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0 What are some PE conventions that is a must attend for working professionals 3 10y
0 Transition from Operations to investment / portfolio management 0 10y
0 LBO model questions 2 10y
0 MM PE or MLB??? 4 10y
0 LBO modeling questions 0 10y
+11 PE Associate Prep 3 10y
+15 CFA - Currently working in an IT department 9 10y
0 Advice - Jumping to another PE shop 6 10y
0 Interview Questions - Price per share 1 10y
0 Tech Company Valuation - M&A, Private Placement (~early- to mid-stage, early revenue) 0 10y
0 Do megafunds give preference to analysts from HYP caliber undergrads? 5 10y
0 Activist Hedge Fund and PE 5 10y
0 How early should you make headhunter connections/start PE networking? 2 10y
+10 Better prospects for LT success: Small PE firm or Big 4 TS? 8 10y
0 PE Job Requirements 2 10y
+39 Looking for insights on post MBA MBB->Private Equity recruiting 41 10y
0 Second Round Interview Tip for Incoming College Freshman 0 10y
0 Could Use Some Guidance for MM Banker 3 10y
+28 MBB-->MBA (H/S/W)--> PE 11 10y
0 Sophomore PE Internship 8 10y
+15 Early Networking 4 10y
0 2017 MM PE Recruiting 2 10y
0 Private Equity - Thomson One 0 10y
+10 Lateraling as Senior Associate 6 10y
0 Real Estate Private Equity / Asset Manager / Developer / Operator 0 10y
+26 Bonus information for head hunters - do I need to be fully transparent? 12 10y
0 Business Sense exercices 4 10y
0 WSO PE Guide - No Technicals? 5 10y
0 Summer 2017 Private Equity Recruiting 8 10y
0 PE - Modelling 0 10y
0 PE Asset Management/ FoF / Consulting - Career Path 3 10y
+29 Moving from Investment Banking to Private Equity 22 10y
+14 Interviewing as a Second Year 7 10y
+20 Is CFA helpful in switching from operation side to more front side 7 10y
+31 CPP IB Private Equity Internship vs Jefferies IBD 11 10y
0 Transitioning from Buy-side Debt Shops to PE 5 10y
+28 Seeking Advice on How to Get into PE without an IB or Mgmt Consulting Background 17 10y
+57 Private Equity --->>> Business School? 35 10y
0 Accounting Due Diligence - understating debt 0 10y
0 Fund Placement Internship - Worth it? 1 10y
0 Pre-MBA placement to business school 2 10y
+42 Private Equity Interview Prep Pack Version 2.0 is Out! 20 10y
0 pe at a sovereign wealth fund or special investment in gold 8 10y
0 breaking in bschool or boutique 6 10y
0 Possible PE Internship 4 10y
+5 Executive Positions in Portfolio Companies 2 10y
0 SPOTLIGHT: VC Vernacular Rules and FAQs 0 10y
+15 Bypassing headhunters who've shown you PE openings and cold emailing PE employees 3 10y
+8 Private Debt prep 2 10y
+8 Thesis - Impact of interest rate changes on PE funds 5 10y
0 High frequency trading -> PE? 1 10y
+24 Google APM vs McKinsey as first job to start company 8 10y
0 How do I transition from Wharton MBA to PE? (with non-finance background) 1 10y
0 Thoughts on Aranca / outsourced research firms 2 10y
+12 How to move up the profitablity ladder 0 10y
0 Thoughts on Leopard Capital LP (Frontier Market PE firm)? 0 10y
0 PE Associate Pay 0 10y
0 PE internship - door opener or irrelevant? 16 10y
+21 M&A - calculating shares of private company 7 10y
+205 Why You're So Easy to Replace 58 10y
+3 IRR Attribution / Decomposition Analysis 0 10y
0 CMAA - Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor versus or MMAI - Mergers & Acquisitions Master Intermediary 0 10y
+8 GE EFS 2 10y
0 Can someone help me out with Capital IQ Data? 1 10y
0 PE B-School Relationship 1 10y
+14 Why did you choose to go into PE? 11 10y
+8 What should a Cover Letter look like for a non-target candidate and general PE advice 1 10y
0 Private Equity "Financial Analysis" salary help (2 yrs experience ) 0 10y
0 Changing Industry Focus 4 10y
+12 Screening in CIQ for firms acquired via LBO - historic 2 10y
0 Where to move? 1 yr PE Secondaries exp. 2 10y
0 Glenmede private investments internship 0 10y
+30 Why should sponsor care about previous leverage of target company? 11 10y
0 Historical Returns By Fund Size 1 10y
0 How does Staffing work in Private Equity? 4 10y
0 Reaching out to old acquaintences 3 10y
+51 Boutique Investment Bank -> MM PE... Advice? 54 10y
+16 Compensation for Sourcing a Deal 9 10y
+95 Where is the industry going for young professionals? 24 10y
0 Carlyle Group Fund Management Advice 2 10y
0 Transitioning from Corporate Accounting in Financial Services to Investment Analysis 0 10y
+13 Tanking a Small Cap Company private ($ Rev. ~$50m-$80m) 2 10y
0 PE search fund: What is the best way to come up with a list of potential acquisition targets in a particular city? 0 10y
+18 PE Funds where Ops works with deal team pre-deal 20 10y
0 PE Reporting Job 0 10y
+16 Consulting Friendly MM PE Firms? 13 10y
0 private debt investment funds / asset management 2 10y
0 % Change on IRR Breakdown 0 10y
0 How to be promoted to Partner? 1 10y
+56 The Most Outlandish Office Politics Story, Pt 2 43 10y
0 Distribution Business Models 1 10y
0 Apple Iphone 6s / Samsung Galaxy S6 edge ( Buy 2 get 1 free ) 0 10y
0 Private Equity after Medical School: Possible or a pure Utopia? 2 10y
+19 How to have it all and blow it with greed 7 10y
0 CIRA on resume? 2 10y
+10 What's the point of "breaking in" when you'll most likely just get spit back out? 22 10y
+70 Quality of talent at Megafunds? 28 10y
+51 Sourcing Deals - Analyst 29 10y
0 From loan capital markets to private equity/investment banking 0 10y

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