+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
+16 How long should I stay at my firm? 5 5y
0 The possibility of transitioning from MBB to private equiy. 13 5y
+9 Private Equity Model Test Tutoring 5 5y
+7 Traditional LBO firms with generalist programs that are consultant friendly 5 5y
+29 How’s Boston University? 24 5y
+57 Dilemma: PE vs. Working Abroad? 18 5y
+72 What are the best PE UMM/MF outside of NY? 48 5y
+4 Top MM/UMM PE shops in NY? 8 5y
+9 Reaching Out Directly? 1 5y
+264 Private Equity Recruiting Walkthrough – My Experience 20 5y
+7 Post-MBA UMM/MF PE with Pre-MBA IB at GS/MS Possible? 3 5y
+7 Am I crazy? 8 5y
0 Apollo NYC vs. Apollo LA 1 5y
+15 Big Four TAS > Lateral IB Analyst - When to Recruit for PE 7 5y
+7 NYU Stern PE Recruiting 7 5y
+4 Comp at smaller ($100-$200mm) funds? 5 5y
0 FP&A role in PE Firm vrs PE role in small-cap PE firm 4 5y
+66 — 36 5y
0 Has anyone heard anything about Asia Pacific Land (APL)? 1 5y
+13 New York Private Equity 19 5y
+3 What is "market" comp for post-MBA VPs / Senior Associates? 1 5y
+5 Fair compensation for Aso 1 17 5y
+34 McKinsey or Bain to Private Equity 22 5y
0 M&A law to buy side? 3 5y
+21 MM Private Equity in NY 12 5y
0 Thoughts on Beehouse? 1 5y
+4 PE --> HF --> PE? 5 5y
+15 Brand Name Buyside and MBA Admissions 9 5y
+9 TPG PE - Business Unit Finance opportunity question 4 5y
0 Private Credit/Direct Lending: Hours & Culture 1 5y
+52 Apollo Offers Six Figure One Time Bonuses to Retain Associates 54 5y
0 Is PE recruiting hard? 8 5y
+77 URGENT: Take offer at Insight or UMM fund? 26 5y
+12 Satellite Office vs. Main Office (NY vs. LA) 1 5y
0 PE (Megafund) Sales - What's the culture, WLB, and exit opp landscape? 1 5y
+16 JD/MBA —> PE 12 5y
0 New Mountain Capital Interview 6 5y
0 Consulting to PE/HF: HELP !! 1 5y
+19 Internal Promote - Carry Expectations 6 5y
0 First Hire in New Fund Strategy? 1 5y
+18 Exit Opps from a Local Boutique after 1 Yr 2 5y
+19 Thoughts on BC Partners / Apax 16 5y
0 Bonus Pool Structure 5 5y
+72 Breaking into Private Equity after being a Product Manager for 3 years? 45 5y
+4 NY Tax Strategy 5 5y
+14 Standard Noncompete for Principal? 6 5y
0 Brookfield PE - New York vs Toronto 2 5y
+6 Who Are the Sixth Street Partners? 7 5y
0 Private Equity Introductory Meeting 1 5y
+19 How do you think about equity risks? 4 5y
+11 NYC Rent & WFH 20 5y
+1 Sixth Street SA 2021 6 5y
0 Single Family Offices doing Direct PE 1 5y
+9 Minnesota Distressed Funds 12 5y
+6 PE exit opps from SMBC 1 5y
+7 LMM/MM PE Summer Analyst Programs 9 5y
0 How rigid are compliance trading policies? 1 5y
0 Is 35 y.o. too late to try to break in equity research? 6 5y
+12 Looking to interview Private Equity Professionals 1 5y
+15 How to recruit for different geographies 7 5y
0 LMM PE? 1 5y
+12 PE Placement Job - Advice 1 5y
+54 Q&A: Signed to a PE UMM/MF during 2019 on-cycle from MBB 19 5y
0 Post-Covid WFH rules at your fund? 2 5y
+26 Post-MBA Careers for Pre-MBA PE Associate from non HSW M7 18 5y
+3 Stripes Group Associate Role? 3 5y
+8 Sun Capital (US) 7 5y
+26 Texas PE: HBS vs. McCombs vs. None 10 5y
0 Comparing General Atlantic vs. New Mountain Capital pre-MBA associate programs 3 5y

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