+37 How are Booth, Kellogg, and Columbia for Post-MBA PE? 7 5y
+21 Transition from Quant to PE/IB : Seeking some evaluation 1 5y
+56 Moving to tier 3 city for dream job? 17 5y
+12 MF PE Analyst Interview - Coming from Corp Dev 1 5y
+3 MBA - Better Odds As BB IB Associate Or LMM/MM PE Associate? 1 5y
+21 Is Booth or Kellogg worth it? 6 5y
+10 SAT Score for PE Recruiting 1 5y
+18 Best path of action to join a mid size PE firm - coming from an Analyst position at a hedge fund 5 5y
+13 Small-Cap PE Analyst vs MM IB 2 5y
+35 Small PE FoF / Co-Invest vs. Large PE FoF 5 5y
+47 Evercore and Lazard NY Placement 16 5y
+3 HBS Search Fund Conference Today 3 5y
+3 Harvard Business School Case Study 1 5y
0 HBS Hertz Case Solutions 5 5y
0 Can anyone provide some context on Newbury Partners? 2 5y
+15 Which sub-sector of Finance gives you the best "generalist" business skill set? 4 5y
+3 Starwood 1 5y
+20 How hard is it to break into PE with a computer science degree? 11 5y
+3 Blackstone PE Summer Analyst 1st round video interview 1 5y
+92 Q&A: Non Targ -> BB Coverage Group -> Incoming MM PE 35 5y
+10 Networking Through Friend with 0 Banking Experience 1 5y
0 Resume Structure Recommendations 1 5y
+21 Who to Cold E-mail? 1 5y
+9 Oak Ledge Recruiting - Anyone Know These PE Recruiters? 1 5y
+3 Insight Venture Partners Networking Social?!?!?! 1 5y
+29 1st Year Private Equity Associate Compensation Update 9 5y
+15 MM / Upper MM Best Placement into HBS 4 6y
+5 Non-Target to MF? 2 6y
+9 Tecum Capital - Thoughts? 3 6y
+10 How is pre-MBA PE experience in a different emerging market viewed by MFs and other mid/smaller firms here (in US)? 4 6y
+19 Evaluating Profitability of Private Equity Funds while Recruiting? 3 6y
+6 IFC Investment Analyst Offers (DC) 7 6y
+33 Post-MBA PE Recruiting - HBS 34 6y
0 American capital - Any experiences? 19 6y
+29 Looking for Advice - MBA PE Recruiting 9 6y
+12 Career Advice Needed 1 6y
+13 Recent GMAT and B School Insight 3 6y
+28 Top BSchool or Megafund PE? 22 6y
+93 Are top MFins target programs for Private Equity firms? 23 6y
+266 Are you experienced? Thoughts on growing older 32 6y
+24 From boutique TMT strategy consulting to PE 1 6y
+88 Starting A Search Fund (Micro PE Firm) 27 6y
+19 Transitioning into PE from Financial Management roles 5 6y
+22 Physician, Consultant, no deal experience but interested in PE 9 6y
+42 Path to post-MBA PE without Pre-MBA PE Work Experience. 10 6y
+91 DCF Myth 1: If you have a D(discount rate) and a CF (cash flow), you have a DCF! 19 6y
+24 Best Minor to add to Finance Major for PE? 9 6y
0 WSO financial modeling course 0 6y
+55 Kellogg/Booth MBA vs. Harvard JD for PE Career? 15 6y
+100 Thank you WSO Community! Q&A/My Story: Target --> State School --> Non-MBA Masters --> MM IB --> Lower MM PE 13 6y
0 Internal Wholesaler Final Interview Sales Pitch 2 7y
0 Secondary PE: Landmark Partners 4 7y
0 BC Partners 7 7y
+119 Ask me anything - Non Traditional Background to MM PE to H/S/W 62 7y
+57 Post-MBA PE Recruiting - Insights Appreciated 27 7y
+46 HBS / GSB / Wharton post-MBA recruiting 10 7y
+31 Boutique Private Equity 7 7y
+39 Q&A: Operational Due Diligence Analyst 10 7y
0 MRED vs. MBA 8 7y
+2 LSE AIC and HBS VCPE 2 7y
0 How is the Wharton EMBA regarded compared to its traditional format counter MBA? 0 7y
0 Career Advice for 1st Year Analyst 1 7y
+7 Thoughts on some top Upper MM PE Firms 5 7y
+30 Are people at megafunds inherently elitist ASSHOLES? 13 7y
+38 More Prestigious Law School over Business School? 13 7y
0 CFA Level I exam or LSAT? 9 7y
+20 Bonus for an Executive Assistant Position in Private Equity Firm - what to expect 5 7y
+16 Are my schools 'target' enough? 8 7y
0 Columbia Investment Partners, has anyone worked/interviewed with them? 0 7y
0 EMBA, HBS LDP or other training for M&A lawyer joining new PE firm? 2 7y
+26 How to become a PE analyst out of undergrad? 49 7y
+17 Private Equity - Current high school student 10 8y
0 Post-MBA PE Recruiting - Opinions? 5 8y
+6 Where do best UPenn M&T (Wharton + Penn Engineering dual degree) undergraduates go immediately after graduation? 1 8y
+35 Is it redundant/hard to get an MBA after Wharton undergrad? 12 8y
0 Do megafunds give preference to analysts from HYP caliber undergrads? 5 8y
0 Second Round Interview Tip for Incoming College Freshman 0 8y
0 Could Use Some Guidance for MM Banker 3 8y
0 Ares Direct Lending NY 4 8y
+57 Private Equity --->>> Business School? 35 8y
0 Pre-MBA placement to business school 2 8y
0 How do I transition from Wharton MBA to PE? (with non-finance background) 1 8y
+205 Why You're So Easy to Replace 58 8y
0 PE B-School Relationship 1 8y
+19 How to have it all and blow it with greed 7 8y
+49 No Mas, No Mas! The Vale Chronicles (Continued)! 15 8y
0 [ISSUE 36] - Interesting Things... 2 8y
+24 What's in a name? Of Umlauts, The Alphabet and World Peace! 2 8y
+26 JD/MBA trying to break into PE 8 8y
0 PE part-time gig interview prep 0 8y
+19 JP morgan CIB private equity group 8 8y
+51 Pre-MBA PE associates - How are you thinking about MBA? 38 9y
0 How low can you go? Doing the Petrobras Limbo! 9 9y
+24 Twitter's Bar Mitzvah! Is Social Media coming of age? 0 9y
0 PE FoF junior analyst salary? 0 9y
0 Lower MM PE offer, thoughts? 11 9y
+78 Go Pro: Camera or Smartphone? Social Media or Electronics? Price or Value? 75 9y
0 Non-trad Chances in PE 1 9y
+24 The Tax Dance: To Pass Through or Not to Pass Through Income? 1 9y
+26 Cramer vs. Rubenstein - the Private Equity Debate 9 9y

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