+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
0 To the pre-MBA middle market PE associates--what happens next? 4 11y
+14 I sourced a deal - how do I get paid 20 11y
0 LBO in Foreign Currency 3 11y
0 Is taking a sourcing/cold calling job at a PE firm out of undergrad a good way to break into the PE field? 8 11y
0 Portfolio Ops to M&A 6 11y
+18 PE Interview for Junior Summer Internship 15 11y
+13 What is Growth PE? 9 11y
0 What valuation techniques do you guys use in PE? 16 11y
+2 Final round presentation on a company's strategy - how would you structure it? 2 11y
+10 CPI Recruiters 5 11y
+79 Summer 2015 PE Recruiting 96 11y
0 Valuation Case - Companies with real state 4 11y
0 Please Help: Pitch for Corporate Sponsorship 3 11y
0 MM Lev Fin Coverage Group Vs. DCM 4 11y
0 How much debt paydown is necessary by Year 5 in an LBO? 12 11y
+20 PE associate interviews: 4-hour LBO 8 11y
+2 Qualities for PE? 3 11y
0 General Counsel for PE 1 11y
0 MBA Summer Internship Recruiting 0 11y
+43 Interview with a Mid Level PE Firm for an Analyst Position 26 11y
+8 IRR with Dividend Recap 5 11y
+60 Best path to start a PE fund 25 11y
0 Franklin Square Capital Partners 6 11y
0 Do the deal teams in private equity ever act as operating partners also? 1 11y
0 Cruising after Offer - Good or Bad? 4 11y
+16 PE Job Description Question 7 11y
+13 What does a PE firm do in a Management Buyout? 5 11y
0 Private equity minority / non-controlling stakes 0 11y
+31 Starting a mezz fund 10 11y
0 DCF problems! 1 11y
+22 Outside Employment Discussion 5 11y
0 How to calculate EV for LBO of a private company? 5 11y
+24 Is the work in PE much more difficult than the work in IBD? 12 11y
0 Highest Paying VCs 3 11y
+7 Private equity exec compensation vs. hedge fund execs 21 11y
0 PE Mega Fund / Top Tier Upper Middle Market Interviews 2 11y
+24 Twitter's Bar Mitzvah! Is Social Media coming of age? 0 11y
0 PE FoF junior analyst salary? 0 11y
0 Best restructuring / turnaround PE shops 6 11y
0 Hr reply to undergrad 4 11y
0 Growth Capital Case Study - HELP! 0 11y
0 The Chernin Group (in LA) 0 11y
0 Effect of Reputation on PE Recruiting 4 11y
0 TAS (Due diligence) to top 25 MBA "enough" for PE? 16 11y
0 Reviews and PE recruitment 3 11y
0 Preparing for Investor Due Diligence 0 11y
+61 BB IB vs. REPE 56 11y
+12 sophisticated carry structure question 4 11y
0 Lower MM PE offer, thoughts? 11 11y
+22 2015 PE Recruiting General Questions 6 11y
+78 Go Pro: Camera or Smartphone? Social Media or Electronics? Price or Value? 75 11y
0 Lbo paper in interview - down to the bone 2 11y
0 Entry Multiple in Case Study / PE Modelling Test 10 11y
0 PE/Mezz from a bank (not ibank) 3 11y
0 Which is the Better Start to Have a Chance in PE? 2 11y
0 Non-trad Chances in PE 1 11y
+15 Alumni Lunch? 17 11y
+3 Any information on Pomona Capital 1 11y
0 Drawing the Line 5 11y
+69 Q&A: Sr. Associate at a CVC fund 24 11y
+37 Healthcare Private Equity Overview, +10 SB 22 11y
0 Looking for someone in the Nashville area to prep with for PE or I-Banking interviews 3 11y
+25 Revenue Growth vs. EBITDA Margin 9 11y
+24 Model won't balance. 6 11y
0 Job Title? 7 11y
+11 LP interview 4 11y
0 Private Equity Coffee Meetings / Networking Dinners (Summer 2016) 2 11y
+62 FT Recruiting - Compilation of Helpful WSO Posts 32 11y
0 Devastated - one says I am too junior, the other says I am overqualified 11 11y
+24 The Tax Dance: To Pass Through or Not to Pass Through Income? 1 11y
+4 Rule of 72 11 11y
+26 Cramer vs. Rubenstein - the Private Equity Debate 9 11y
+121 Associate in Private Equity FoF - will answer questions 80 11y
0 Prior Experience before Applying to PE 3 12y
0 How to evaluate performance of board of directors/chairmen? 2 12y
+25 Financing an LBO with 95% Mezzanine Finance Structure? 8 12y
0 Recieved an Equity Stake offer, what next? 3 12y
0 Take private of public company listed in more than one country 0 12y
+12 Do PE firms and smaller investment banks sponsor visas? 3 12y
0 Retained Earnings Pro Forma Buyout 1 12y
0 Antarctica Capital 0 12y
0 seeking advice for career switch(a new analyst for Wholesale banking) 0 12y
0 PE in Phoenix? 3 12y
+44 Underpaid at Start Up PE Fund? 17 12y
0 PE FoF vs. strategy consulting 15 12y
+19 GE Equity - Thoughts? 19 12y
+8 H1B in MM PE 4 12y
+19 Criticising the bosses friend/wife? 10 12y
0 Private equity MM Internship interviews 14 12y
+34 Private Equity Interviews tomorrow 52 12y
0 Back to Buy Side 10 12y
0 ECM -> IBD - > Buyside 0 12y
0 Non-GS Special Situations Groups: Exit Ops 9 12y
0 Transaction Advisory Vs PE FoF to get to direct buy side PE 7 12y
0 Which one of you funded this? 6 12y

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