+5 Cash flow modelling - Sensitivities/Downside scenarios 2 15y
0 How to covince someone to give you an interview? 1 15y
+4 Road construction valuation 1 15y
0 Does anyone know much about successful independent consultants/professors that do work in PE? 18 15y
+17 Can Hulu Bank? 4 15y
0 PE vs. Hedge Funds - skills required? 14 15y
0 Advice for 1st year MBA student trying to get into PE 10 15y
+26 LBO the Grocers 9 15y
0 Switch from associate to PE 5 15y
+4 M&A Tax Advisory 8 15y
0 Two -Step Tender 1 15y
0 Celebrating Your Exit 8 15y
+72 value of CFA®for private equity job 51 15y
0 Crash course in PE needed ASAP 5 15y
+15 IB to IFC 7 15y
0 Setting goals for portfolio company 0 15y
+20 IPO Valuation (Comparable Analysis) 6 15y
0 Anyone want a Job? PE Backed Telecom company seeking Financial Planning Associate. 0 15y
+19 PE Interview question 9 15y
0 Fresh Interview question 7 15y
0 First round interview question on maximum leverage 11 16y
0 There is a surprise inside... 13 16y
0 Newbie to the finance world (albiet a well-read one) with some questions 16 16y
0 Operating/operation experience? 1 16y
0 PE Comp 9 16y
0 PE best practice 1 16y
0 Consulting Experience? 3 16y
0 Buy side and PE? 7 16y
0 Opportunity for internship with Cerberus 6 16y
0 Acquiring/Operating a Middle-Market company 6 16y
+14 Discussing Exit Ops with A Senior Banker when it is a Taboo Subject 5 16y
0 Hotel Buyouts 9 16y
+11 Relationship Investments 1 16y
+28 Death of Capital - MUST READ! 7 16y
+18 PE Drug Testing 26 16y
0 Would the passing of the Volker rule be good for non-bank PE funds? 3 16y
+12 LA Private Equity Firms 10 16y
0 college intern/job offer from megafund, no connections 9 16y
+36 Can I ever achieve my dream or do I need to jump off the bridge now? 21 16y
0 BOA Selling Private Equity... this is really happening 13 16y
0 Private Equity Deal Valuation? 15 16y
0 Has anyone done Private Equity SA at a BB? 2 16y
0 Better for PE: McKinsey or M7 MBA? 16 16y
+13 Blackstone Analysts 5 16y
+17 is cleantech a possible choice for non-tech graduate 5 16y
+18 Morgan Stanley Real Estate Interview 12 16y
0 Once you're in that big name fund..... 3 16y
+21 Interview Question/Case 12 16y
0 I don't get it 9 16y
0 Private Equity Accounting 2 16y
+23 Please help - PE Modeling Question 6 16y
+21 In need of a sample of LBO model! 22 16y
0 Interview question : Cash 6 16y
0 PE opening vs. BB Commodities S&T opening 3 16y
+10 Do you really need to do banking before PE?? 8 16y
+26 Full-blown LBO and operating model 8 16y
+5 Did Wharton students complete first round and/ or Super Day at these companies for summer analyst positions? 10 16y
0 Good Idea or Neeh? 7 16y
0 Private Equity Firms, KKR etc. 2 16y
0 Reference Check - How long should it take? 2 16y
+32 Sourcing Model 16 16y
0 Best path to PE - Big 4 (E&Y) TAS or Boutique Firm 7 16y
0 PE calculation question 7 16y
0 Avg. Pay for upper MM PE 1 16y
+30 How would you negotiate an offer? 26 16y
0 Local rich guy "looking to buy a couple companies," how could I offer to assist him 17 16y
0 Analyst comp post undergrad 7 16y
+33 Private Equity Valuation Groups 12 16y
0 Interest coverage with rolled interests 4 16y
+31 LBO Sensitivity Question (data tables) 6 16y
0 Career switching 3 16y
+38 Why aren't PE lenders more predatory? 13 16y
0 Austin Ventures 4 16y
0 fortune 100 corp strategy group or boutique merchant bank for PE? 0 16y
+18 Finding suitable LBO targets 5 16y
0 anyone knows the general salary of an analyst in FoF? 3 16y
0 PE Hiring Needs 4 16y
0 PE track 11 16y
0 Buyside lateral - chances? 5 16y
0 Thoughts on BX as an investment? 2 16y
0 What do most Megafund associates exit to? 14 16y
0 LBOs 4 16y
0 Which Internship to Pick??? 5 16y
0 HIG 12 16y
0 PE bible 4 16y
0 Distressed Investing > Top MBA > IB associate > PE (desired profession) 0 16y
0 Pemira 4 16y
0 Secondaries Comp for Associates and Senior Associates 1 16y
+25 Chances for Top PE firm? 15 16y
0 FIG Focused Fund 4 16y
0 Why exactly do PE firms hire ex-consultants at a junior level? 10 16y
0 Bain Capital, Sankaty/Brookside -> PE 1 16y
0 Fenway Partners 2 16y
0 Equipment financing to RE Private Equity 1 16y
0 Future entry to PE from IB/ER/Cons? 1 16y
0 Best resources for projecting sales? 2 16y
0 Deal flow this Xmas season 5 16y
0 LBO question - Financial statements? 2 16y
0 Red Zone Capital Management 1 16y
0 Are there some ways to know whether a company is mismanaged or not? 0 16y

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