0 Private Equity in Emerging Markets 19 12y
0 Why did KKR buy KFN? 0 12y
+10 PE Outreach Email to Industry Professionals 3 12y
+46 Getting Dropped in the Tank 47 12y
0 Regional Offices of Large PE Firms? 0 12y
+17 MBA Considering Pre-MBA PE Role 8 12y
0 Can the Federal Reserve invest in off-shore projects? 0 12y
+45 Awkward Dartmouth Kid to Lead Warburg Pincus 35 12y
+51 Basic Questions About PE Recruiting Answered 17 12y
0 Negotiating vesting out of deal 3 12y
+15 First Round's Dorm Fund 17 12y
+88 Ask Me Anything: Post-MBA at Early PE Firm 42 12y
0 Need Offer Help ASAP 14 12y
0 Apprenticeship II 0 12y
0 Best Chance for Sneaking onto Buyside? 9 12y
+19 Required IRR in LBO? 12 12y
0 Which background will help me in the long run? 3 12y
+43 Private Equity - Operating Side 32 12y
+28 Valuing Athlete Earning Potential? Tracking Arian Foster! 8 12y
+13 Reverse multiple expansion 3 12y
0 Energy Private Equity 3 12y
+23 Break into PE from MM Lender? 11 12y
+11 PE at IFC 8 12y
0 From public corporation to operating exec at PE portfolio company 1 12y
0 Sankaty - Portfolio Operations Associate 6 12y
0 PE firms specializing in insurance industry 7 12y
0 Do sponsored MBA students get signing bonus? 10 12y
+63 Beats Worth Over $1 Billion 62 12y
+28 Diligencing PE offer 7 12y
+34 Help me understand the investment strategy of a FoF 39 12y
0 Calculating Fund IRR after recent portfolio IPO 2 12y
0 Resources for an Inside Perspective on Private Equity 1 12y
0 Fortress Internship 13 12y
0 Credit P/E Fund 7 12y
+12 Samwer Book 10 12y
0 REPE questions.... 8 12y
+2 Private Placement Analyst 11 12y
0 PE Off-cycle Internships 2 12y
+11 Top 20 IBD groups for PE/HF exits 9 12y
0 PE Daily/Weekly Updates 5 12y
+31 How to determine if a company has good potential for acquisition? 10 12y
+45 The REAL Reason You Didn't Get That Job 17 12y
0 Private Equity Opportunity -- Need Advice and Resources! 6 12y
0 Niche Industry Group at a BB to Generalist PE? 4 12y
0 PE Informal Recruiting 6 12y
0 PE Associate compensation Europe 9 12y
0 From BB Finance to PE 4 12y
0 HF's from a BB regional office? 3 12y
+14 Complex Deal Structuring 5 12y
+13 Pre-emptive hiring for PE? 1 12y
0 Business Development exit opps 0 12y
+2 Post Money Calculation 3 12y
0 LBO modeling question - IPO exit 5 12y
0 Samsung Open Innovation Center? 6 12y
0 Public Private Partnership Development Associate Career Path 0 12y
0 LBO model assumptions 2 12y
0 Change in Control or Retention Compensation Question 0 12y
0 New Fund - looking for industry comp info 0 12y
0 Model for private debt investing? 3 12y
0 Leveraging PE SA for PE FT at competing firm? 6 12y
0 Models used in Private Equity 12 12y
+2 You've got a PE job...now what? 3 12y
+18 Middle Market Funds - Level of Pay (Salary / Bonus) ??? 14 12y
+11 What do you do with your old banking deal toys? 34 12y
0 Gen. Wesley Clark Joins Blackstone 3 12y
+16 Debt Paydown in an LBO Model 7 12y
0 Bain Capital PE vs T.H. Lee 5 12y
0 Contemplating a Masters while in undergrad 4 12y
0 Patent War: Obama's Executive Order 4 12y
+13 Interview question minority interest 6 12y
0 Some Questions about Ripplewood holdings after reading King of Capital 1 13y
0 Lateral Moves Between PE Firms 6 13y
0 Upper-Middle Market 6 13y
+32 Pay at super tiny PE? 14 13y
0 Yahoo! Sets Sights on HULU 7 13y
0 Oak Hill Capital 2 13y
0 Essential readings 2 13y
0 Advice on how to get funding? 3 13y
+1 What do Post-MBA Sr. Associate/VP's do? 2 13y
0 2nd round interview coming up, what to expect? 5 13y
0 BYOD? 7 13y
+32 Should you get an MBA before a summer internship? 37 13y
0 Working at an Accelerator 0 13y
+2 fiber mergers acquisitions 3 13y
0 Asking Partner for Help Making Jump to PE 5 13y
0 Do analyst typically monitor the portfolio of companies? 3 13y
+11 Private Equity in southeast 10 13y
0 What happens if a senior associate or VP gets laid off? Chances of becoming Partner? 4 13y
+13 L.E.K. Consulting to Private Equity 10 13y
0 Clearview Capital in Old Greenwich, CT 2 13y
0 How to apply the LBO model? 7 13y
0 PE offer 9 13y
+19 Does a PE internship help down the line? 11 13y
0 How to calculate the PV of seller's note? 4 13y
+7 Providence Private Equity Partners 7 13y
+41 Valuing 100% debt start up 33 13y
0 Payjump After Your First Year 3 13y
+27 Soros Obituary Published In Error... They Meant to Publish Dell's 8 13y
0 PE marketing strategies w/in portcos? 3 13y
+10 MBA always needed? 3 13y

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