+18 London Headhunter Coverage 17 1y
+4 Is KKR opening a Boston Office? 8 1y
0 Partners Group ASO Recruiting 1 1y
+8 Bertram Capital in SF? 8 1y
0 Investment thesis development 1 1y
+13 IB -> US SOF (Military) -> PE 3 1y
0 Question for Software PE Case Study 1 1y
+6 Analyst in MF PE, Exit Advice? 1 1y
+6 Investment Thesis 5 1y
+18 How Come You Don't See As High Leverage Ratios Anymore? 12 1y
0 BIP NY 2 1y
+6 KKR Leveraged Credit SF 10 1y
0 Minority interests and associates in LBO 11 1y
0 BX PE R1 2 1y
+3 Bain Capital FT 2026 1 1y
+11 Updated views on Carlyle Tech PE 14 1y
+21 Transition from HF Activism to PE - Advice Needed 5 1y
+185 Thoughts on Whitehorse Liquidity Partners? 175 1y
0 What is it like to work on private equity infrastructure funds? 1 1y
+10 I Feel Lost in Life. 3 Years Later and still Impossible to Break Into Front Office for Commodities 1 1y
+46 Best UMM Seats 11 1y
0 Best consultant-friendly PE firms 2 1y
+9 Career opportunities in finance within the sports industry 2 1y
+36 Practice Touch-Typing Prior to PE Role? 21 1y
0 Transition from R&D/Product Management to IB or Private Equity 1 1y
+6 Do folks that model frequently (IB, PE, PC, etc.) use different excel shortcuts than the default? 2 1y
+9 What Do PE MD's Care About In Interviews? 5 1y
+15 Top PE Seats in Canada in 2025? 11 1y
+9 Family Office Comp 1 1y
+23 LMM PE Return Offer 6 1y
0 Any thoughts on Apax Digital (NYC)? 3 1y
+11 Hamilton Lane - Direct Co-Invest 12 1y
+27 PE FoF Prep 17 1y
0 LMM Secondaries Interview 1 1y
+10 Thoughts on Kline Hill Partners? 16 1y
0 Finding Family Office 1 1y
+5 Took $70K Pay-Cut for Job. Need UMM/MF to Justify 5 1y
+10 Leaving MBB a year before PE offer 5 1y
+19 Accept on-cycle offer and then switch banks for a year? 5 1y
+6 Gas Test Atmospheres Training at Milcom Institute 0 1y
+9 Corporate Finance | Private Equity | Asset Management 1 1y
+16 Feeling burnt out from IB is PE the promised land or is the grass always greener on the other side? 2 1y
0 Pathways to UMM/MF PE from MBA 1 1y
+119 Attracted to new hire 60 1y
+5 Thoughts on Aurora Capital (LA) in 2024? Culture, Comp, Performance. 2 1y
+3 Investcorp NYC 4 1y
+3 Best quizlet for financial modeling 2 1y
+9 BC Partners fighting with own portco? 0 1y
+45 Moving from direct to co investing 47 1y
+9 Advice for moving from consulting into IB / PE 1 1y
+1 AI Use Cases in PE 2 1y
+9 London & NYC Recruiters for PE 1 1y
+53 Im so grateful for my unknown, lower-pay LMM shop 9 1y
+9 CorpDev to PE? 2 1y
+7 Direct Co-Invest / Secondaries / Primary 12 1y
0 Banks without PCA - why don’t you have one? 2 1y
+28 Thoughts on PSG Equity / Providence Strategic Growth (2022) 9 1y
+3 LMM/Micro PE Hiring? 1 1y
+24 Structuring Fundless sponsor 7 1y
+8 Below Market Pay? 8 1y
+10 Blackstone Exec among the victims of Manhattan shooting 7 1y
+21 Moving from UMM PE to cushy MM IB 6 1y
+9 HBS or GSB chances 3 1y
+34 PE Firm Graveyard 63 1y
0 US PE FT Applications 1 1y
+6 IB Associate to PE Advice 4 1y
0 Networking Ldn vs NY 1 1y
+50 Just broke into IB as a lateral. How do plan my move to PE? 17 1y
+16 Blackstone Portfolio Management Program (PMP) - anyone have any additonal insights? 5 1y
+26 Laid off banker looking to break into PE 16 1y
0 Bonus Szn 1 1y
+9 PE Portco Career Path - P&L owner wondering what's next 1 1y
+4 Pomona capital thoughts? 5 1y
+18 Send back a corrected case study? 12 1y
0 Private Capital/Fund Advisory Team Rankings 2 1y
+14 Evergreen Services Group 3 1y
+5 Level Equity SA 2025 36 1y
+15 Five Elms Capital 5 1y
+9 Starting from IB, how do I get seconded from a PE firm to its PortCo at the C-suite level? 2 1y
+21 Norwest Equity Partners 30 1y
0 CD&R interview process 3 1y
0 K1 Investment Management Diligence Internship 2 1y
+7 AlpInvest Primaries - Experience and Exit Ops 4 1y
0 Exit other than PE 1 1y
0 Slogging through the PE/VC trenches 1 1y
+21 Anyone Go from PE Back to IB? Curious to Hear Your Experience 4 1y
0 Del 2 1y
+20 GS - Sustainable Investing Group 11 1y
0 Do SWFs use Headhunters? 2 1y
+11 6Months In Corp Dev-Too Soon to Jump to PE? 4 1y
+7 McKinsey to PE Deal Team 5 1y
+898 Overview of Infrastructure Private Equity 124 1y
0 Anyone Go from PE Back to IB? Curious to Hear Your Experience 1 1y
0 ……&&!&87)&@&3&3&3&2$2 3 1y
+3 MF PC Associate TC? 3 1y
+14 Interview with LMM Family PE office 6 1y
+18 Can You Lateral from Blackstone Credit & Insurance Ops SA to Private Credit Investment FT? 1 1y
+20 Valsoft Corporation 16 1y
+9 Any Shops That Are Open to Hiring Turnaround Consultants? 10 1y
+9 Recent Grad w/ MO Internship at PE FoF - Seeking Advice on Post-Grad Trajectory 1 1y

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