+12 Interested in moving private credit from consulting. 1 4y
0 Life at Oaktree 3 4y
0 Oaktree Capital - Summer Analyst? 14 4y
+1 Thoughts on BC London 6 4y
0 Technology Private Credit / Late Stage Venture dealflow - East Coast 1 4y
+8 Summer 2023 Private Credit SA Timelines 2 4y
0 Are any NYC PE firms fully remote? 1 4y
+17 Arrested while on the job 7 4y
+3 Do any NY firms drug test? 1 4y
+9 GreyLion Capital 1 4y
+27 Best NYC Megafunds 15 4y
+12 About to meet partners at a PE firm then put on hold - what does this mean? 3 4y
0 Blue Collective??? 6 4y
+6 Lateral Process as a PE Associate 1 4y
+16 Advice on Lateral PE Recruiting after 1 year? 13 4y
0 Private Equity Circus Wheel 1 4y
+3 Sustainability focused small-cap funds NYC/Boston 1 4y
+52 Net working capital and deferred revenue, SaaS Deal. 21 4y
+48 Remote work - how much is it worth to you? 25 4y
0 Infrared capital partners? 1 4y
+6 What is a good range for an associate salary (CLO/CBO structuring) in a credit fund? 1 4y
+3 GI Partners - Insight 1 4y
+3 MM & LMM Deal Flow 2 4y
+16 MBB to PE process 12 4y
+3 New York Middle Market Firms: Your Guidance is Appreciated 1 4y
+7 Apollo LA Office 1 4y
+3 East vs West Coast vs Elsewhere 1 4y
+2 Centerview NYC, LGP LA, or Ares LA 10 4y
+14 Building a Tech firm - My view - Please advise 9 4y
+4 PE Analyst Recruiting UK / Europe 14 4y
+58 Deals, Death and Deception - A Banker's Tale 8 4y
0 Hybrid PE in NYC 5 4y
+8 Does it matter what city I begin investment banking? 5 4y
+18 Buyside Offer Dilemma 3 4y
+6 Is recruiting from a regional office an auto-ding for MF PE? 1 4y
+94 Finally got a GF! But now I might move away? 41 4y
+502 THEN and NOW: @CompBanker 79 4y
+9 PE Funds with Partner Tracks? 15 4y
+3 CIBC New York 1 4y
+3 Denham Capital 3 4y
+19 Updated (2021) Views on H.I.G. Capital? 17 4y
+20 Which city has highest take home pay? 27 4y
+5 JMI Equity Reputation + Work life balance? 7 4y
0 NYU CAS student looking to break into Singapore PE scene 1 4y
+9 Acquisitions Analyst for brand owned by a PE firm. Is this is good role to take up? Will it open doors? 1 4y
+9 How to spend the rest of my time in PE 11 4y
0 Take-Home Modeling Test 1 4y
0 Brookfield Private Equity 1 4y
+14 Call from HR after Superday at a top PE firm, is it a verbal offer? How should I follow up? 13 4y
+9 Buyside Mezz Credit - ASO job opening 1 4y
+6 Delete 1 4y
0 Fund-of-Fund from a Placement Agent 14 4y
+25 Cerberus culture/work environment (NYC) 37 4y
+12 Was in an interview for senior role at Top 5 PE, and the interviewer started talking politics, and got annoyed when I didn’t agree. 4 4y
0 NYC Base and Bonus for Secondaries data 11 4y
+6 Ares Management 1 4y
+10 Negotiating Comp Entry-Level PE Analyst 3 4y
+3 MF Group Info 1 4y
+4 LA private equity 4 4y
0 U.K. IB Analyst to U.S. PE Associate 1 4y
+17 Silver Lake Culture 23 4y
+8 SWF Exits 1 4y
+3 CPPIB REPE Interview - NY 1 4y
+6 Argentum Group - Thoughts? 1 4y
+10 Marketing/IR Job Offer - Feedback Welcome 2 4y
+62 Is Every PE Associate Unhappy? 38 4y
+4 PE recruiting London / EU 4 4y
+18 Middle Market TMT IB vs Secondaries PE vs top-20 IBAB IB 1 4y
+5 PE exit difference between Chicago and NYC 4 4y
+32 Non-target to MMPE, What's Next? 7 4y
+1 Thoughts on these KKR Groups 2 4y
+14 Private Credit / Direct Lending Headhunters 8 4y
+9 List of Large Co-Investment / Secondary / Fund of Fund Investors 7 4y
+3 Recruit for European PE MF in NYC office 1 4y
+7 BX Legal & Compliance Hiring Timeline 5 4y
+13 Greenwich MM to VP at MF Culture Shock? 2 4y
+1 Solid Publications that are PE-oriented 2 4y
+6 Los Angeles Private Equity firms 10 4y
+10 Boston Exit Opps? 1 4y
+28 Has On Cycle 2023 kicked off? 29 4y
+3 CVC Credit Partners - New York Office 1 4y
0 Battery Ventures, Boston Office 3 4y
+6 Real Estate Private Equity -> Traditional Company Buyouts 1 4y
+85 My Path - MBA Banking Associate to PE 13 4y
+4 LMM PE in NYC or MF PE in Asia?? 6 4y
+9 Military --> LMM PE --> MBA --> ??? 1 4y
+12 HSBC Real Assets/Infrastructure Interview Prep/Case Study 2 4y
+43 Where do best Wharton undergraduates go immediately after graduation? 28 4y
+35 Best MM PE in NYC / SF? 38 4y
+20 Jump from consulting to PE? 8 4y
+28 Golden Gate Capital VS EB IB analyst programs? 16 4y
+30 NYC MF Credit Associate Comp (recent data points, lateral move) 23 4y
+3 UMM/MF PE Firms in NYC 3 4y
+11 Thoughts on Roark Capital 3 4y
+2 ~$1bn latest Fund size Buyout Associate 1 All-in Comp? 3 4y
+13 Advice from a seasoned financier and politician 8 4y
+8 Landmark Partners — Analyst Starting Comp? 6 4y
+1 Biz Attorneys - JAY Z’s Attorney is my attorney 10 4y
+3 Infra/Renewables PE in Chicago 1 4y
+13 Please help me on how to structure taxes on an LBO model I had to do for a PE interview 2 4y

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