+21 Lateral move from MM to MF (London) 25 4y
+22 Career in Investor Relations for a MF 9 4y
+14 Move from City law into Private Equity (London) 3 4y
+24 GI Partners in 2020 17 4y
0 2022 analyst comp poll! 2 4y
+92 CorpDev to PE prospects - creating a long-term map / success stories 30 4y
+9 Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners 3 4y
+6 Thoughts on H&F 6 4y
+6 Hg Capital in U.S. 2 4y
+158 Q&A: Principal in UMM PE 157 4y
+18 Special situation private credit 12 4y
+30 Reputation of New mountain capital 11 4y
+110 HIG Capital Reputation? 85 4y
+45 Thoughts on ESG/SRI/Impact Investing 8 4y
+9 Manulife secondaries? 4 4y
+45 CD&R PE 13 4y
+47 Infrastructure PE vs Traditional PE 14 4y
+29 Insight vs Bessemer Analyst program 24 4y
+14 Blackstone Private Equity vs. Life Sciences: differences 6 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
+12 Private Equity in Brazil as a European? 7 4y
+6 BB in Chicago any shot at MF PE ? 7 4y
+12 IP Law grad to Compliance Consulting, to possibly HF/PE?! 5 4y
+8 How do people allocate money for retirement while in their analyst years on Wall Street? 15 4y
+1 Is USD240k total comp too low for 2nd year associate at MM PE ? 7 4y
+30 Advent International - Any recent opinions? 31 4y
+25 2023 PE Associate Comp 37 4y
+3 Any thoughts on Norwest? 5 4y
+16 Any info on culture at Atalaya Capital Management 8 4y
+48 Micro private equity + real estate 18 4y
+24 Credit Associate comp at Monroe Capital 18 4y
0 Accel Partners insights 2 4y
+4 Angel Island Capital / GGC 3 4y
+51 Taking Firm Files Before Quitting your Job 40 4y
+38 KKR Private Equity Culture 20 4y
+63 Comp Breakdown for MF PE Partner? 20 4y
+27 Investing Across Stages 18 4y
0 Reputation? Five Elms Capital 1 4y
+30 Dallas PE Funds Opinions/Insights? 33 4y
+29 Private Equity Investment Monitoring 6 4y
+14 Symphony Technology Group - Interview 4 4y
+14 Bessemer Venture Parters 12 4y
+3 STG Associate Interview? 2 4y
+24 Brookfield Capital Partners 16 4y
+15 Question about Insight / GA sourcing coverage 3 4y
+13 TA/GA/Insight Tech Investment 10 4y
+20 On-Cycle PE Recruiting From Tier 2/3 Cities 15 4y
+19 JPM Private Credit 3 4y
+38 Carried Interest (Advice / Help!) 9 4y
+23 Does MM bizdev within PE suck? Going from the investment to the bizdev side... Anyone done it before? 7 4y
+269 No country for old I-bankers (starting a mid-career thread for finance professionals) 65 4y
+25 Why is Management Rollover not affecting IRR?! 14 4y
+9 M&A to Credit Investing 3 4y
0 Co-Investment? 1 4y
+1 Affinity Equity Partners 4 4y
+10 Brookfield Private Equity Group 5 4y
+5 Updated views on Chicago PE? GTCR/MDP/BDT 4 4y
+8 KKR SA 2022 Insurance Strategy & Strategic Finance 9 4y
+1 Fifth Wall 5 4y
+54 Infrastructure Players 23 4y
+7 777 Partners in Miami 13 4y
+171 KKR PE straight out of undergrad vs top BB? 101 4y
+42 Private Funds Group (CS/UBS etc) 9 4y
+37 Question regarding majority stake LBO 11 4y
+23 PE Recruiting LDN- How fluent must one be in languages? 9 4y
+33 Offer decision help for UMM (legacy vs up and coming) 22 4y
+314 I love prestige. 19 4y
+36 Venture Debt? 24 4y
+16 GP stakes investing 12 4y
+31 Any insight on TA Associates? 20 4y
+6 Goldman Private Credit 5 4y
+9 Business Development (sourcing / origination) at a Zombie Fund. Any advice? 5 4y
+6 L Catterton? 11 4y
+6 KKR Credit Case Study 6 4y
+29 Recruiting at private credit shops? 13 4y
+169 Q&A - 1st Year PE Associate at a US MF in Europe (KKR, BX, TCG, WP, TPG, BC, APO) 86 4y
+3 MM Midwest IB -> MF PE? 1 4y
+35 Investor Relations - Blackstone - Good Prep for Front Office? 15 4y
+9 Big 3 Rx Consulting ---> MF PE Turnarounds/PE Distressed Investing for Full-Time? 3 4y
+10 Prevalence of Private Credit / Opportunistic Credit as an Asset Class 5 4y
+26 [deleted] 12 4y
0 Huntsman Gay 7 4y
+24 Anyone have info on General Atlantic? 32 4y
+191 Handling Stress / Burnout in Private Equity 45 4y
0 Oaktree Capital - Summer Analyst? 14 4y
+6 Ardian Infrastructure Intern interview in London 4 4y
+3 TPG Growth London 5 4y
0 Blue Collective??? 6 4y
+16 What are standard benefits in PE? 7 4y
+52 Net working capital and deferred revenue, SaaS Deal. 21 4y
+10 CVC Europe (London) 9 4y
+25 2021 VP PE Compensation Thread 66 4y
+22 Private Equity Business Development Comp? 9 4y
+6 Real Estate Plusses and Minuses? 1 4y
+3 East vs West Coast vs Elsewhere 1 4y
+35 PE/PC Salary Raises? 78 4y
+3 Mercato Partners 3 4y
+45 Struggling PE Analyst 18 4y

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