+7 Underrated Buyside Careers? 11 34m
+17 Five Arrows 24 1h
+3 Water Street Healthcare Partners - Thoughts? 6 1h
+62 2026 PE Associate Bonus Thread 80 3h
+30 HIG SF Office Culture / Hours 27 12h
+14 JPM Morgan Private Capital vs. Mid-Tier IB 17 17h
0 How to Understand Hybrid Solutions 1 1d
+14 What is going on with StepStone? 12 1d
+12 co-investment / Allocator roles WLB 4 1d
+10 Firm Culture in PE 4 3d
+15 Rotunda Capital? Thoughts? 8 4d
+19 Recruitment - (Dodgy) European Headhunting Firms 10 4d
+58 Is being an LP super chill? 30 5d
+9 Sequence Holdings and the Dell family office are buying Baldwin Insurance Group at about $7.7B TEV. What does a family office add to a take-private? 2 5d
+35 PE Ops Or Investment Associate Role? 45 6d
+12 Mitsui Chemicals is paying USD 900M for Ultradent, about 29x operating profit by my math. Is that normal for dental materials? 3 6d
+45 PE downturn- Impact on a PortCo CFO / Operating Partner 9 1w
+30 Compensation packages Abu Dhabi and Quatar these days 11 1w
0 Looking to exchange infra tests 3 2w
+3 PE FoF - Fund Investment Case Study 5 3w
+19 BX / KKR Evergreen PE vs GS/EVR IB → Top MF PE 9 3w
+65 Best direct lending shops in Asia 24 3w
+10 Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund 9 3w
+10 GCM Grosvenor 8 3w
+27 Career break - do I still have a shot at US PE? 13 4w
+14 Does founder experience help or hurt in buyside recruiting? 6 4w
+105 The Peanut Portco 9 1mo
0 MM PE (SF-Based) 1 1mo
+45 PE Exit Opps at VP vs Senior Associate 12 1mo
0 Ardian SF 4 1mo
0 Olayan Group 1 1mo
+50 PE-Backed Corp Dev Comp Check 19 1mo
+8 Goldman Sachs Hybrid Capital 7 1mo
+16 Beverly Hills PE Scene 6 1mo
+12 Pegasus Tech Ventures 7 1mo
0 Blue Owl in 2026? 2 1mo
+6 Career Mid-Level Recruiting 1 1mo
+7 Olayan Group 7 1mo
0 Updated views on Marlin Equity? 3 1mo
+35 . 32 1mo
+76 Secondaries Career Outlook: Comp, Exits & Long-Term Upside? 37 1mo
+18 Does anyone have any insight into Apollo LA? Specifically their new alternative strategy group there? 7 1mo
+3 PE Primaries/Co-Invest or Private Credit 3 1mo
+66 I invest in GP-led secondaries, and it’s awesome. 98 2mo
+7 Breaking into PE/VC investor role post McKinsey Associate? 2 2mo
+55 Red Flag PE Firms In LA 64 2mo
+18 Growth Equity Compensation 3 2mo
+26 Is Ares a MF 26 2mo
0 LA Based LMM firms? 1 2mo
0 Freshman Internship 1 2mo
+7 Spectrum Equity vs JMI Equity? 15 2mo
+11 Are fewer 2025/2026 analysts interested in PE? 7 2mo
+30 Best Finance Clubs at UC Berkeley for IB/PE? 7 2mo
+20 CVC Capital Partners - Culture, Reputation, Career Prospects 14 2mo
+4 Analyst 2027 salary/bonus 6 2mo
+2 On-cycle recruiting 2027 1 2mo
+7 RedBird Capital 8 2mo
+9 Growth Equity Compensation - All Levels 1 2mo
+14 Generalist Investor - Seeking Guidance 2 2mo
+4 Post MBA Comp Check 2 2mo
+105 Latest views on Sixth Street? 100 2mo
+39 D1, Altimeter, Dragoneer, Addition (privates) 37 2mo
+10 Kayne Anderson Growth 10 3mo
+18 GE / LMM PE Comp in Tier 2 City 1 3mo
+32 Moving from mid-level MMPE to sr level at new M&A holdco - how to think about the opportunity? 13 3mo
+20 PE Associate Comp Benchmarking 36 3mo
+31 Thoughts on Working for an LP? 35 3mo
+29 Private Equity Office wear 13 3mo
+98 Software PE guys - how are you holding up 41 3mo
0 GIC special situations 3 3mo
+16 I Squared Capital PE SA vs Top BB/EB Junior IB SA 13 3mo
+33 Oaktree Modeling Test /Case Study 101 3mo
+20 Thoughts on Novo Holdings 35 3mo
+2 LMM PE Associate Compensation - Low Tier City (Base & Bonus) 4 3mo
+9 Ares Acquisition of LGP 0 3mo
+28 Private Investing at a BB vs. Traditional IB → PE 8 3mo
+17 AMEX Gold For PE Associate in SF 13 3mo
+8 Private Capital Investing: The Handbook of Private Debt and Private Equity (Wiley Finance) 4 3mo
+18 Comp check — Associate at small first-time Swiss PE fund (CHF 90k base + deal fees + 0.5% carry). Fair or getting squeezed? 2 3mo
+64 One Rock Capital - Thoughts? 69 3mo
+16 Brookfield vs. TPG Angelo Gordon (in LA) 2 3mo
+120 Mid Level Career Freeze 39 3mo
0 Carlyle 2 3mo
+26 Are you guys using AI to do your PE work? 13 3mo
+46 LA Funds 36 3mo
+3 OMERS Global Credit 4 3mo
+15 PE Secondaries Case Study Prep 5 4mo
+23 Undergrad summer PE analyst positions 8 4mo
+8 Senior Associate — Lateral Again Within a Year? 2 4mo
+37 Employee co-invest into the fund: fee/carry-free, but vests 13 4mo
+3 SF IB to NYC PE On-Cycle 1 4mo
+31 PE Perks 2026 32 4mo
+24 GSAM XIG PE Investment Team 7 4mo
0 Updated views on Summit Partners (2026) 4 4mo
0 Emerald Lake Capital (LA) 1 4mo
+6 PE Associates: Do you get coffee with PE associates from other GPs you work with / people at portcos? 2 4mo
+3,207 8 years old with no finance experience, too late to get into PE? 115 4mo
+174 Q&A: Returning to PE After a Year and a Half at a Series C Startup 50 4mo
+5 The PE Bros Are Subprime? 3 4mo
+54 Culture/WLB/Outlook of Partners Group Denver Office 33 4mo

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