+11 Union Square Ventures (USV) Analyst 6 11y
0 Entrepreneur > MBA > PE... Any chance? 3 11y
+27 A Disruptive Cab Ride to Riches: The Uber Payoff 2 11y
+2 KKR internship tasks 2 12y
0 Would you stay on after 2 years if you could? 18 12y
+36 Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy: A book review. 3 12y
+14 Addressing concern with boss & got owned 8 12y
0 Can you demonstrate value to a potential PE fund instead of sending over resume? 1 12y
0 Blackstone Internal Mobility 4 12y
+10 Apollo vs Creditors - Caesar's Entertainment 2 12y
0 Anyone have any insight on this group? 3 12y
+39 Substituting Law School for MBA? 12 12y
0 MM/Upper MM PE comp 1 12y
0 Capital Markets 2nd Year Analyst shooting for PE: Take 3rd year IBD or lateral? 11 12y
0 ThomsonOne Private Equity -- IRR benchmarking question 0 12y
+52 New WSO Private Equity Prep Pack in the Works 90 12y
+19 PE Debt Fund Interview Case Study 4 12y
0 Looking for Data on New PE Firms 3 12y
0 Moving up in a young firm? Advice needed 4 12y
+47 Given that you go to a good school, why not go directly to PE instead of IBD first? 23 12y
0 Benefit to second year in IB? 2 12y
0 How to value bank loan of a distressed privately held company? 1 12y
+40 Secondary Buyouts? 13 12y
0 Networking Conundrum 4 12y
+55 Private Equity Portfolio companies 22 12y
0 Question on mechanics of private equity fund manager compensation 4 12y
+15 Healthcare Consulting to PE? 5 12y
0 Question to all internationals working in US PE firms 0 12y
0 Private Equity Manager Reviews 0 12y
0 How easy is it to hop over to a different PE firm once you break in? 0 12y
0 Best PE questions as interviewer 0 12y
+25 2013 Start - PE Associate Numbers 54 12y
0 How to motivate outside legal counsel to get us deal docs faster? 5 12y
0 meaningful list of private equity firms 3 12y
0 PE Offer vs. Current buyside Role - Thoughts Appreciated 3 12y
0 PE Analyst at PE shop vs investment analyst at big insurance co specializing in PE 3 12y
0 Identify drivers that determine success of start-ups in Big-data space 0 12y
+144 Megafund chiefs make $500 million a year? 78 12y
+20 Interviews: Doing Magic Trick 19 12y
0 Margin of Safety in LBO Model 2 12y
0 Top Analyst 3 12y
0 Dual Track: PE/HF and Better IBD with Headhunters 2 12y
+22 EBITDA Multiple method 11 12y
0 BB ER --> HF or H/S/W MBA--> PE 5 12y
0 Opinion on this PE job? 3 12y
0 Should I do it? 7 12y
+74 Bonus Bananas March 21, 2014 46 12y
0 Linking cash flows to exit price 3 12y
0 Fund Administration in PE 2 12y
0 Quick Thoughts on LBO Model 6 12y
0 Masters of Accounting Degree (MACC) A way to break into PE, Hedge Funds, or IB? 5 12y
+21 LBO assumptions question 8 12y
0 Ex lawyer turned PE guy in need of career guidance 7 12y
+18 Messed up PE recruiting 6 12y
0 How will YOU impact the world? 2 12y
+44 My Experience Leaving the Buyside 7 12y
+50 How does my resume look for future mega fund recruiting? 17 12y
+31 "Blackstone Bill" legislation reintroduced 14 12y
0 Buyer of Private Equity positions 2 12y
0 Non-traditional background into PE 3 12y
0 Are there more pre-MBA private equity positions avaliable than hedge fund positions coming from IB? 8 12y
0 PE Fund Model - Circular Reference??? 4 12y
0 MLP IPO 0 12y
+96 Private Equity MegaFund Recruiting Process - Summer 2013 92 12y
0 Mckibben group client 9 12y
0 Consulting to PE Operational Group/In-house Consulting 1 12y
0 Private equity "chat" 3 12y
0 GMAT instead of SAT on HH applications? 2 12y
0 Common in PE? 10 12y
0 Staying on their radar 3 12y
0 Downside market case for LBO debt 2 12y
0 Econometrics project related to private equity 8 12y
0 Neuberger Berman Private Equity Group - Thoughts? 3 12y
+20 Managment equity roll & promote - Cash-on-cash return & IRR 8 12y
+10 LBO Modeling Help! 2 12y
0 Start-Up after college w/o money 25 12y
0 Part 1: Investing in Space; The Super Class 10 12y
+7 Do you use your work e-mail for PE recruiting? 11 12y
+34 What are the value levers of a Real Estate PE investment? 14 12y
0 Deals for Private Equity Firms 0 12y
+10 Factoring in dilution and stock options redemption costs in an LBO? 4 12y
0 Anyone here from Actis, Abraaj, ADB, IFC, Standard Bank, or Investec willing to share their experience? 0 12y
+10 Petroleum Engineering to Energy Private Equity 3 12y
0 Distressed Real Asset Investors 2 12y
+24 LBO deal: why use high yield debt? how are debt tranche splits arrived at? 7 12y
0 Bridge Financing 3 12y
+7 Measuring reasonability of leverage and coverage ratios 0 12y
0 Private Market Funds Valuations group/ Private Markets Fund Financial Reporting group-PE internship 0 12y
+12 Where do the post-MBA PE associates end up eventually? 17 12y
+18 Poison Pill? 5 12y
0 Entry Level venture roles 2 12y
0 Young Professionals: 8 Tips To Help You Succeed In Finance 0 12y
+26 GPA for Elite PE / HF Recruiting? 28 12y
+4 Fashion company due diligence? 1 12y
0 Capital Markets / Mezzanine Groups 3 12y
+25 Wharton Course: Private Equity Videos 14 12y
0 FT ER Associate vs. REPE Acquisitions Analyst 9 12y
+13 Difference between: Apollo, BX, KKR 11 12y
+43 IB Lateralling 38 12y
0 A bad time to network? 5 12y

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