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+30 Do I have a chance to start off as a junior (associate/entry level) position in a PE Firm? 7 7y
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+14 How do you gain insight into a PE firm's culture/lifestyle in the interview process? 3 7y
+3 Advice for getting a full-time PE offer after the internship 1 7y
+12 NAT Gas phys Trader to BD role 2 7y
+20 How Do I Approach MF Full-Time Analyst Recruiting? 5 7y
+173 Do you consider your Private Equity job intellectually stimulating? 55 8y
+18 CS vs BAML vs Barclays vs Citi 18 8y
+13 What is the Incentive for Charter Asset Management? 2 8y
+4 Long run PE compensation 1 8y
+22 Who actually works at a SPAC? 4 8y
+11 Does anyone know of any Private Equity firms that invest in SaaS companies >$10m revenue? 9 8y
+3 Does anyone know of any PE firms that write smaller check sizes (SaaS >$10m) 1 8y
+12 Typical Percentage Carry at a Megafund vs. MM Fund 3 8y
+11 KKR Real Estate Private Equity 6 8y
+38 Escape Club / Exit Hatch 9 8y
+36 how to be a good intern / employee 8 8y
+11 What is the best way to fund a roll-up strategy in a SaaS niche market without a stake/company (LOIs signed and ready to go)? 6 8y
+6 PIK Preferred Equity Modeling 3 8y
+16 What is so bad about LMM/MM funds? 3 8y
+12 Mezz Debt Lenders for a $5M ecommerce business? 3 8y
+12 Does operating experience make you a better investor? Does investing experience make you a better operator? 4 8y
+92 Q&A: Non Targ -> BB Coverage Group -> Incoming MM PE 35 8y
+50 Should you sell your business to a PE firm who makes a preemptive offer before a broad auction sale process? 8 8y
+19 Paycut to go to small buyside firm - advice needed 12 8y
+14 Private Company Due Diligence 1 8y
+3 Should I leave my Corp Dev job to Equity research if my long term career goal is private equity ? 1 8y
+23 Is the internship I'm doing relevant? 10 8y
+9 Moving from Dubai back to the US 1 8y
+14 Does a holding company's debt appear on the sponsor's balance sheet? 5 8y
+9 Is the internship I'm doing relevant to PE? 1 8y
+10 Networking Through Friend with 0 Banking Experience 1 8y
+32 What is the most relevnt/respectabe financial modeling certification? 11 8y
+18 Lender Recommendations 1 8y
+11 Altamont Capital? Not much information online 6 8y
+13 PE Internship - Help needed to get FT 1 8y
+18 KKR Client Partner Group (CPG) 2 8y
+24 Total Proceeds Based on Ending Cash Using Price / Rev. 1 8y
+13 Leveraged/Sponsor Finance Exit Opportunties 8 8y
+14 Let’s talk specific deals... 2 8y
+9 Bain Capital Ops Role vs. Going back to school for MsF 1 8y
+9 Ares Management (PE) Analyst Program 1 8y
+20 Can Dividend Recaps ever benefit the portfolio firm or is it only for short-term payouts? 13 8y
0 Resume Structure Recommendations 1 8y
+21 F100 Corporate Strategy to PE possible? 5 8y
+9 Fundraising & Syndication role offered in Credit Fund of PE Firm. How important/valuable is this role in PE industry? 2 8y
+12 Advice re: PE recruiting / headhunters 2 8y
+23 PE Second Advisory Brokers 7 8y
+20 Mezzanine Pay 6 8y
+3 How to Naviagte Family PE Connection 1 8y
+17 cash in dcf model 3 8y
+12 Icahn and Perelman... Where are they now? 2 8y
+32 Where are your associates going these days? 4 8y
+9 In this case (linked inside) how did they get the number for % identifiable intangibles? Amort. period? 3 8y
+12 Case Study - Junior Investment Analyst 2 8y
+27 LBO Model question 11 8y
+7 Is there a place to find a database of firms that have recently raised new funds? 4 8y
+17 Help for Private Credit Interview 4 8y
+27 Valuation vs. Returns 3 8y
+18 Explanation for calculating dilution from TSM 1 8y
+6 Gladstone Investments 1 8y
+21 Using MVIC Versus Enterprise Value When Valuing Cash Rich, Pre-IPO Tech Companies 1 8y
+16 Family Office Comp 1 8y
+9 Private Equity distribution/cap formation/relationship mgmt. Help me get it? 1 8y
+17 Providence Equity Partners 22 8y
+21 Who to Cold E-mail? 1 8y
+13 In Way Over My Head - Desperately Seeking Advice 2 8y
+1 PE Study Guide Rec 3 8y
+3 Does A Risk Management Internship At A Big 4 (Freshman Year) Fit Into Pursuing A PE Career? 1 8y
+22 How do I make the best impression possible given that I'm the underdog? 5 8y
+121 Staying a third year as a PE associate vs. doing something nontraditional 16 8y
+15 Private Equity Recruiting after 3rd Year (Consulting) 1 8y
+12 Exit opps for Fund Marketing 1 8y
+9 Private Equity VP-Level Interview - Similar to Associate Level? 1 8y
+56 JUMP Investors 3 8y
+26 What does product specialist really entails? This role seems like a writing role in the long run. 8 8y
+17 GPA and Undergrad reputation for PE Recruiting 5 8y
+16 Earnout Modeling 4 8y
+13 Dividend Recap Model 14 8y
+13 Cold Networking Before PE Recruiting 1 8y
+19 How to Stress Test a Financial Model? 2 8y
+5 Cerberus Buyout Fund Reputation 4 8y
+16 Can I put this on my resume? 3 8y
+99 Q&A: Mega Fund Associate - Asia Pacific Edition 45 8y
+14 Role of PE firm once target company acquisition is completed 5 8y
0 Revolver Commitment fee - Is it included in the paydown/debt waterfall? 5 8y
+3 GS AIMS Real Estate Investment Caset Studies 1 8y
+13 LBO pro forma balance sheet adjustments - cash to seller 2 8y
+3 Modelling for a JV 1 8y
+3 45 Minute Excel Test 1 8y
+9 Hybrid Private Equity/Hedge Fund 4 8y
0 Post MBA IB associate to PE? How difficult will the transition be? 3 8y
+12 Valuation Base Date 1 8y
+12 PE recruiting out of college 3 8y
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