+129 Q&A: AI will automate many roles in the IB/PE world. A live Q&A with Arctic, who are recruiting finance professionals to help manage that change 44 1y
+10 SF vs. NYC Finance Culture (IB/PE) 5 1y
+9 Any insight into LongueVue Capital in New Orleans 4 1y
0 KKR FT 2025 4 1y
+6 Lateral move from UK to US 2 1y
0 SFO vs FoF investing 1 1y
+5 MM PE Feedback 12 1y
0 Vista and Thoma Bravo Chicago 3 1y
+92 Current PE Recruiting Environment London 68 1y
+2 Cancelling an Interview? 4 1y
+27 Del. 10 1y
+18 Temasek Private Credit 4 1y
0 LMM PE Out of Undergrad 3 1y
+3 Carlyle Culture/Comp for PE/RE/PC in LA/NY/DC 2 1y
+9 European M&A T2 Strat Consultant going to M7 MBA - interested in internship in PE but not FT 1 1y
+12 Investment Characteristics of Infra Equity vs. INFRA DEBT 2 1y
+3 2026 IB/PE Recruiting Spreadsheet + Timeline 3 1y
+9 Please Advise- My Fintech is about to get client: how to proceed and eventually land PE clients 0 1y
+6 Macquarie Private Credit 27 1y
+17 Santander is Paradise? 6 1y
+12 Walk me through a deal 7 1y
+9 NYC Poker Games? 11 1y
+16 Podcasts incl. Industry Professionals (IB, PE, VC) 5 1y
+13 Rothschild Merchant Banking (Five Arrows PI) 10 1y
+4 Comp at sub $1bn PE Buyout Fund 1 1y
+10 Recruiting for Charlotte PE? 14 1y
+7 Billionaire family office doing fund of funds and Co-Invest (salary expectations) 15 1y
+13 Buyside opportunities after IB in SLC? 9 1y
0 What is the compensation for an analyst and associate at One Rock Capital? 2 1y
+7 Co-invest fund to traditional buyout 3 1y
+10 Summit Partners - Healthcare GE Associate Menlo Park 29 1y
0 THE BIG LONG 1 1y
+2 JMI Equity 18 1y
+4 Insight Partners vs. Summit Partners 17 1y
+18 Altas Partners 20 1y
+5 From which banks do MFs/ Top 15 PE firms hire? 11 1y
+36 Banking > PE? 24 1y
+9 Post-MBA transition from REPE (Hotels) to corporate PE (Ideally Generalists) 1 1y
0 Project Finance - Help: Economic Assumptions for Financial Model 0 1y
+3 Current lateral market for PE Associates looking to move from the West to East Coast? 1 1y
+202 Having a really tough time in PE… 79 1y
+3 Low AUM to Employee Ratio Firms 1 1y
+9 Energy Private Equity Questions From a Product Banking Analyst 3 1y
+9 Private Credit: Equity Warrants 1 1y
0 Anyone have any recent insight into Turn/River Capital? 2 1y
0 1 year in operating post PE 2 1y
+12 Charlesbank Capital Partners 10 1y
0 Braemont Capital 0 1y
0 Anyone interview with the Alleghany Corporation 1 1y
0 What % of PE portfolio co’s are overvalued garbage? 0 1y
0 Growth Oriented Megafunds/UMMs 4 1y
+26 High Performing MMs/UMMs in PE 25 1y
+6 Breaking into Western Europe / US / CA private equity from Eastern Europe PE 1 1y
+9 Private Equity Deal Sourcing in South East Asia 2 1y
+84 Healthcare PE - top shops 79 1y
+5 Best Industrials Players in the MF/UMM area? 4 1y
+16 PE Phrases vs. What They Probably Mean 3 1y
0 Secondaries Advisory Interview 4 1y
+3 Fall PE Internships 2 1y
+1 PC > PE 4 1y
+24 PE/IB in Dallas or Miami (NYC exit opps) 1 1y
0 Emerging markets or strategies in private market 1 1y
+6 LBO Case Study - Can you crack it? 27 1y
0 Private Credit Associate Comp? 3 1y
+9 Seeking Advice on Transitioning to Private Equity at 40 0 1y
+7 Brookfield Houston 10 1y
+12 Bonus Utilization - RE Investments 2 1y
+13 Interesting Funds? 15 1y
0 HIG Boston Superday 3 1y
+30 An LP Perspective on Private Equity 6 1y
+6 Anyone have any insight into 424 Capital? 5 1y
0 Sixth Street NY? 1 1y
0 Confusion on HH Process 1 1y
0 London-based Family Offices w/ Principal Investing Team? 2 1y
+3 Example Model Tests | Vestar 8 1y
+3 PE internships sophmore summer 8 1y
0 PE/GE vs Consulting Stress 1 1y
0 Consumer- Beauty Private Equity Groups 0 1y
+12 MBA to break into PE / HF? 7 1y
+10 Jump to PE from PWM 7 1y
+11 Anyone actually using CRM? 22 1y
+9 Finding a Co-CEO/President/Entrepreneur Type? 1 1y
+4 How does PE sponsorship to MBA work? 2 1y
0 Fundless Sponsor Carry 1 1y
+14 Bain Capital NY Office? 12 1y
0 Opinion on BGF? 3 1y
+10 Neuberger Berman PIPCO NYC 4 1y
+19 What’s life like at co investment funds? 7 1y
+1 Ares Real Estate Equity vs Ares Real Estate Equity - Industrials 2 1y
+3 KKR Consumer 4 1y
0 VP Middle Office Role at MM PE - Comp Insight? 1 1y
+6 who gets hired at thoma bravo 29 1y
+9 APG Asset Management PE - Any Info? 14 1y
+7 Resurgens Technology Partners 8 1y
+3 Industry Ventures 2 1y
+87 Q&A: London UMM/MF PE Associate 74 1y
+20 Funds in DC? 23 1y
+44 Signed PE, is it worth "trying" in banking? 25 1y
+26 PE interview travel reimbursement still not paid after ~3 weeks 8 1y
+36 MBA / PE Decision Help 15 1y

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