+14 Ares Private Equity Low Returns 11 4y
+9 Job opportunities - Big 4 Valuations vs. A&M vs. PE ops role 1 4y
+10 Help: Salary Negotiations Financial Analyst Private Credit Lending First Job UNDERGRAD 3 4y
+3 1st year MBA internship search in Dallas 1 4y
+9 Getting Smoked As 1st Yr (in ok BB group)— How to Position This For On-Cycle? 1 4y
+19 Houston PE - Where should I look? 8 4y
+7 Charlottesville, VA 3 4y
+9 Paceline Equity Case Study 1 4y
+9 General Atlantic in 2021? 1 4y
+3 Balbec Capital? 1 4y
0 Please help me pick my internship 0 4y
+79 Intro - Partner at HHCP 19 4y
+16 Info on Peak Rock Capital 5 4y
+6 Does prestige matter in SF? 0 4y
+9 Dallas PE Rankings 1 4y
+3 Sixth Street Partners in Texas 2 4y
+2 Headhunters in Houston 2 4y
+7 From The Heart Home Care 1 4y
+6 Accel-KKR Compensation 1 4y
+3 Flexibility of Office Location? Era of WFH & Zoom 1 4y
+6 Vista/SLP vs. PJT/EVR 12 4y
+3 A&M Capital Strategic Investments? 2 4y
+29 Has anyone got no hits (On cycle 2022) 14 4y
+7 How to find/recruit for LMM/MM PE firms? 3 4y
+6 PE Recruiting in non-NYC area 1 4y
0 South Florida Private Equity Networking For a Free Lunch. 2 4y
+22 Avoiding taxes on bonus by short-term moving? 11 4y
+12 Pre-Med Regrets: [24M] To PE Is It Too Late? 10 4y
0 How to get into Private Equity with a non finance background/ Bachelor? 1 4y
0 India PE Compensation (Senior Associate or VP level) 2 4y
+3 Thoma Bravo Growth 2 4y
+7 Thoma Bravo Credit Fund? 10 4y
+12 Full-Time Recruiting from Undergrad - Need Advice! 2 4y
+2 PSP Investments Montréal 2 4y
+7 EIG Global Energy Partners -- any insights? 10 4y
+27 Sterling Group in Houston? 10 4y
0 The Riverside Company - Dallas Office 1 4y
0 Development vs. Private equity ? (REAL ESTATE) 1 4y
+9 Master in Europe for REPE / PERE or Development 1 4y
+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 4y
+3 Has anyone moved from a tiger cub to PE? 1 4y
+9 Commercial Banking Credit Analyst --> Private Credit, is it possible? 1 4y
+35 MF PE analyst seat out of school? 27 4y
+21 Growth Associate Comp 16 4y
+11 MM PE vs Consulting/IB - PLS HELP! 2 5y
+36 PE Analyst Exits -- MBA vs HF vs PE Associate? 14 5y
+43 Would you move to a regional city for PE? 21 5y
+9 PE firms in Nashville/Brentwood and moving from IB Ops 6 5y
0 Dallas PE Shops: Opinions/Insights 3 5y
+6 Trive Capital in Dallas? 4 5y
0 Reaching Partner with an MSF? 1 5y
+11 Any buy-side firms recruit at Duke or UMich Ross? 14 5y
+72 What are the best PE UMM/MF outside of NY? 48 5y
+15 AllianceBernstein Energy Opportunities 3 5y
0 FP&A role in PE Firm vrs PE role in small-cap PE firm 4 5y
0 Has anyone heard anything about Asia Pacific Land (APL)? 1 5y
+13 That first internship 4 5y
+7 Should I get MBB experience before jumping into PE? 1 5y
0 Any PE secondary firms in Miami? 2 5y
+4 NY Tax Strategy 5 5y
+10 Florida 7 5y
+19 How do you think about equity risks? 4 5y
0 EV and NWC adjustment 4 5y
+12 Looking to interview Private Equity Professionals 1 5y
+26 Texas PE: HBS vs. McCombs vs. None 10 5y
0 Exit ops from new firm? 5 5y
0 Comparing General Atlantic vs. New Mountain Capital pre-MBA associate programs 3 5y
0 Global Founders Capital internship 3 5y
0 Exit Opportunities from Tax Law 1 5y
+31 Tips for becoming a Private Equity Analyst!!!!!! 19 5y
+31 Dallas PE funds (2020 updates)? 11 5y
+134 Best lifestyle PE firms in terms of hours work, comp/size doesn't matter 32 5y
0 Will the Texas PE scene keep growing? 2 5y
0 Does TPG have any investment professionals in their DFW office? 4 5y
0 Georgia Election 1 5y
+207 PE Recruiting Guide 65 5y
0 Are late stage venture deals banked? How does the syndication process work? 13 5y
+9 Thoughts on General Atlantic 16 5y
+10 Texas - WLB 6 5y
0 Non-target - Why is it a bad idea to get a second bachelors? 2 5y
+35 Will Texas ever diversify? 15 5y
0 LMM PE in Miami Now or IB in NYC? 5 5y
+3 LMM PE 0 5y
+13 Houston PE Associate Recruiting Winter 2020 3 5y
+7 Recent Torchy's Deal 5 5y
+8 Operating Associate Salary Expectations 1 5y
0 How much sourcing at the following firms? 0 5y
+3 Renovo Capital in Dallas 0 5y
+6 College Major 2 5y
0 LPs asking for gender and ethnicity of investment teams? 3 5y
0 Questions about PE/HF 3 5y
+28 PE Analyst Programs 15 5y
+7 Growth exit ops 5 5y
+4 PE boutiques in Charlotte? 2 5y
+19 BlackRock Private Equity Partners (PEP) - Culture, Interview et al. 5 5y
+15 NEA Office Locations? Are some back-office supoort functions? 1 5y
+39 Q&A: Non-target UG to MM IB to $8bn+ UMM Buyout Fund 18 5y
+34 Houston energy PE recruiting 10 5y
+12 Understanding Free Cash Flow more clearly 1 5y
+16 Semi-Target, Top EB - chances at PE? 9 5y

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