+6 Is it worth paying for PE recruiting prep? 4 5y
+3 Bluefield Group 2 5y
+17 Atalaya, Beach Point, Victory Park? 14 5y
+6 Networking during Volunteering 1 5y
+15 Why don’t PE funds (or really any institution) use model generators? 2 5y
+9 Search Fund from LMM PE 8 5y
0 How to ask for raise 1 5y
+4 Apollo HH 10 5y
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+9 Climate of Distressed Opportunities 1 5y
+11 Am I making a mistake waiting for on cycle 1 5y
+5 If you were a potential D-round investor, what questions would you ask a B-round investor? 7 5y
+3 Excel and financial modeling course 2 5y
+175 Exit opps: I've crunched the previous work experience of 390 PE Associates.. 47 5y
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+32 Hours in MM PE? 14 5y
+11 Finder's Fee 5 5y
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+15 Fund-Level Carry vs. Deal-Specific 8 5y
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+6 Fair Offer? 3 5y
+15 Dividend with negative retained earnings? 6 5y
+28 Moving from non-MBB consulting to PE 8 5y
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+26 Rolled Equity - Actual Mechanics 3 5y
+5 bay area PE shops 9 5y
+10 Los Angeles private equity opportunities 7 5y
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+6 How to find investment ideas? 2 5y
+33 Fund of funds / Analyst role - exit opps 14 5y
+1 Is Wavemaker Partners prestigious (internship)? 4 5y
+18 How do you calculate net IRR and gross IRR? 2 5y
+20 URGENT - MBB vs MM/UMM PE 15 5y
+29 MF PE vs SM HF Career Prospects/Earnings 2 5y
+20 Question about how a PE associate posting is like at The Carlyle 13 5y
+6 A comparison PE and IB pay - Post GS13 1 5y
+11 Announced but Not Closed Deals 1 5y
+11 Switching from middle office IB to PE 1 5y
+3 What’s like being a VP in a PE house? 2 5y
+6 Industry Maturity 2 5y
+13 Investing In Small Businesses 3 5y
+23 MIRA FT Analyst vs MF FT Analyst 8 5y
+12 Thoughts on SVPGlobal 7 5y
+29 Question on NOLs 6 5y
+9 What matters for On-Cycle PE Recruiting? 1 5y
+14 PE recruiting from MBB: How important is your rating? 6 5y
+65 Q&A: Non-Target -> BB ER -> BB IB -> MM PE 15 5y
+3 What to expect and how to practice for a 1-hour LBO modeling test at a lower-middle-market PE firm? 1 5y
+4 Management fees 1 5y
+46 Anyone here on the Business Development side? 21 5y
0 India PE Compensation (Senior Associate or VP level) 2 5y
0 Best books for advanced LBO modeling? 1 5y
+1 Any news / thoughts on PE firms (both EU and Global) moving offices from London to the continent (EU) given Brexit? 3 5y
+4 Ares PE Portfolio Management Group 1 5y
+30 10 years of pursuing PE with no success. Last living family passed away last week. Someone tell me some good news today. 18 5y
+16 First round big PE 16 5y
+2 Sketch PE Firm Opinions 3 5y
+26 Blackstone Undergraduate Interview 29 5y
+6 Ancala Partners insights - London 3 5y
+29 PE & Family - How? 3 5y
+10 Latest views on Golden Gate Capital? 6 5y
+17 M1 mac Excel Compaitablitiy 9 5y
+100 Q&A: European PE Professional 30 5y
+95 Is PE making us... stupider?! 39 5y
+8 Permira London - Thoughts? 7 5y
+1 MF PE Associate Comp in HK/SG 2 5y
+3 Does carry step up if you’re promoted? 2 5y
+13 Help with crafting an investment pitch 5 5y
+20 Anyone know about Maranon Capital? 8 5y
0 URGENT ADVICE: Capital Markets/S&T At European IB Or Tech M&A at Big 4? 2 5y
+34 Venture Debt/Lending Industry and Career Opportunities 14 5y
+6 PK Airfinance 1 5y
+9 People who go directly into PE 1 5y
+11 The Riverside Company in 2021 15 5y
0 P/E Salaries 1 5y
+4 How to calculate pro rata without sharecount? 4 5y
+18 JV Negotiation 6 5y
+3 PE Analyst Salary Expectations 5 5y
+16 PE / GE exits for Tech IB Analyst 16 5y
+3 Varde Partners Reputation 2021 1 5y
0 What does an Asset Management team do in MF PE? 1 5y
+7 FP&A to PE...really? 7 5y
+3 Thoma Bravo Growth 2 5y
+12 Warburg Pincus increased junior TC by +30% 13 5y
+18 Did anyone else get this email from KKR? 8 5y
+21 Hybrid PE/Venture deal structure 1 5y
+9 Sector coverage to Special Sits 1 5y
+9 Path from Sponsor Finance Credit Analyst 1 5y
+3 Taking a public company private - shareholder structure 3 5y
+3 Assoc -> VP timing in UK 3 5y
0 Harlem Capital - returns 1 5y
+12 Chicago Special Sits Scene? 3 5y
+36 Question: Levers to generate returns in PE 9 5y
+6 PE Associate / Sr. Associate lateral (NYC to London) 3 5y
+12 Weird intern review, not sure about a return offer 1 5y
+10 Prospect Capital Corp. 11 5y

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