+14 Abraaj Group Hiring Process 21 4y
+6 Helios Investment 6 4y
+33 Recruit for PE now, or wait and lateral? 15 4y
+176 Q&A: Went from Community College & Fast Food with a 2.8 GPA to one of the most active PE funds in the world within 3 years. 59 4y
0 What's Abraaj Group Singapore like compared to other hubs / Dubai? 4 4y
+11 Macquarie MIRA in Australia? 14 4y
+12 London PE Scene: The Essentials 2 4y
0 Abraaj 4 4y
0 Multiple outflows in IRR calculation 3 4y
+17 Move from Long-Only Fund to Private Equity 5 4y
+41 Sycamore Acquires Staples for $6.9 Billion in Largest Buyout of the Year 6 4y
+31 London PE / case study prep 6 4y
0 Lower MM PE to MF? Possible without MBA? (London) 4 4y
0 Blackstone PE second round 3 4y
0 Bank valuation: link between P/E and P/B ratios 1 4y
+29 1-hour financial modelling test. What should I expect? 5 4y
+12 List of distressed PE / HF in London 6 4y
+13 MM PE Analyst Exit Opps -> Megafund? 4 4y
+11 Work on deal team at a MM PE firm or work my way up at a larger bank? 2 4y
+29 Breaking into MegaFund from non target BB group 5 4y
+11 GIC Real Estate PE Straight Out of Undergrad vs Top Tier IBD 4 4y
+9 Back Office M&A advisory to PE fund like Blackstone 3 4y
+18 Benefits of PE out of undergrad 7 4y
+17 Fund says I am an independent contractor - 10-99 vs W2 11 4y
+21 PE back to Banking 5 4y
+41 Investor Relations, PE 15 4y
+228 Abraaj Capital - Global Anlayst Program - 2017 Intake 405 4y
+44 Resignation by the end of probation period (PE job) 11 4y
+25 Management Consultancy to PE 7 4y
+14 LBO Templates from KKR, Blackstone, Carlyle, etc? 7 4y
+29 Should I tell my headhunter I am not prepared for my upcoming interview? 21 4y
+45 PE Interview Question: What is the most important piece of information about a company (if you had to select one thing)? 20 4y
+6 What does it take to get to a Private Debt Fund, HY, Distressed? 5 4y
+10 Private Debt > Private Equity 4 4y
+9 Going to Direct PE Fund, but want to eventually go to LBO fund 2 4y
+25 at a middle market fund - advice for recruiting 6 4y
+8 Importance of Strategic Pricing in PE 3 4y
+12 Meeting PE recruiters before starting IBD FT 5 4y
+60 PE Senior Associate - What next? 9 4y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Insights on this firm? 42 4y
+94 GS Analysts Fired For PE Recruiting 102 4y
+19 Thoughts on Terra Firma? 26 4y
+7 TPG Sixth Street 6 4y
+23 Megafund Credit to Bschool 6 4y
+18 Apollo PE division (London office) - Interview Advice 7 4y
+109 How do you stay organized at work (both in general and on action item lists)? (x-post w/ MC forum) 66 4y
+34 Independent Sponsor advice 15 4y
+12 PE Resume Formatting Advice Needed 1 4y
+16 The PE interview LBO: how to get up to speed and how long will it take? 2 4y
+13 SME HoldCo Buying 70% of an industrial company, how to think about leverage? 3 4y
+29 PE recruitment process in London 3 4y
+29 Private Equity Analyst - Panic Mode 12 4y
+5 HIG Model Test 3 4y
+3 Sample /practice case studies? 1 4y
+19 Undergraduate to PE in India 3 4y
+67 Career Move - Corp to PE/HF in "late" life stage 13 4y
+142 Can one get rid of a company's pensions during LBO? 41 4y
+20 New PE Associate - should I help with fundraising? 6 4y
+53 Private Equity: Still a WASP Old Boys Club? 37 4y
+21 Bain Capital Case Interview 6 4y
+74 Very Tough Decision - Short-term Comp vs. Long-term job 30 4y
+3 LMM PE Firms That Invest in LatAm 4 4y
+42 PE (limited transaction experience) > PE firm 6 4y
+24 Consultant-friendly PE shops in London 7 4y
+31 Recruitment Put On Hold - Asked to Keep in Touch? 3 4y
+4 Credit metrics - include or exclude capital lease interest expense? 2 4y
+8 Is a age a big deal for an attempt at a nontraditional transition into PE? 2 4y
+18 "What industries should we invest in?" - PE interview question 5 4y
+25 Financing EBITDA - why would it be different from actual EBITDA? 7 4y
+5 Hedging Currency Risk in a EM Country Project 3 4y
+113 "Good investment thesis/argument" - where can one find these? 18 4y
+15 Diff btw Senior Associate & Associate in PE? 4 4y
+9 Need help deciding on an offer … 1 4y
+48 LBO paper model examples? 54 4y
+255 Investment Banking to Private Equity - 6 Things You Should Know 43 4y
+50 PE Analyst -> Associate 27 4y
+14 How to contact headhunters and what to include in your resume? 10 4y
+3 Financial Modeling for Private Equity and Equity Research 2 4y
+9 Private Equity in Germany, Austria or Switzerland from a Non Target School 1 4y
+18 PE Recruiting London corona 10 4y
+6 Infra PE Prep 2 4y
+91 Would you think I'm an asshole? 48 4y
+11 Dual Share Class Companies 1 4y
+19 CD&R Fund XI - $10bn Already Raised / $13bn Target 12 4y
+16 M&A and LBO model 5 4y
+13 FIG to generalist PE? 4 4y
+19 Case Studies in PE 5 4y
+3 Infrastructure Private Equity Case Studies 1 4y
+41 Modeling a bank’s loan portfolio 13 4y
+102 Blackmore Partners Chicago - Knowledge about them? 128 4y
+3 Downtown Manhattan Apartments 1 4y
0 Non-In Person Modeling Test Question 1 4y
+60 What is so hard about staying on (and moving up) in private equity? 29 4y
+51 Learning Project Finance Modeling vs CFA L1 12 4y
0 Private Equity in San Diego? 2 4y
+35 PE recruitment - recruiter list LONDON 2017 17 4y
+6 Turn/River Capital - Insights on this Firm? 3 4y
+408 Is Private Equity a Low-IQ Approach to Finance? 160 4y
+23 Pension Fund / SWFs 6 4y
+24 Apollo London - What's it like? 7 4y

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