty - Portfolio Operations Associate 6 13y
0 PE firms specializing in insurance industry 7 13y
0 Do sponsored MBA students get signing bonus? 10 13y
+63 Beats Worth Over $1 Billion 62 13y
+28 Diligencing PE offer 7 13y
+34 Help me understand the investment strategy of a FoF 39 13y
0 Calculating Fund IRR after recent portfolio IPO 2 13y
+10 PE Recruiting - what should I be doing? 3 13y
0 Resources for an Inside Perspective on Private Equity 1 13y
0 Fortress Internship 13 13y
0 Credit P/E Fund 7 13y
+12 Samwer Book 10 13y
0 REPE questions.... 8 13y
+2 Private Placement Analyst 11 13y
0 PE Off-cycle Internships 2 13y
+11 Top 20 IBD groups for PE/HF exits 9 13y
0 PE Daily/Weekly Updates 5 13y
+31 How to determine if a company has good potential for acquisition? 10 13y
+45 The REAL Reason You Didn't Get That Job 17 13y
0 Private Equity Opportunity -- Need Advice and Resources! 6 13y
0 Niche Industry Group at a BB to Generalist PE? 4 13y
0 PE Informal Recruiting 6 13y
0 PE Associate compensation Europe 9 13y
0 From BB Finance to PE 4 13y
+3 does Carlyle hire PE analyst like BX and KKR? 10 13y
0 HF's from a BB regional office? 3 13y
+14 Complex Deal Structuring 5 13y
+13 Pre-emptive hiring for PE? 1 13y
0 Business Development exit opps 0 13y
+2 Post Money Calculation 3 13y
0 LBO modeling question - IPO exit 5 13y
0 Samsung Open Innovation Center? 6 13y
+9 LBO model: Excel template with bolt on capacity? 7 13y
0 Public Private Partnership Development Associate Career Path 0 13y
0 LBO model assumptions 2 13y
0 Fidelity Bioscience 2 13y
0 Pitching an investment during interviews 4 13y
0 Change in Control or Retention Compensation Question 0 13y
0 New Fund - looking for industry comp info 0 13y
0 Model for private debt investing? 3 13y
+1 Phila P/E Head Hunters 2 13y
0 Leveraging PE SA for PE FT at competing firm? 6 13y
0 Models used in Private Equity 12 13y
+2 You've got a PE job...now what? 3 13y
+18 Middle Market Funds - Level of Pay (Salary / Bonus) ??? 14 13y
+11 What do you do with your old banking deal toys? 34 13y
0 Gen. Wesley Clark Joins Blackstone 3 13y
+16 Debt Paydown in an LBO Model 7 13y
0 Bain Capital PE vs T.H. Lee 5 13y
0 Contemplating a Masters while in undergrad 4 13y
0 Patent War: Obama's Executive Order 4 13y
+13 Interview question minority interest 6 13y
+23 Pay differences between MF, upper MM, smaller shops 4 13y
0 Some Questions about Ripplewood holdings after reading King of Capital 1 13y
0 Lateral Moves Between PE Firms 6 13y
0 Upper-Middle Market 6 13y
+32 Pay at super tiny PE? 14 13y
0 Yahoo! Sets Sights on HULU 7 13y
0 Oak Hill Capital 2 13y
0 Essential readings 2 13y
0 Advice on how to get funding? 3 13y
+1 What do Post-MBA Sr. Associate/VP's do? 2 13y
0 2nd round interview coming up, what to expect? 5 13y
0 BYOD? 7 13y
+32 Should you get an MBA before a summer internship? 37 13y
0 Working at an Accelerator 0 13y
+2 fiber mergers acquisitions 3 13y
0 Asking Partner for Help Making Jump to PE 5 13y
0 Do analyst typically monitor the portfolio of companies? 3 13y
+11 Private Equity in southeast 10 13y
0 What happens if a senior associate or VP gets laid off? Chances of becoming Partner? 4 13y
+8 Megafund Credit Arms 12 13y
+13 L.E.K. Consulting to Private Equity 10 13y
0 Clearview Capital in Old Greenwich, CT 2 13y
0 How to apply the LBO model? 7 13y
0 PE offer 9 13y
+19 Does a PE internship help down the line? 11 13y
0 How to calculate the PV of seller's note? 4 13y
+7 Providence Private Equity Partners 7 13y
+41 Valuing 100% debt start up 33 13y
0 Payjump After Your First Year 3 13y
+27 Soros Obituary Published In Error... They Meant to Publish Dell's 8 13y
0 KKR 2014 4 13y
0 PE marketing strategies w/in portcos? 3 13y
+10 MBA always needed? 3 13y
+70 President Obama's Budget Proposes IRA Cap 46 13y
+16 Best research sites, databanks for privately held companies in the US - free & w fees 29 13y
0 Portfolio of Multiple Business's Financial Roll up 3 13y
0 Professional Accr. before/after PE 2 13y
0 How banks feed off the PE industry? 2 13y
0 Making a bid 0 13y
+13 Warburg Pincus Interview 8 13y
+26 Discussion on Pros / Cons of Lateral IB if goal is to break into Private Equity 13 13y
0 Medley Capital 5 13y
0 Dell downbeat forecast proxy 3 13y
0 Round B raise -- Dilution to founders? 1 13y
0 Issues with joining a 5 person PE fund 1 13y
+24 Middle Market PE Question - Grateful For Advice 4 13y
0 Historical EBITDA multiples 5 13y

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