+25 at a middle market fund - advice for recruiting 6 1y
+10 Private Debt > Private Equity 4 1y
+6 What does it take to get to a Private Debt Fund, HY, Distressed? 5 1y
+25 Management Consultancy to PE 7 1y
+29 Should I tell my headhunter I am not prepared for my upcoming interview? 21 1y
+44 Resignation by the end of probation period (PE job) 11 1y
+8 Importance of Strategic Pricing in PE 3 1y
+60 PE Senior Associate - What next? 9 1y
+9 Going to Direct PE Fund, but want to eventually go to LBO fund 2 1y
+109 How do you stay organized at work (both in general and on action item lists)? (x-post w/ MC forum) 67 1y
+67 Career Move - Corp to PE/HF in "late" life stage 13 1y
+29 Private Equity Analyst - Panic Mode 12 1y
+16 Undergraduate to PE in India 3 1y
+94 GS Analysts Fired For PE Recruiting 102 1y
+23 Megafund Credit to Bschool 6 1y
+19 Thoughts on Terra Firma? 26 1y
+7 TPG Sixth Street 6 1y
+18 Apollo PE division (London office) - Interview Advice 7 1y
+12 PE Resume Formatting Advice Needed 1 1y
+16 The PE interview LBO: how to get up to speed and how long will it take? 2 1y
+29 PE recruitment process in London 3 1y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Insights on this firm? 42 1y
+4 Credit metrics - include or exclude capital lease interest expense? 2 1y
+74 Very Tough Decision - Short-term Comp vs. Long-term job 30 1y
+3 LMM PE Firms That Invest in LatAm 4 1y
+53 Private Equity: Still a WASP Old Boys Club? 37 1y
+18 "What industries should we invest in?" - PE interview question 5 1y
+31 Recruitment Put On Hold - Asked to Keep in Touch? 3 1y
+9 LBO Elements of Net debt 2 1y
+42 PE (limited transaction experience) > PE firm 6 1y
+15 Diff btw Senior Associate & Associate in PE? 4 1y
+19 Bain Capital Case Interview 6 1y
+5 Hedging Currency Risk in a EM Country Project 3 1y
+8 Is a age a big deal for an attempt at a nontraditional transition into PE? 2 1y
+24 Consultant-friendly PE shops in London 7 1y
+13 FIG to generalist PE? 4 1y
+14 How to contact headhunters and what to include in your resume? 10 1y
+19 Case Studies in PE 5 1y
+3 Financial Modeling for Private Equity and Equity Research 2 1y
+252 Investment Banking to Private Equity - 6 Things You Should Know 43 1y
+91 Would you think I'm an asshole? 48 1y
+9 Private Equity in Germany, Austria or Switzerland from a Non Target School 1 1y
+18 PE Recruiting London corona 10 1y
+11 Dual Share Class Companies 1 1y
+3 Infrastructure Private Equity Case Studies 1 1y
+19 CD&R Fund XI - $10bn Already Raised / $13bn Target 12 1y
+54 PE Interview - Case Study Help (Urgent) 30 1y
+45 LBO paper model examples? 54 1y
+50 PE Analyst -> Associate 27 1y
+24 Apollo London - What's it like? 7 1y
+35 PE recruitment - recruiter list LONDON 2017 17 1y
+3 Downtown Manhattan Apartments 1 1y
+23 Pension Fund / SWFs 6 1y
0 Private Equity in San Diego? 2 1y
0 Non-In Person Modeling Test Question 1 1y
+58 What is so hard about staying on (and moving up) in private equity? 29 1y
0 PE case study help! 1 1y
+10 ADIA PE Direct Investment 4 1y
+20 cold call the Head of PE? 10 1y
+41 London MM PE vs BB IB 21 1y
+6 PE comp progression in UK 4 1y
+18 Megafund Carry 11 1y
0 Deleted 1 1y
+1 Castle Harlan - Info / Comp / Culture 4 1y
+3 LBO Levered FCF Yield Calculation 11 1y
0 LBO Assessment - CAPEX/NWC Requirements 2 1y
+15 New / small funds doing larger deals... 8 1y
+101 Consulting to Private Equity 78 1y
+892 My Private Equity Recruiting Process 134 1y
+27 Did something stupid please help. 9 1y
+10 Burnout / Mental Health / When to know something is wrong... 4 1y
+33 IFC - Investment Analyst in PE team - can someone shed some light please? 16 1y
+33 Private Equity Lawyers 6 1y
+10 Technical questions & modelling test for lateral hire 1 1y
+5 Does anyone have insights on Charterhouse Capital Partners? 12 1y
+10 Low GPA Non Target BB to PE? 11 1y
+12 LONDON: Blackstone Tactical Opportunities team 9 1y
+17 How to get started? WSP vs TTS vs BIWS vs WSO’s modelling pack? 2 1y
+8 Do certain personality types succeed in certain finance jobs? 4 1y
+11 $24,000 per year in Dubai 27 1y
+64 Where do the 'bodies' of PE go? 43 1y
+1 Thoughts about Medline deal 3 1y
0 Equity Research in Canada to Private Equity in the US... Any tips? 1 1y
+64 How are LBOs for companies trading at 30X EBITDA financed? 27 1y
+32 Principal Investment groups at BBs—background, exit opps, comp, etc? 23 1y
0 acquiring a distributor 2 1y
+49 Wanting my father who already has "enough" to be more ambitious... 22 1y
+42 PE CASE STUDY REPOSITORY 24 1y
+31 Did you all send in your reviews / recommendations when recruiting for PE? 11 1y
+27 How do you answer the “what do you do” question? 19 1y
+7 Is This Acceptable in Modeling Tests? 4 1y
+33 Canadian Pension Fund PE vs. top IBD 17 1y
+11 LBO Technicals 1 1y
+3 JPM vs PJT for PE exit (London) 8 1y
+2 Getting paid for 1st year IB email list by HHs 3 1y
+14 Advice Appreciated! 4 1y
+12 PE Professionals: What do you look for in a networking call with college students? 2 1y
+10 Moving Around in MF? 10 1y
+16 Goldman Sachs MBD PIA - PE vs IBD 18 1y
+8 How much of a pay cut would you take for work life balance? 5 1y

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