0 From loan capital markets to private equity/investment banking 0 10y
+102 Q&A - London IBD to megafund PE 77 10y
0 Modeling debt paydown monthly 7 10y
+10 Monthly LBO model 1 10y
+49 No Mas, No Mas! The Vale Chronicles (Continued)! 15 10y
0 [ISSUE 36] - Interesting Things... 2 10y
+12 Hedge Fund Acquisitions and Valuations - KKR Takes 24.9% Stake in Marshall Wace 1 10y
+89 PE Networking 78 10y
+24 What's in a name? Of Umlauts, The Alphabet and World Peace! 2 10y
0 Private Equity Associate Off Cycle Recruiting 8 10y
0 Boutique PE firms 8 10y
0 Not the usual transition question 2 10y
0 Moving to the Southeast - Any advice for job hunting 17 10y
0 Fundraising Role - Seeking Advice 22 10y
+56 Private Equity 2/20 business model 55 10y
0 2nd Round coming up - HELP! 2 10y
+28 Taking a break after a pre-MBA stint in PE -- doable, or a disastrous idea? 15 10y
+43 Some notes from a few weeks in Mid-Market PE 28 10y
0 Fund closing 8 months into my time there vol: what next 2 10y
+8 Excel fiancial model 8 10y
0 Best Study Guides 4 10y
+26 JD/MBA trying to break into PE 8 10y
+22 PE Fund Performance: Anyone Can Hit Top Quartile Once, but Consistently? 8 10y
+24 No "on the job" modeling experience 24 10y
+27 Questions from a top PE fund interview 10 10y
+32 Friend of mine wants to build a next-generation film finance company 9 10y
+18 Transforming a Deal into a Job 11 10y
0 PE part-time gig interview prep 0 10y
0 Consultant Ding in Future? 2 10y
0 Determining the global economic scenario in LBO 4 10y
+20 Raising funds: how to ascertain? 11 10y
+30 M5 MBA IB Associate exit opportunities to PE 17 10y
0 Private Equity Attractiveness Ranking 0 10y
+46 PE Recruiting - Soft Skills 18 10y
+4 Do your offices let you expense beers when you order food at night? 3 10y
0 Third Round Interview - NEED HELP! 6 10y
0 Does anyone know about Barclays BNRI? 5 10y
0 Carry not in writing 2 10y
+32 Business School or Straight to PE from Elite Boutique 7 10y
0 Pay for Sector Focused PE firms vs. Banking 7 10y
+23 How to become irreplacable? 6 10y
+19 Work at lower-mm firm but working on mega fund size deal 4 10y
+23 Second-tier PE funds 17 10y
+34 Learning curve as a PE associate 8 10y
0 Breaking into PE as an MD and MBB Senior Associate 6 10y
+32 The Saga of Caesars 5 11y
+15 LBO Model: Entry Multiple Method - IRR goes UP with time? 4 11y
0 To Invest or Not Invest - Help Deciding Offers 3 11y
+8 Credit Analysis in the FIG or CF group 3 11y
0 Missed recruiting season? 9 11y
0 How are Pre-MBA PE Internal Consulting/Ops Associates viewed Post-MBA 3 11y
+48 Complicated sources and uses (?) - many moving parts 26 11y
+9 Blackstone BAAM or FT position 5 11y
+25 Bain acquiring TI Automotive-- why? 8 11y
+9 Commission Rate for Raising Capital 1 11y
+32 Embarrassing Test Scores and the Buyside 30 11y
0 Modelling exams: How to balance with minimum cash and debt paydown? 4 11y
+18 Quite Unconventional Background: Entrepreneur + M7 MBA to PE? 3 11y
0 Consulting to Supply Chain to REPE 0 11y
+27 Circular references in LBO models 29 11y
+24 Credit Analyst to PE 12 11y
0 Roll Up-focused PE funds 2 11y
0 Equity Multiple Interview Question? 4 11y
0 Is IRR always the ultimate deciding factor when looking at LBO Financing Structure? 4 11y
0 In-house Operational/ portfolio company management career track in Private Equity? 0 11y
0 Turning impossible to possible--Finding a PE internship in 2 weeks, any advice? 0 11y
+15 Just closed my first deal 1 11y
0 Approaching a well known PE firm with no junior team 0 11y
+48 Is Private Equity Dead? 22 11y
+8 SBIC Associate Job - All Feedback appreciated 15 11y
0 Effect of Takeover Rumors on Peers 2 11y
+26 Small PE Firm or BB IBD 39 11y
0 Pay in institutional fundraising on the buy side? 1 11y
+11 Less Private Equity-backed IPOs in one of the biggest bull markets? 2 11y
+17 Undergrad with FT Offer --- How Can I Start Networking with VCs? 4 11y
0 Changing Industries(?) --> Buyside 4 11y
0 What kind of internships do PE firms look for? 3 11y
0 Asian Boutique to PE ? 4 11y
+5 How much preferred equity to include in LBO? 10 11y
0 Help: Accept a MM PE position in the Middle Office or Remain in Big-4 Valuations? Best Path to the Front Office? 3 11y
0 Best Books on distressed debt investing and M&A 2 11y
0 Anyone at a megafund from Barcap? 4 11y
+4 Group differentiation at Carlyle 4 11y
+14 Need help deciphering this job description 11 11y
+34 Best way to judge PE firms during recruiting 16 11y
0 Mac User Switching to Windows 6 11y
0 Carry across Multiple Strategies in Fund 5 11y
0 JP Morgan Exit Opportunities by Group 2 11y
0 What do Post-MBA Private Equity Associates Do? 5 11y
0 From M&A to Credit to PE 3 11y
+20 Which PE firm to intern for? 15 11y
0 Family and friends round for a non-perishable specialty drink product: What questions to ask? 0 11y
+11 Credit vs. PE 10 11y
0 How low can you go? Doing the Petrobras Limbo! 9 11y
+18 Frustrated in my career and don't know what to do. Advice appreciated. 4 11y
+10 List of Buy Side Firms 7 11y
0 PE recruiting covered in Dealbook article 2 11y
+15 Top in house corporate VCs? 11 11y
0 Megafund Question 1 11y
0 Megafund Question re exit opp discussion 0 11y

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