+46 Is this a stupid idea? Leaving PE? 10 6y
+3 Ares PE Recruiting 1 6y
+6 Equit IRR and Dividend IRR in Infra Deal 3 6y
+21 Vendor/Seller Notes 4 6y
+9 What does a career path to Renewables/Cleantech PE look like without going into IB? 1 6y
+11 LA vs SF - Which for MF PE? 5 6y
+19 Rollover of Existing Debt 5 6y
+14 Going from EBITDA to FCF - why is there "Cash Interest Expense" in addition to "Mandatory Debt Paydown"? 3 6y
+3 Case Study Tests 1 6y
+13 Unconsolidated Assets in LBO Model 1 6y
+8 Searching in a Search Fund 1 6y
+14 Oil & Gas PE Investments...? 2 6y
+40 Q&A: ex. consultant - 1st month at a MM PE fund 7 6y
+21 PE buy-and-build case study for thesis 6 6y
+10 Spoke to HR at a bank that has extended full time offers 3 6y
+3 IRR & Dividend Yield 4 6y
+34 Thoughts On Leaving MM IB As 1st Year Analyst to Source @ TA/Summit/PSG? 14 6y
+3 Is it still worth applying? non target sophomore 1 6y
0 Remote Start to Associate Programme 2 6y
+20 IRR Math (Payout in Multiple Years) Question 8 6y
+15 Do PE firms sponsor MBAs? 5 6y
+22 3rd Year Analyst - What do I do now? 2 6y
+3 PE GPA 1 6y
+15 Post MBA consulting to MM PE, viable? 1 6y
+32 PE prep guide from WSO 6 6y
+37 Moving from PE to Corp Dev 8 6y
+21 Post-MBA title 5 6y
+8 Megafund Carry at VP level 6 6y
+3 Where Tech Private Equity Firms Are Investing During Corona 1 6y
+147 Keeping Management Motivated Post-Exit 44 6y
+10 Infrastructure PE interview 2 6y
+12 Going "up-stream" post-MBA? 1 6y
+10 Creating cases NWC/ Capex - Case Study CIM 4 6y
+12 Deal Success Based Compensation Terms 4 6y
+36 LBO Returns - Increasing Leverage Doesn't Increase Returns? 11 6y
+54 IB -> PE -> MBA -> IB -> PE 12 6y
+26 cash-free debt-free basis 10 6y
+40 How do carry dollars at work translate into annual compensation? 7 6y
+340 Distressed Investing: This Time It's Different 33 6y
+26 How to think from a Managing Director perspective? 1 6y
+10 Corp Dev after post-MBA PE? 1 6y
+29 Question on Shareholder Loans 9 6y
+44 Question on legal aspects of a deal? 13 6y
+16 LBO - Impact of Entry/Exit Multiple Increase if Both Are the Same 1 6y
+19 Investing is Dead 1 6y
+12 Is a MBA worth it if you're at a large fund that actually promotes internally? 1 6y
+15 Advice for starting a PE firm. 5 6y
+9 Back Office Resources in PE 2 6y
+39 Interesting question reg. Net Debt / Sources & Uses 17 6y
+3 PE Fundraising Post-COVID 1 6y
+3 Anyone familiar with Apollo's Natural Resources group? 2 6y
+9 Preference share investor returns 2 6y
+13 PE Industry - Firing in downturns 6 6y
+12 PE Portfolio Operations Roles - Are they worthwhile? 1 6y
+24 Modelling from CIM/ help 6 6y
+5 PE vs AM/HF 1 6y
+16 How hard is it to break into PE out of undergrad out of Duke? 3 6y
+22 PE Recruiting Timeframe and Recommendations 7 6y
+11 Centerbridge-esque Hybrid PE/HFs? 3 6y
+27 Advice For Pursuing A Career in PE 7 6y
+3 LBO Case Study - Fromageries Bel - 90 Minutes 3 6y
+22 PE Interview - Case Study 5 6y
+13 Underwriting 1L vs 2L 4 6y
+12 Starting New Role -- Thinking about Lateraling / MBA 1 6y
+17 Distressed HF to Distressed PE 2 6y
+20 Career change to Private Equity 5 6y
+3 PV Solar (Build Operate Transfer) Farm Feasability 1 6y
+12 Practical Approach to Preparing for a PE Case Study? 1 6y
+3 Vault Guide for PE recruiting reviews? 1 6y
+15 When to Start Full Time Recruiting 1 6y
+3 Investment Process and Memo Thoughts 1 6y
+3 Investment Process and Memo 1 6y
+3 What PE firms still underwrite IPOs? 1 6y
+143 Biggest wastes of time in Private Equity 58 6y
+3 MBA PE 1 6y
+6 Pension Liability in PE Investments 5 6y
+15 MF/UMM Associate Comp 8 6y
+12 Does Insight Venture Partners take laterals at the analyst/associate level? 6 6y
+17 Correct way to model EBITDA? 5 6y
+9 Direct Investing Family Office Compensation 1 6y
+12 PE Search Fund --> Consulting MB vs EB 1 6y
+25 What else do I need to know about modeling to survive a case / model interview? 7 6y
+6 Deferred revenue - How to model in LBO 4 6y
+13 WSO Full lbo model exercise 1 8 6y
+12 path to PE: small IB->BB/EB->PE or small PE->lateral PE? 1 6y
+3 High yield debt or subordinated debt 1 6y
+104 PE Recruiting as a Lateral Analyst w/ Weak Academic Profile 18 6y
+31 Consumer/Retail PE 13 6y
+46 Equity Partner(s) for an Independent Sponsor? 14 6y
+25 Unique path to PE 3 6y
+12 Secondary Market for PE Investments 1 6y
+3 Interview - Pre MBA role 1 6y
+12 Differences between REPE and Regular PE at a Megafund? 7 6y
+12 Networking call went well, resume forwarded, now what? 1 6y
+21 Need for “public” private equity 10 6y
+4 Breaking into PE Deal Sourcing/BizDev 1 6y
+5 Exit Ops From Oil & Gas PE 2 6y
+3 PE Networking versus Banking 3 6y
+20 How would you work with this situaiton? 7 6y
+21 New PE Associate - CFA® or MIF? 3 6y

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