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+39 How do MBA programs view failed or half-successful entrepreneurs that did IBD -> buy-side? 6 7y
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+4 Kinderhook Partners reputation? Founded in 2003 from former Geocapital team 4 7y
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+54 Yale vs. Princeton vs. Wharton Undergrad 17 7y
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+22 Atlas Holdings (CT) 5 7y
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+37 How are Booth, Kellogg, and Columbia for Post-MBA PE? 7 7y
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+12 MF PE Analyst Interview - Coming from Corp Dev 1 7y
+3 MBA - Better Odds As BB IB Associate Or LMM/MM PE Associate? 1 7y
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+10 SAT Score for PE Recruiting 1 7y
+18 Best path of action to join a mid size PE firm - coming from an Analyst position at a hedge fund 5 7y
+13 Small-Cap PE Analyst vs MM IB 2 7y
+35 Small PE FoF / Co-Invest vs. Large PE FoF 5 7y
+47 Evercore and Lazard NY Placement 16 7y
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+3 Harvard Business School Case Study 1 7y
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+15 Which sub-sector of Finance gives you the best "generalist" business skill set? 4 8y
+3 Starwood 1 8y
+20 How hard is it to break into PE with a computer science degree? 11 8y
+3 Blackstone PE Summer Analyst 1st round video interview 1 8y
+92 Q&A: Non Targ -> BB Coverage Group -> Incoming MM PE 35 8y
+10 Networking Through Friend with 0 Banking Experience 1 8y
+21 Who to Cold E-mail? 1 8y
+9 Oak Ledge Recruiting - Anyone Know These PE Recruiters? 1 8y
+3 Insight Venture Partners Networking Social?!?!?! 1 8y
+29 1st Year Private Equity Associate Compensation Update 9 8y
+15 MM / Upper MM Best Placement into HBS 4 8y
+5 Non-Target to MF? 2 8y
+9 Tecum Capital - Thoughts? 3 8y
+10 How is pre-MBA PE experience in a different emerging market viewed by MFs and other mid/smaller firms here (in US)? 4 8y
+19 Evaluating Profitability of Private Equity Funds while Recruiting? 3 8y
+6 IFC Investment Analyst Offers (DC) 7 8y
+33 Post-MBA PE Recruiting - HBS 34 8y
0 American capital - Any experiences? 19 8y
+29 Looking for Advice - MBA PE Recruiting 9 8y
+12 Career Advice Needed 1 8y
+13 Recent GMAT and B School Insight 3 8y
+28 Top BSchool or Megafund PE? 22 8y
+96 Are top MFins target programs for Private Equity firms? 23 8y
+267 Are you experienced? Thoughts on growing older 32 8y
+24 From boutique TMT strategy consulting to PE 1 8y
+88 Starting A Search Fund (Micro PE Firm) 27 8y
+19 Transitioning into PE from Financial Management roles 5 9y
+22 Physician, Consultant, no deal experience but interested in PE 9 9y
+42 Path to post-MBA PE without Pre-MBA PE Work Experience. 10 9y
+91 DCF Myth 1: If you have a D(discount rate) and a CF (cash flow), you have a DCF! 19 9y
+24 Best Minor to add to Finance Major for PE? 9 9y
0 WSO financial modeling course 0 9y
+55 Kellogg/Booth MBA vs. Harvard JD for PE Career? 15 9y
+100 Thank you WSO Community! Q&A/My Story: Target --> State School --> Non-MBA Masters --> MM IB --> Lower MM PE 13 9y
0 Internal Wholesaler Final Interview Sales Pitch 2 9y
0 Secondary PE: Landmark Partners 4 9y
0 BC Partners 7 9y
+119 Ask me anything - Non Traditional Background to MM PE to H/S/W 62 9y
+57 Post-MBA PE Recruiting - Insights Appreciated 27 9y
+31 Boutique Private Equity 7 9y
+39 Q&A: Operational Due Diligence Analyst 10 9y
0 MRED vs. MBA 8 9y
+2 LSE AIC and HBS VCPE 2 9y
0 How is the Wharton EMBA regarded compared to its traditional format counter MBA? 0 9y
0 Career Advice for 1st Year Analyst 1 10y
+7 Thoughts on some top Upper MM PE Firms 5 10y
+30 Are people at megafunds inherently elitist ASSHOLES? 13 10y
+38 More Prestigious Law School over Business School? 13 10y
0 CFA Level I exam or LSAT? 9 10y
+20 Bonus for an Executive Assistant Position in Private Equity Firm - what to expect 5 10y
+16 Are my schools 'target' enough? 8 10y
0 Columbia Investment Partners, has anyone worked/interviewed with them? 0 10y
0 EMBA, HBS LDP or other training for M&A lawyer joining new PE firm? 2 10y
+26 How to become a PE analyst out of undergrad? 49 10y
+17 Private Equity - Current high school student 10 10y
0 Post-MBA PE Recruiting - Opinions? 5 10y
+6 Where do best UPenn M&T (Wharton + Penn Engineering dual degree) undergraduates go immediately after graduation? 1 10y
+35 Is it redundant/hard to get an MBA after Wharton undergrad? 12 10y
0 Do megafunds give preference to analysts from HYP caliber undergrads? 5 10y
0 Second Round Interview Tip for Incoming College Freshman 0 10y
0 Could Use Some Guidance for MM Banker 3 10y
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