0 Vista and Thoma Bravo Chicago 3 1y
0 LMM PE Out of Undergrad 3 1y
+10 Recruiting for Charlotte PE? 14 1y
0 Braemont Capital 0 1y
+24 PE/IB in Dallas or Miami (NYC exit opps) 1 1y
+7 Brookfield Houston 10 1y
0 Confusion on HH Process 1 1y
+12 MBA to break into PE / HF? 7 1y
0 Opinion on BGF? 3 1y
+7 Resurgens Technology Partners 8 1y
+3 Industry Ventures 2 1y
0 Cerberus VS Big 4 1 1y
+19 Texas Buyside 17 1y
0 Dallas IBs Ranked by PE exits 4 1y
0 PE Recruiting 1 1y
+21 On Cycle Offer 14 1y
+18 Sun Capital Partners (Boca Raton, FL) 34 1y
+6 Dallas Stock Exchange long-term effects and outlook. 1 1y
0 General Atlantic On-Cycle 2 1y
+12 AKKR Menlo or Atlanta 6 1y
+11 Debating between major switches 2 1y
+12 Have I hit the jackpot 7 1y
+11 Upstream in PE with MBA? 4 1y
+8 NYC vs. Texas ($$$) 6 1y
0 Austin TX Private Equity 1 1y
0 LMM/MM PE shops in Miami 4 2y
+134 Undergraduate Representation Among PE Firms (With Data) 59 2y
+19 Investing in Sustainable Infra / Renewables (Interview Questions) 3 2y
+35 . 31 2y
+26 Would my background make me a good fit for Infra PE? 9 2y
+27 Texas-Based Energy PE Compensation at VP Level 16 2y
+5 Thoma Bravo Miami vs SF 8 2y
+52 Decision: VP at UMM PE or Sr. Associate at MF PE 24 2y
0 GA Buyout Miami 0 2y
+6 What's average pay and carry for the first associate of a new fund? 3 2y
+9 Which group would be best to target an exit from IB Associate to a PE role in Florida? 1 2y
+6 ESADE MiF, Emory MSAF, or MSQF Northeastern for IB/PE 0 2y
+1 Tailwater Capital 2 2y
+11 Rounding to 3.7 or staying at 3.6X for OCR? 14 2y
+5 PE Recruiting Profile 5 2y
+4 PE -> Startup in Operating Role? 6 2y
+9 Is a origination platform feasible given all the dry powder? 2 2y
+10 delete delete 6 2y
+10 Low GPA on cycle 11 2y
+9 Losing hope 1 2y
0 How much will a 3.6 GPA negatively impact OCR? 2 2y
+18 Del 8 2y
+9 Dallas PE - Solid WLB 5 2y
+19 PE Secondaries Comps 2024 21 2y
0 Best Funds With Flexible Mandates 2 2y
0 Does working at a PE firm count for CPA work requirements?? 1 2y
+26 Is Ares a MF 25 2y
+7 CA vs TX Take Home Pay (Net of State Taxes, Prop Taxes) 3 2y
+9 PE Firms Investing in AI? 3 2y
+27 PE Exit to Slower Paced Investment Role out of NYC 4 2y
+126 Laid Off From Toxic Job 40 2y
+64 What does the Private Equity environment of Dallas look like? 27 2y
+4 Moving to TX / FL 7 2y
0 Main Street Capital (MAIN) Recruitment process? 1 2y
+15 Private Equity Firms in Florida 21 2y
+1 Roark Comp 1 2y
0 Miami Finance 1 2y
0 Candace Owens Private Equity Career 2 2y
+9 One of the most prestigious asset management vs boutique private equity (150M USD AUM) firm  1 2y
+9 Boutique ESG PE firm vs prestigious fintech/AM firm for SIP 1 2y
0 DELETED 0 2y
+3 UMM/MF Miami Offices 8 2y
+16 Andreessen Horowitz Menlo Park 9 2y
+20 Need help deciding Insight/GA vs GS TMT / MS Menlo 17 2y
+9 Growth PE vs LO AM 4 2y
+7 Entry-level PE in London (2024 updated view) 5 2y
+9 Houston IB PE exit opps 1 2y
0 Off Cycle LMM PE internship opportunities? 1 2y
+13 Help - PE Recruiting 6 2y
+9 LMM Co-Investment PE Fund Comp 1 2y
+203 Paths Back to Buyside? 54 2y
+1 Anyone know anything about CenterGate Capital in Austin? 4 2y
+14 Corp Dev / PE Associate Offer at Search Fund (120-150k) in MCOL City 9 2y
+10 PE in Austin, TX 12 2y
+577 Do your associates just not care? 126 2y
0 Dallas PE 4 2y
+3 Houston IB/PE 1 2y
+4 Houston and Austin PE recruiting 9 2y
+7 Top Growth (Insight/GA) vs MF Tech PE out of UG 11 2y
0 Modelling/prep work for GE - worse case scenarios 1 2y
0 Single PE seniors 1 2y
+38 HBS/GSB Buyside Recruiting 13 2y
+21 Main Street Capital Insight? 9 2y
0 How to find startups? 1 2y
+16 T1 / T2 / T3 Cities 14 2y
+9 Looking for Help with Franchisor Overreach Issue 0 2y
0 RE PE/Investment Firms in Dallas, TX 1 2y
+4 Should I do Investment Management or Private Equity internship ( first time)? 2 2y
0 Recruiting for Charlotte PE 1 2y
+15 TAS --> IB/PE/Corp Dev 5 2y
+20 PE Analyst On-Cycle for HF? 15 2y
+3 On the Matter of Foundation of a Growth/Private Equity Fund - Question of the Development 0 2y
0 Deleted 2 2y
+61 Traditional PE pivot to Infrastructure / energy 11 2y
+27 N/A 11 2y

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  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

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  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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