+4 PE Case Study Solution 6 1y
0 Glade Brook Capital Partners? 0 1y
+10 MBB or DFI for PE in Asia? 2 1y
+26 Updated PE Perks 8 1y
+3 Internships Open for Summer 2025 1 1y
0 "M&A Analyst" role at buy-side shop 1 1y
+12 H.I.G Capital London 26 1y
+39 The IB to PE pipeline doesn't make sense to me 26 1y
+117 Just got put on PIP, What do I do now? 46 1y
0 Advice for On-Cycle Distressed PE 1 1y
+1 WILL BB/EB/MM/PE ask your transcript to evaluate SA application 1 1y
+1 Paper LBOs 2 1y
+9 Vista Equity Partners as Non-Target Freshman 14 1y
+1 Capital Raising/ Fundraising / Placements /BD IR Path Advice? 2 1y
+39 VPs & Above - what are you really looking for to make the AS->VP promotion? 12 1y
0 Asset Management to IB/PE 1 1y
0 PE Recruiting: Group vs Bank? 2 1y
+126 BB/EB 2nd year analyst exits 75 1y
+17 Family Office or Energy Corporate? 11 1y
+17 London: Dartmouth Partners 16 1y
+1 IB->PE>Corp Dev>IB? 3 1y
0 Buyside 2026 Oncycle Recruting 1 1y
+3 Anyone out there investing in the pet space? 3 1y
+8 How to aim for H&F? 14 1y
+24 Apollo FIG 23 1y
+20 Graham Partners 26 1y
+18 IR at PE Shops 13 1y
+42 Should I even bother participating in on cycle from MBB 17 1y
+201 Do Megafund PE Exits to HF and MBA vary by group? 40 1y
0 Advent New York 3 1y
+7 Veritas vs. BDT & MSD vs. New Mountain 3 1y
0 Advent Sector Teams 1 1y
+7 Lightbay Capital -Info/Culture 14 1y
+9 "Fox's Dominion payout gives Staple Street Capital 1,500% return" 6 1y
0 PE Recruitment as Associate 1 1y
+24 Renewables PF -> LMM PE -> MM PE 7 1y
0 Towing businesses - PE interest? 19 1y
+9 LMM PE – Most of the Work in Ops Team vs. Risk Consulting for PE Portfolios 1 1y
+10 Apax - New York 49 1y
+3 Updated thoughts on 3i in USA 4 1y
+27 Buyside Recruiting for Consultants: Growth, Distressed, Buyout 8 1y
+12 J.P. Morgan Global Special Situations Group 3 1y
+6 Has anyone had success recruiting for multiple types of PE roles (deal team, ops team, IR, etc.) or types of funds (growth, buyout, etc.)with the same headhunter? If so, what story did you tell to explain your diverse interests? 1 1y
+12 Realistically, do I have a non-zero chance at getting into private equity? 12 1y
+718 Family Office is Paradise 57 1y
+7 Sovereign Wealth Fund Interview 1 1y
+139 The End of IB and PE as We Know It 68 1y
+3 Gladstone 1 1y
+9 (Virtual) coffee chats ahead of the internship 3 1y
+21 any info on hamilton lane? 28 1y
0 Primary investing to Co-Investment mix? 1 1y
+19 On-cycle 2027 Fund Strategy / Comparisons 1 1y
+9 Case study feedback request 1 1y
+18 MM PE Exit Packages 1 1y
+14 London Private Equity Recruiting from New York 3 1y
+16 All about HeadHunters - 2025 2 1y
+9 Corp Dev Recruiters - Denver/Seattle 1 1y
0 Private Funds to PE/HF 1 1y
+4 Reaching out to HH’s / PE recruitment from small boutique 11 1y
+16 PEP, Quadrant, BGH etc. - culture, hours, comp etc. 26 1y
+9 Buyside Recruiting Advice from an Industry Boutique 1 1y
+24 Longest you’ve been unemployed and found an exciting role after? 21 1y
+32 Stop Speaking Like Robots 2 1y
+6 RIA Roll-Ups End Game? 2 1y
+3 LBO Case Study - Associate Role 6 1y
+10 GCM Grosvenor 6 1y
0 Glocap Client List 2025 1 1y
+9 Out of the Market 7+ Years – Updated MM PE / FO Recruiters? (And Tie or No Tie These Days?) 3 1y
+9 MBB vs West Coast IB vs MM PE 4 1y
+23 On cycle literally kicking off before graduation 26 1y
+28 Thread on PE Placements Based on Background 45 1y
+33 What should I do 7 1y
0 Infrastructure credit senior associate comp? 1 1y
0 Post-MF Industrials / Comms / Transpo Role 1 1y
+3 Cerberus Supply Chain and Strategic Opportunities 1 1y
0 PE/Consulting opportunities in Kansas City 1 1y
+248 Nobody principal and below has made any money in this industry 92 1y
+10 Is a PE analyst role at Florida SBA worth it? 1 1y
0 REPE Informational/Interview Phone Call Caryle and Cerberus 2 1y
+2 Healthcare Roll-up exits 3 1y
+8 Incoming MBA Asc - buyside oops? 6 1y
0 Insight on Wind Point Partners (Chicago) in 2024 1 1y
0 Can I start preparing for On-Cycle now? 1 1y
+31 LBS MFA placement for London PE 19 1y
+3 Bridgepoint London 2 1y
+9 IS PE Secondaries Impossible to Break Into w Current Market? 1 1y
+13 [Co-Founder Search, ideally with IB/PE background] 7 1y
0 MBA / Master’s Program to break into Private Equity 2 1y
+53 Q&A: Big 4 Audit -> TAS -> Private Credit 29 1y
0 Full Time GPA? 3 1y
0 MS M&C Exits 1 1y
+12 Canadian Moving to U.S. for PE/Private Credit — Anyone Done This Recently (TN/visa sponsored)? 1 1y
+1 Headhunter for Oak HC/FT 4 1y
+16 Question about Exit Opps from Deal Strategy/Strat Consulting 7 1y
+314 This is ideal living 55 1y
0 Permira Menlo 1 1y
+18 Post PE TC 10 1y
+20 Cove Hill 2024 26 1y
+9 Advice on breaking into M&A/PE in Canada with a non-traditional background (Biology undergrad, Accounting/Finance post-grad) 1 1y
+2 IB VS MBB VS MM PE OUT OF UG 3 1y

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