+8 Offer from Bain Capital - Should I take it 18 4y
0 QUESTION FOR LMM PE ASSOCIATES IN NY 3 4y
+7 Modeling Test 1 4y
+3 MBB On-Cycle 2023 9 4y
+6 Moving from Public Debt to Private Debt 1 4y
+12 Am I stuck forever in this MM PE fund? 1 4y
+3 Trading up firms post-MBA 2 4y
+3 MM Midwest IB -> MF PE? 1 4y
+23 Tech PE vs GS TMT SF for FT 29 4y
+9 List of firms in Denver/Seattle/SLC? 4 4y
0 Special Situations 2 4y
+3 Sixth Street Infrastructure 1 4y
0 Offer from Bain Capital - Should I take it 1 4y
+35 Investor Relations - Blackstone - Good Prep for Front Office? 15 4y
+13 Confidentiality when recruiting? 3 4y
+9 Big 3 Rx Consulting ---> MF PE Turnarounds/PE Distressed Investing for Full-Time? 3 4y
+1 Any info on Apollo APPS? 8 4y
+10 Prevalence of Private Credit / Opportunistic Credit as an Asset Class 5 4y
0 Perks / sweeteners across the PE landscape 1 4y
+3 Earnouts 3 4y
+26 [deleted] 12 4y
+6 Warburg Pincus Groups? 1 4y
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+105 Am I Insane for Leaving a MF 53 4y
0 Huntsman Gay 7 4y
+9 Atlas Holdings LLC 1 4y
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+24 Anyone have info on General Atlantic? 32 4y
+18 Stay at MM boutique PE firm or take the offer from a PE MF? 10 4y
+13 Henkel introduction call? 14 4y
+4 How legit is Partners Group direct PE? 7 4y
+12 Interested in moving private credit from consulting. 1 4y
+9 From a monetary perspective, sunk cost to go back to consulting? No way back? 6 4y
+3 Financial Modelling Debt Sizing 4 4y
+4 Preparation for PE 2 4y
+1 Thoma Bravo PE or PC? 1 4y
0 Leaving a SWF Opportunities 1 4y
+15 Easy questions on arr and run rate 8 4y
+13 Offer Analysis Help 2 4y
+6 Book Recommendations for PE/or M&A 2 4y
+6 Blackstone SA 2023 1 4y
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+191 Handling Stress / Burnout in Private Equity 45 4y
0 Oaktree Capital - Summer Analyst? 14 4y
+1 Thoughts on BC London 6 4y
+6 Ardian Infrastructure Intern interview in London 4 4y
0 When should I follow up? 1 4y
0 Technology Private Credit / Late Stage Venture dealflow - East Coast 1 4y
+8 Summer 2023 Private Credit SA Timelines 2 4y
0 Are any NYC PE firms fully remote? 1 4y
0 Hamilton Lane 1st round 11 4y
+17 Arrested while on the job 7 4y
+3 Do any NY firms drug test? 1 4y
+2 LBO Test Stub Year NWC 7 4y
+9 GreyLion Capital 1 4y
+27 Best NYC Megafunds 15 4y
0 Blackstone Summer 2023 Internship Deadline 1 4y
+15 Employee Co-invest into Fund 10 4y
+3 TPG Growth London 5 4y
+12 About to meet partners at a PE firm then put on hold - what does this mean? 3 4y
+4 PE exit key factors EMEA 10 4y
+11 Office transfer or apply to IB from MBB 2 4y
0 Blue Collective??? 6 4y
+10 PE without IB 4 4y
+10 pre vs. post money valuation? purchase price? so confused! 3 4y
0 Coinvest loan tax deductible? 1 4y
+16 Recruiting for FT MP PE? 7 4y
+4 HELP! First PE Interview 3 4y
+11 MM REPE vs. BB/EB IB for Summer Analyst/post grad 3 4y
+16 M&A: pre / post money valuations. Easy question 7 4y
+6 Lateral Process as a PE Associate 1 4y
+16 What are standard benefits in PE? 7 4y
+16 Advice on Lateral PE Recruiting after 1 year? 13 4y
+1 100% Remote UK Finance Jobs 7 4y
0 Private Equity Circus Wheel 1 4y
+3 Sustainability focused small-cap funds NYC/Boston 1 4y
0 LBO Model Help 2 4y
+52 Net working capital and deferred revenue, SaaS Deal. 21 4y
+1 Does your college matter for MFPE recruiting? 5 4y
+48 Remote work - how much is it worth to you? 25 4y
0 Infrared capital partners? 1 4y
+4 For trying to lateral as an associate, do I really still need to include GPA? 9 4y
+1 Why don't some firms allow co-invest? 2 4y
+10 Warburg Special Situations? 8 4y
+6 What is a good range for an associate salary (CLO/CBO structuring) in a credit fund? 1 4y
+10 CVC Europe (London) 9 4y
+3 GI Partners - Insight 1 4y
+3 MM & LMM Deal Flow 2 4y
+16 MBB to PE process 12 4y
0 Who has a better chance enter PE, FDD Manager at B4 or ER SA at a MM bank? 1 4y
+25 2021 VP PE Compensation Thread 66 4y
+5 PE Pay in LA 17 4y
+3 Insight on EQT Infra 1 4y
+7 Private Equity "Playbooks", "Best Practices", etc 5 4y
+22 Private Equity Business Development Comp? 9 4y
+3 New York Middle Market Firms: Your Guidance is Appreciated 1 4y
+6 How to break in right after graduation (DACH / Europe) 1 4y
+7 Apollo LA Office 1 4y
+5 LBO Modeling Question 7 4y
+6 Real Estate Plusses and Minuses? 1 4y

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