+10 Automotive/Auto Aftermarket PE Funds 8 5y
+4 Connor Clark & Lunn Infra 2 5y
+51 Why is rainmaking difficult? 25 5y
+1 Hellman & Friedman London 1 5y
+10 Private credit carry vs private equity?? 4 5y
+19 Boundaries of a PE interview process 10 5y
+65 McKinsey vs. Bain for Private Equity MF Exit 17 5y
0 How to prepare for an internship interview? 0 5y
0 Where can i find live fundraising information for PE? 0 5y
+15 Does anyone know of K1 Investment Management in LA? 7 5y
+12 Delayed final round feedback 9 5y
0 How to deal with constant rejection in REPE? 0 5y
0 Hospitality Owners 0 5y
+12 Bonus Season 2 5y
+18 Good or Bad Implications of Secondaries Restructuring Exit 6 5y
+8 Technology Crossover Ventures: pre-MBA associate role at TCV? 12 5y
+91 PE Career Earnings over $50 million by 50? 31 5y
+13 Rate my Profile for PE Recruiting 10 5y
0 Aviation/PE Joint Venture Advice 0 5y
0 Regulatory And Compliance Risk 0 5y
0 Make the Jump from PE to HF? 1 5y
+15 Yoo Credit Dawgs, How're You Making Money? 16 5y
+7 Picking up the TECHNICALS 1 5y
+18 Lenders' Views on Capex 9 5y
+12 Solving for purchase price of private company 3 5y
+48 Q&A: 2 years in Banking and now in MM PE - ask me anything 46 5y
+64 Dealing with assholes 19 5y
0 REPE Rankings - BX SW GS MS 3 5y
+22 Questions on Credit Fund Case Study 4 5y
+6 Feedback on Omers Venture & Draper Esprit 2 5y
0 How to Market Yourself to Family Offices as a Junior Level Employee 2 5y
+249 A Guide on How to Navigate On-Cycle PE Recruiting 53 5y
0 Soris Capital Partners - Interview 0 5y
+12 Letter of Reference/ Letter of performance/ Performance Review/ Certicificate of Employment 1 5y
+41 Headhunting Side Hustle: (1) Collect IB Analyst Resumes (2) ??? (3) Herd Monkeys (4) Profit 6 5y
+10 Listing Deals on Resume 1 5y
0 Accel partners - headhunter? 7 5y
+8 Operating Associate Salary Expectations 1 5y
0 Moving from PE to Portfolio Company Executive 1 5y
+12 Cash flow yield 4 5y
0 Do headhunters get pissed if you turn down an offer? 6 5y
0 Analyzing firm's cash profile for LBO 1 5y
0 From big 4 consulting to PE - what are my chances? 5 5y
+12 PE case study interview tips / advice 1 5y
0 Capital Raising for PE Funds 2 5y
+4 Midcap private equity associate fix pay cut 5 5y
0 How to stand out as an associate? 0 5y
0 Spring 2021 Remote PE Internships 6 5y
0 Applying for jobs meant for college seniors? 0 5y
0 Recruiting at a non-traditional time? 0 5y
0 CVC cutting distressed debt team 3 5y
+15 Technical interview with very little technical questions? 2 5y
0 Renewable Energy Finance to Private Equity 1 5y
+37 Is PE just banking 2.0? 27 5y
+16 Why do vendors (with an equity roll) accept earnouts being paid out of the company's cash? 8 5y
0 Fall Internship Opportunities/Timelines? 0 5y
+23 Leverage relevance for LBO target 12 5y
+24 Work / Life Balance in Corp Finance at company recently bought by PE firm 5 5y
0 Partnering with CorpFin at a portfolio company - advice / horror stories? 0 5y
+3 Investor Relations Modeling Tests? 2 5y
+17 Ownership of bolt-on acquisitions in an equity-roll scenario 5 5y
+10 Networking for Tech PE / GE? 1 5y
0 Software for Deal Flow / Portfolio Management 4 5y
+132 Regional Boutique vs. F15 Tech PM 10 5y
+12 Private Equity technicals 5 5y
0 Why does existing debt not matter in an LBO? 4 5y
+16 When is everyone returning back to the office (mandatory basis) 23 5y
0 Tikehau Capital? 1 5y
+19 Cell Tower LBO 8 5y
+10 URGENT PRESENTATION ADVICE 6 5y
+6 Sourcing 5 5y
0 Search Fund to Traditional PE 1 5y
0 Views on Advent International 0 5y
+71 World's Best PE Recruiter Database 31 5y
+4 MM/LMM loan-to-own or special situation private credit funds 4 5y
+9 GS MBD Infra 0 5y
+8 Books to prepare for switch from M&A to PE 4 5y
+9 Best IB Groups in London for PE Exits 6 5y
+8 How long to hear back after phone interview? 1 5y
+17 Does anyone have insight into what it is like to recruit from a newer boutique (Liontree, Dyal, M Klein, etc.)? 14 5y
0 Small Firms that are Top Heavy (50% Partners) 0 5y
0 Why go to US MF in Europe and not European Funds ? 3 5y
0 Rating in interview 1 5y
+21 SPACs the new trend? 20 5y
+4 Biotech PE vs Healthcare PE 2 5y
0 Earn-out 3 5y
0 Pegasus Tech Ventures Insight? 2 5y
+7 "Generalist" buy-side roles with exposure to GE and traditional PE? 4 5y
+13 PE GPA rounding up? 9 5y
+12 How are offers given to multiple candidates? 0 5y
+58 No Response to Thank you Email 18 5y
+25 Warburg Pincus: Culture? Geographical presence? Performance? 60 5y
+3 Renovo Capital in Dallas 0 5y
+4 PE right out of undergrad, how to make good impression 2 5y
+11 PE Associate Comp by MF/UMM/MM 14 5y
+13 Question for those who have to travel 9 5y
+16 Reference check post-offer 4 5y
+8 Why don't private equity players invest in low ROCE industries? 1 5y
+22 Timed Modeling test 14 5y
+14 Working for portfolio companies? 2 5y

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