+3 Corsair Capital Reputation/Comp/Culture 4 4y
+5 Corp Dev M&A Manager Salary 11 4y
+6 IB Underdogs: How Do We Get Into PE? 3 4y
+15 Current Florida PE Shops 3 4y
+30 Reputation of New mountain capital 11 4y
+3 Recent Co-Invest Stories/Advice 1 4y
+110 HIG Capital Reputation? 85 4y
+8 Private Credit/Debt - Valuations 6 4y
+7 What are my chances at MF PE On-Cycle? 5 4y
+45 Thoughts on ESG/SRI/Impact Investing 8 4y
+9 Manulife secondaries? 4 4y
+45 CD&R PE 13 4y
+12 Charlesbank SA 2023 8 4y
+47 Infrastructure PE vs Traditional PE 14 4y
+3 What does total comp look like for the private equity teams of Canadian pension funds (CPPIB, OTPP, etc.)? 5 4y
+8 LMM Distressed Focused PE Firms 12 4y
+1 Secondaries shops with USA offices outside of NY / SF 16 4y
+6 Moving from Acquisitions to IR 1 4y
+29 Insight vs Bessemer Analyst program 24 4y
+7 Neuberger Berman PE 5 4y
+1 Base and bonus comp potential (LONDON) 2 4y
0 Comp Tech Side of PE Firm 1 4y
+10 Anyone have any Information on Arlington Capital Partners (ACP)? 5 4y
+14 Blackstone Private Equity vs. Life Sciences: differences 6 4y
+15 Submitted an Incomplete Model Test - Am I Cut? 2 4y
+8 Golden Gate Capital thoughts? 8 4y
+23 PE Fund Evaluation Software 4 4y
+132 PE Funds that Win - and IB that Tries 20 4y
+3 Big 4 Strategy and Transactions Exit opps 6 4y
+11 Associate to VP w/o MBA? 11 4y
+57 Levering Up for Co-Invest: Good or Bad Idea? 22 4y
+78 PE Comp Question - VP / Principal Level 33 4y
+12 Private Equity in Brazil as a European? 7 4y
+6 BB in Chicago any shot at MF PE ? 7 4y
+3 Silver Lake NYC vs Menlo 4 4y
+3 Clearlake Industrials 1 4y
+113 EVR M&A Class of 2019 Exits 51 4y
+6 How to land the return offer 1 4y
+5 Alpine Investors vs Susquehanna Growth 2 4y
+6 Anyone know anything about Highview Capital in LA? 3 4y
+16 berkshire vs genstar 8 4y
+12 IP Law grad to Compliance Consulting, to possibly HF/PE?! 5 4y
+3 Florida Opportunities and Recruiting 1 4y
+4 GIC in SF 9 4y
+17 PE Case Studies swap 21 4y
+4 GS MBD Final Round 82 4y
+3 PE vs PC or...? 3 4y
+11 Tech PE: Clearlake, Francisco, Vista, Thoma Bravo, Silver Lake 19 4y
+8 How do people allocate money for retirement while in their analyst years on Wall Street? 15 4y
+25 Stay at GS or go to mid tier MF 10 4y
+1 Is USD240k total comp too low for 2nd year associate at MM PE ? 7 4y
+5 2023 Associate Comp 2 4y
+275 Warburg Pincus 2021 FT Analyst 262 4y
+7 West Palm Beach or SF? Deciding where to move for PE 1 4y
+30 Advent International - Any recent opinions? 31 4y
+24 WTF happens to VP's and Principals that don't make Partner? 28 4y
+25 2023 PE Associate Comp 37 4y
+9 IRR Approximation for Multiple Years Sell Down 1 4y
+8 Susquehanna Growth Equity 2022 Update 6 4y
+18 Life Sciences Private Equity 19 4y
+15 Book Recommendations on Private Credit? 2 4y
+3 Arsenal Capital - Industrial Growth? 1 4y
+11 Vista Equity PE Associate 1 Comp? 26 4y
+3 Any thoughts on Norwest? 5 4y
+18 PE H1B visa/ GC/ transition to PE in the US? Help! 3 4y
+3 South Florida Tech PE/GE 3 4y
+9 Coinvest programs - do you use them? 1 4y
+3 Headhunters in Charlotte market 1 4y
+5 Deal professional couples 9 4y
+6 Calendarization + currency conversion questions 1 4y
+16 Any info on culture at Atalaya Capital Management 8 4y
+6 MF Recruiting - London 1 4y
+3 CenterOak Partners in Dallas 1 4y
+29 PE Fund Staffing - Am I Getting Boxed Out? 4 4y
+4 Platform vs. Add-On Acquisitions 1 4y
+9 Consultant resume for PE recruiting + how to find headhunters 1 4y
+4 Pre-MBA Internship PE - background check 1 4y
0 Funds that recruit for FT? 4 4y
+21 Partners Group 7 4y
+42 WTF is the point of low amort structures in DL/PC/lev lending? 5 4y
+3 Private equity - in this higher rate environment 1 4y
+12 Burnout in PE? 10 4y
+48 Micro private equity + real estate 18 4y
+5 Upfront fees charged by GP for co-invest? 7 4y
+6 Tech Question – B2B Software Subscription Pricing 1 4y
+11 HBS/GSB Deferred Admit - Put it on resume for On-Cycle? 13 4y
+3 how do I structure a deal... 2 4y
+9 Investing role at a 1 year old holding company, pros/cons? 1 4y
+3 Gone 1 4y
+5 Capital for Co-Invest? 3 4y
+3 Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Lev Fin Assoc. Comp 1 4y
+3 London PE Salary Benchmarking 1 4y
+3 GE vs PE (comp, hours, exits) 1 4y
+1 Ares Full-Time PE Analyst 1 4y
+12 How does Carry and Co-Invest work for PE Associates 2 4y
+9 Liquid credit versus private credit 1 4y
+4 MF Real Estate PE vs BB IBD 1 4y
+6 Participating preferred & Pari Passu 1 4y
+11 Tech PE & GE From non-EVR/CVP EBs in 2022 3 4y
+132 Why don't more women go into PE? 37 4y

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