+1 Goldman mbd Superday Response 1 4y
0 PE vs IB Sophomore internship 4 4y
+51 Think I am depressed and need to quit, need advice on managing exit appropriately 10 4y
+3 TA Associates Offers 13 4y
+8 Any MF do mostly LBOs where they are lead investor/controlling shareholder 3 4y
+6 Breaking in - MBA choices 1 4y
+3 A&M Capital Strategic Investments? 2 4y
+39 Secondaries Advisory Pay 22 4y
+18 Post-MBA VP Comp for MM PE Fund ($1bn+) in NYC 35 4y
+7 Niche PE firm or more reputable shop? 2 4y
0 How important is MBA? 1 4y
+4 PSP Private Equity Montreal 6 4y
+15 Black Diamond Capital Question 3 4y
+70 How to break into PE Portfolio Operations from Consulting? 20 4y
+308 Q&A: GS/MS IB Analyst —> Megafund PE Associate —> HBS/GSB Business School 100 4y
+6 PE Recruiting in non-NYC area 1 4y
+62 Managing your own money 27 4y
+4 Chicago PE recruiting 1 4y
+45 Moving to Canada for a PE job? 28 4y
0 Recruiting for PE in NYC from IB in SF 2 4y
0 Virgin Investment Office 3 4y
+5 Secondaries Advisory Comp 7 4y
+11 CPP Investments PE Secondaries 3 4y
+27 Top Tech PE/GE In NYC 23 4y
+7 Credit Funds Recruiters 3 4y
+15 ONEX New York v Toronto Office 11 4y
+6 Is it worth paying for PE recruiting prep? 4 4y
+4 Apollo HH 10 5y
0 How to get into Private Equity with a non finance background/ Bachelor? 1 5y
+32 Hours in MM PE? 14 5y
0 How to get PE internships in Los Angeles 1 5y
+10 Los Angeles private equity opportunities 7 5y
+6 A comparison PE and IB pay - Post GS13 1 5y
+65 Q&A: Non-Target -> BB ER -> BB IB -> MM PE 15 5y
+3 What to expect and how to practice for a 1-hour LBO modeling test at a lower-middle-market PE firm? 1 5y
+43 Anyone here on the Business Development side? 21 5y
+16 First round big PE 16 5y
+1 MF PE Associate Comp in HK/SG 2 5y
+3 Varde Partners Reputation 2021 1 5y
0 Harlem Capital - returns 1 5y
+6 PE Associate / Sr. Associate lateral (NYC to London) 3 5y
+3 Silver Lake FT 2022 1 5y
0 Ranking of Market Study Providers 1 5y
+15 Sourcing-heavy PE Analyst roles 2 5y
+3 Macquarie PE (NYC) 1 5y
0 Up and Coming PE firms (future stars)? 3 5y
0 RE PE / REIT Acquisitions and the JD/MBA... a match made in heaven? 4 5y
0 KKR Private Equity Real Estate 1 5y
+9 Analyst – Fund-Linked Credit Risk and Derivative Products  – New York 1 5y
+9 AssociatAVP – Closed-End Funds; Credit Risk and Derivative Products  – New York 1 5y
+12 Open Role: PE Associate 1 5y
+4 Northwestern Mutual Internships 5 5y
+12 Blackstone in Hong Kong/Shanghai 4 5y
+18 Negotiating Additional Carry/Etiquette at Senior Levels of PE 7 5y
+32 Currently a senior analyst at a BB - accepted my MF/UMM offer but regret it - what do I do now? 11 5y
+43 Reneging on PE offer to re-recruit for a different city? 11 5y
0 Development vs. Private equity ? (REAL ESTATE) 1 5y
+9 Master in Europe for REPE / PERE or Development 1 5y
0 Blackstone capital partners interview 1 5y
+14 HBS 2+2 on Resume for PE On-Cycle? 15 5y
+35 When is the best time to lateral as an associate? 10 5y
+9 Best internship path to PE: Prestigious and Fast Growing Company Corp Dev M&A Intern or Prestigious Bank Treasury Intern 1 5y
+19 How Long Until PE Matches IB Comp Increases? 7 5y
+13 Is it worth transferring to a target as a junior solely for brand name and buyside recruiting from a top semi-target (after already having a top junior summer offer)? 10 5y
+11 considering a fund accounting position at PE firm, how likely are internal transfers? 4 5y
+33 Test post, please ignore 12 5y
+8 Incoming freshman, need advice for approaching medium sized PE firm for summer experience 3 5y
+19 IFM Infrastructure NYC 8 5y
+16 LMM Hours 21 5y
+9 Moving from Asia FO to UK/EU - would appreciate advice/insights 1 5y
+12 Analyst – Private Debt – NYC 1 5y
+17 2+2 Program Perception in Associate PE Recruiting?? 15 5y
0 "PE worthy" Restaurant 20 5y
+12 Private Equity vs Banking as First Job (from the Philippines) 5 5y
+18 Early Career Switch into PE Question 7 5y
+136 Q&A: 1st Year Private Equity Analyst at a MF (KKR, BX, TPG, SLP, WP) 51 5y
0 Carlyle Group NYC vs. DC 7 5y
0 Carlyle Group Sophomore Summer? Also, other sophomore MFs? 1 5y
0 Patricia Industries? Anyone ever heard of them? Part of Investor AB 1 5y
+15 Brookfield Capital Partners -- Any Info at All 5 5y
+25 East Coast MF/UMM Consumer 18 5y
0 East Coast Up and Coming Tech Funds 9 5y
+9 Deferred MBA Programs Stigma? 8 5y
0 Sloan vs CBS? 3 5y
+15 Am I underpaid? Associate earning $200k/year in Boston 14 5y
+11 MM PE vs Consulting/IB - PLS HELP! 2 5y
0 Apax Tech Buyout NYC 3 5y
+36 PE Analyst Exits -- MBA vs HF vs PE Associate? 14 5y
+40 MBA (Wharton) Quandary 13 5y
+43 Would you move to a regional city for PE? 21 5y
+17 Running a PE owned business 3 5y
+10 Advice for emailing small, regional PE firms for unpaid internships 1 5y
+4 Top Tech Buyout Shops in NYC? 4 5y
0 Oaktree SSG 1 5y
+259 Private Equity Recruiting Process (From Banking) 62 5y
+13 How to Succeed in PE as a Non-Target 7 5y
+24 Does one year of PE 'keep you in the game'? 5 5y
+4 PE recruiting in APAC - advice needed! 3 5y
+40 Secondaries / IR Career Post-IB? 13 5y
+31 Low ACT Score and PE 25 5y

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