+148 We were lied to 78 4mo
+15 Realistic path to Capital Solutions/Spec Sits Groups from LevFin at a BB? 7 4mo
+3 SF IB to NYC PE On-Cycle 1 4mo
+33 Best industry/job for entrepreneurship? 11 4mo
+48 MBA for PE in US? Am I being to naive? 21 4mo
+6 Share/Split PE prep resources 5 4mo
0 printing and binding svcs in nyc 2 4mo
+3,207 8 years old with no finance experience, too late to get into PE? 115 4mo
+21 Onex Partners 15 4mo
0 Flight Time for Superday 1 4mo
+174 Q&A: Returning to PE After a Year and a Half at a Series C Startup 50 4mo
+6 NYC office of European PE perks and benefits 6 4mo
+24 Athos Partners Overview - Overpromise and underdeliver 11 4mo
+9 Off cycle PE Offer Process Timeline 9 4mo
+9 Best way to meet ppl as a PE Associate in NYC 4 4mo
+95 Pivoting from PE 41 5mo
0 Yucaipa Companies 1 5mo
+2 Anyone know if any Boston buyout funds are still looking to fill seats for Summer 2026 / immediate start? 3 5mo
0 PF to Infra/Transport PE 1 5mo
+6 On-cycle as Second-year Analyst 7 5mo
+3 Experience with KKR Capstone? 4 5mo
+8 Thoughts on Ascend Partners 4 5mo
0 Flexstone Partners NYC - Work Life Balance 0 5mo
+12 NY LMM PE Recruiting 3 5mo
0 PE Associate in NYC -> London 1 5mo
+39 Why is ROIC never really a topic when looking at companies IRL 9 5mo
+9 FP&A at PE-backed firm to Private Credit: Realistic? 1 5mo
+15 Sovereign, Endowment, Family Office PE Comp 4 5mo
+27 Graham Partners Overview 22 5mo
+4 CVC PE New York updated thoughts 8 5mo
+3 Warburg Pincus Catalyst Program 6 5mo
0 Cornell Capital Update View 2026 0 5mo
+7 THL Overview 9 5mo
+138 Mid-level comp and net worth check 110 5mo
+8 GIC Special Opportunities 6 5mo
+30 US MBA to Singapore PE: Better to do IB in Singapore or NY/London first? How important is bank brand/presence in SEA? 10 5mo
+20 BX NY perks 23 5mo
+7 Need PE FT 27 Recruitment Advice 7 5mo
+493 What we can learn from all these "depressed and burnt out" posts re: IB and PE 91 6mo
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+32 2.9 GPA -> NYC EB -> UMM PE 21 6mo
+2 GPA & Major for PE 4 6mo
0 None 0 6mo
+42 18 Months IB in London trying to move to PE 8 6mo
+14 London Headhunters and Client Coverage (2024) 32 6mo
+70 Reflection of My Time at Graham Healthcare Capital 17 6mo
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+65 What I Learned From Recruiting for SA 27 3 6mo
+12 Insights on BCI 10 6mo
+46 Career dilemma >> LDN MM PE > NYC: Lateral here or MBA? 29 6mo
+17 Morgan Stanley AIP in 2022? 17 6mo
+12 LMM Principal Comp Benchmarking 16 6mo
+4 Ardian Infrastrucure Interview 13 6mo
0 Princeton Equity Group 1 6mo
+1 Access Holdings? 2 6mo
+3 del 5 6mo
+3 CVC DIF 5 6mo
0 Headhunters 2 6mo
+35 PE Recruiting post MBA 18 6mo
+9 Best software investors in NY? 19 6mo
+9 Sophomore Summer: How much weight does Hudson Advisors (Lone Star) carry for recruiting? 1 6mo
+12 PE from IB Mid-Office possible? 4 6mo
+29 Full ride at Dartmouth vs paying full at Stanford as an international — for finance industry,worth the debt? 23 6mo
+156 What Group is Paradise 35 6mo
+18 Pockets of Talent in Finance 5 6mo
+16 Requesting Some Career Feedback 8 6mo
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0 Advice on Recruiting Firms 2 6mo
0 26North $6bn First Fund 3 6mo
+12 Utah Buyside Opportunities 6 6mo
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+92 2026 UMM Landscape 52 6mo
+11 Back office ? Partners group Financial Analyst Program Zug 6 6mo
+42 2024 PE BD Comp Thread 29 6mo
+6 Bain Cap 2026 9 6mo
+20 Best California MM PE firms with good WLB? 13 6mo
+2 For my brother: UBS GIG NYC SA or McKinsey SBA NYC for PE exits 3 6mo
+6 Family Office LP Roles 1 6mo
0 Hildred Capital? 2 6mo
+3 MM Boston PE Names Intel 1 7mo
+35 Coasting at MF, VP+ 5 7mo
+9 Dominus Capital 10 7mo
+35 Nordic Capital NYC - 2025 Thoughts? 29 7mo
+33 Is FP really not screwed? 23 7mo
+2 Value of international MFPE 2 7mo
+3 DEL 1 7mo
+3 delete 1 7mo
+9 Large cap PE buyout (Asia) vs. Large cap Fund special sits /structured equity (London / NY) 3 7mo
+111 Is LMM actually the move? 35 7mo
+24 Is a lateral necessary for PE recruitment? 3 7mo
+15 Rx Consulting to Credit Workout Desk (or investing)? 15 7mo
+45 Best GE/UMM/MF for Pay::Culture/WLB/Perks 59 7mo
+232 2019 On-Cycle PE Recruiting: Headhunter Ranking 49 7mo
0 GPA needed for Blackstone PE 1 7mo
0 Private Equity Case Studies 1 7mo
+42 Next Step for PE Associate 17 7mo
0 Comp Discussion 2 7mo
+9 Private Equity Opportunities 14 7mo
+9 KPS 4 7mo
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