+10 Private Debt > Private Equity 4 3y
+6 What does it take to get to a Private Debt Fund, HY, Distressed? 5 3y
+25 at a middle market fund - advice for recruiting 6 3y
+8 Importance of Strategic Pricing in PE 3 3y
+25 Management Consultancy to PE 7 3y
+41 Investor Relations, PE 15 3y
+29 Should I tell my headhunter I am not prepared for my upcoming interview? 21 3y
+12 Meeting PE recruiters before starting IBD FT 5 3y
+67 Career Move - Corp to PE/HF in "late" life stage 13 3y
+16 The PE interview LBO: how to get up to speed and how long will it take? 2 3y
+19 Thoughts on Terra Firma? 26 3y
+29 Private Equity Analyst - Panic Mode 12 3y
+23 Megafund Credit to Bschool 6 3y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Insights on this firm? 42 3y
+18 Apollo PE division (London office) - Interview Advice 7 3y
+34 Independent Sponsor advice 15 3y
+29 PE recruitment process in London 3 3y
+7 TPG Sixth Street 6 3y
+19 Undergraduate to PE in India 3 3y
+12 PE Resume Formatting Advice Needed 1 3y
+94 GS Analysts Fired For PE Recruiting 102 3y
+109 How do you stay organized at work (both in general and on action item lists)? (x-post w/ MC forum) 66 3y
+15 Diff btw Senior Associate & Associate in PE? 4 3y
+74 Very Tough Decision - Short-term Comp vs. Long-term job 30 3y
+8 Is a age a big deal for an attempt at a nontraditional transition into PE? 2 3y
+5 Hedging Currency Risk in a EM Country Project 3 3y
+21 Bain Capital Case Interview 6 3y
+18 "What industries should we invest in?" - PE interview question 5 3y
+53 Private Equity: Still a WASP Old Boys Club? 37 3y
+31 Recruitment Put On Hold - Asked to Keep in Touch? 3 3y
+24 Consultant-friendly PE shops in London 7 3y
+3 LMM PE Firms That Invest in LatAm 4 3y
+42 PE (limited transaction experience) > PE firm 6 3y
+4 Credit metrics - include or exclude capital lease interest expense? 2 3y
+255 Investment Banking to Private Equity - 6 Things You Should Know 43 3y
+48 LBO paper model examples? 54 3y
+14 How to contact headhunters and what to include in your resume? 10 3y
+19 CD&R Fund XI - $10bn Already Raised / $13bn Target 12 3y
+3 Financial Modeling for Private Equity and Equity Research 2 3y
+9 Private Equity in Germany, Austria or Switzerland from a Non Target School 1 3y
+91 Would you think I'm an asshole? 48 3y
+6 Infra PE Prep 2 3y
+11 Dual Share Class Companies 1 3y
+3 Infrastructure Private Equity Case Studies 1 3y
+16 M&A and LBO model 5 3y
+13 FIG to generalist PE? 4 3y
+50 PE Analyst -> Associate 27 3y
+19 Case Studies in PE 5 3y
+18 PE Recruiting London corona 10 3y
+23 Pension Fund / SWFs 6 3y
+41 Modeling a bank’s loan portfolio 13 3y
+102 Blackmore Partners Chicago - Knowledge about them? 128 3y
+6 Turn/River Capital - Insights on this Firm? 3 3y
+24 Apollo London - What's it like? 7 3y
+35 PE recruitment - recruiter list LONDON 2017 17 3y
0 Non-In Person Modeling Test Question 1 3y
+3 Downtown Manhattan Apartments 1 3y
0 Private Equity in San Diego? 2 3y
+47 Learning Project Finance Modeling vs CFA L1 12 3y
+60 What is so hard about staying on (and moving up) in private equity? 29 3y
+408 Is Private Equity a Low-IQ Approach to Finance? 160 3y
+23 cold call the Head of PE? 10 3y
+6 PE comp progression in UK 4 3y
+41 London MM PE vs BB IB 21 3y
+101 Consulting to Private Equity 78 3y
+3 LBO Levered FCF Yield Calculation 11 3y
0 Deleted 1 3y
+15 New / small funds doing larger deals... 8 3y
+1 Castle Harlan - Info / Comp / Culture 4 3y
+10 ADIA PE Direct Investment 4 3y
0 PE case study help! 1 3y
+28 Did something stupid please help. 9 3y
0 LBO Assessment - CAPEX/NWC Requirements 2 3y
+18 Megafund Carry 11 3y
+47 Q&A - London Megafund PE, one year in... 56 3y
+64 How are LBOs for companies trading at 30X EBITDA financed? 27 3y
0 ISA investments (UK) - experience and advice for beginner investors 0 3y
+11 $24,000 per year in Dubai 27 3y
+64 Where do the 'bodies' of PE go? 43 3y
0 PE GPA / Transcript Check 24 3y
+20 Asian MF Reputations 22 3y
+12 LONDON: Blackstone Tactical Opportunities team 9 3y
+1 Thoughts about Medline deal 3 3y
+10 Technical questions & modelling test for lateral hire 1 3y
+10 Low GPA Non Target BB to PE? 11 3y
+33 Private Equity Lawyers 6 3y
+8 Do certain personality types succeed in certain finance jobs? 4 3y
+18 How to get started? WSP vs TTS vs BIWS vs WSO’s modelling pack? 2 3y
+5 Does anyone have insights on Charterhouse Capital Partners? 12 3y
0 Equity Research in Canada to Private Equity in the US... Any tips? 1 3y
+33 IFC - Investment Analyst in PE team - can someone shed some light please? 16 3y
+10 Burnout / Mental Health / When to know something is wrong... 4 3y
+32 Principal Investment groups at BBs—background, exit opps, comp, etc? 23 3y
0 acquiring a distributor 2 3y
+8 How much of a pay cut would you take for work life balance? 5 3y
+49 Wanting my father who already has "enough" to be more ambitious... 22 3y
+34 Canadian Pension Fund PE vs. top IBD 17 3y
+20 CVC Capital Partners - Culture, Reputation, Career Prospects 13 3y
+3 JPM vs PJT for PE exit (London) 8 3y
+16 Goldman Sachs MBD PIA - PE vs IBD 18 3y

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