+81 The Peanut Portco 8 15h
0 Ardian SF 4 1d
0 Olayan Group 1 2d
+50 PE-Backed Corp Dev Comp Check 19 1w
+8 Goldman Sachs Hybrid Capital 7 1w
+16 Beverly Hills PE Scene 6 1w
+12 Pegasus Tech Ventures 7 1w
0 Blue Owl in 2026? 2 1w
+6 Career Mid-Level Recruiting 1 1w
+7 Olayan Group 7 1w
0 Updated views on Marlin Equity? 3 2w
+35 . 32 2w
+75 Secondaries Career Outlook: Comp, Exits & Long-Term Upside? 37 2w
+18 Does anyone have any insight into Apollo LA? Specifically their new alternative strategy group there? 7 2w
+3 PE Primaries/Co-Invest or Private Credit 3 2w
+66 I invest in GP-led secondaries, and it’s awesome. 98 3w
+7 Breaking into PE/VC investor role post McKinsey Associate? 2 3w
+55 Red Flag PE Firms In LA 64 4w
+60 2026 PE Associate Bonus Thread 77 1mo
+18 Growth Equity Compensation 3 1mo
+26 Is Ares a MF 26 1mo
+10 Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund 6 1mo
0 LA Based LMM firms? 1 1mo
0 Freshman Internship 1 1mo
+7 Spectrum Equity vs JMI Equity? 15 1mo
+11 Are fewer 2025/2026 analysts interested in PE? 7 1mo
+30 Best Finance Clubs at UC Berkeley for IB/PE? 7 1mo
+20 CVC Capital Partners - Culture, Reputation, Career Prospects 14 1mo
0 Looking to exchange infra tests 2 1mo
+4 Analyst 2027 salary/bonus 6 1mo
+2 On-cycle recruiting 2027 1 1mo
+7 RedBird Capital 8 1mo
+9 Growth Equity Compensation - All Levels 1 1mo
+14 Generalist Investor - Seeking Guidance 2 1mo
+4 Post MBA Comp Check 2 1mo
+104 Latest views on Sixth Street? 100 1mo
+39 D1, Altimeter, Dragoneer, Addition (privates) 37 1mo
+10 Kayne Anderson Growth 10 1mo
+18 GE / LMM PE Comp in Tier 2 City 1 1mo
+32 Moving from mid-level MMPE to sr level at new M&A holdco - how to think about the opportunity? 13 1mo
+20 PE Associate Comp Benchmarking 36 1mo
+31 Thoughts on Working for an LP? 35 1mo
+29 Private Equity Office wear 13 1mo
+98 Software PE guys - how are you holding up 41 1mo
0 GIC special situations 3 1mo
+16 I Squared Capital PE SA vs Top BB/EB Junior IB SA 13 1mo
+33 Oaktree Modeling Test /Case Study 101 2mo
+20 Thoughts on Novo Holdings 35 2mo
+2 LMM PE Associate Compensation - Low Tier City (Base & Bonus) 4 2mo
+9 Ares Acquisition of LGP 0 2mo
+28 Private Investing at a BB vs. Traditional IB → PE 8 2mo
+17 AMEX Gold For PE Associate in SF 13 2mo
+8 Private Capital Investing: The Handbook of Private Debt and Private Equity (Wiley Finance) 4 2mo
+18 Comp check — Associate at small first-time Swiss PE fund (CHF 90k base + deal fees + 0.5% carry). Fair or getting squeezed? 2 2mo
+64 One Rock Capital - Thoughts? 69 2mo
+16 Brookfield vs. TPG Angelo Gordon (in LA) 2 2mo
+120 Mid Level Career Freeze 39 2mo
0 Carlyle 2 2mo
+26 Are you guys using AI to do your PE work? 13 2mo
+46 LA Funds 36 2mo
+3 OMERS Global Credit 4 2mo
+15 PE Secondaries Case Study Prep 5 2mo
+23 Undergrad summer PE analyst positions 8 2mo
+8 Senior Associate — Lateral Again Within a Year? 2 2mo
+37 Employee co-invest into the fund: fee/carry-free, but vests 13 2mo
+3 SF IB to NYC PE On-Cycle 1 2mo
+31 PE Perks 2026 32 2mo
+20 GSAM XIG PE Investment Team 7 3mo
0 Updated views on Summit Partners (2026) 4 3mo
0 Emerald Lake Capital (LA) 1 3mo
+6 PE Associates: Do you get coffee with PE associates from other GPs you work with / people at portcos? 2 3mo
+3,202 8 years old with no finance experience, too late to get into PE? 115 3mo
+174 Q&A: Returning to PE After a Year and a Half at a Series C Startup 50 3mo
+5 The PE Bros Are Subprime? 3 3mo
+54 Culture/WLB/Outlook of Partners Group Denver Office 33 3mo
+6 IB to Secondaries? 1 3mo
+12 CVC Client & Product Solutions: Top-Tier IR Role or Fundraising Grind 3 3mo
+35 PE Ops Or Investment Associate Role? 42 3mo
+63 Q&A: (if interested) Autistic in PE 29 3mo
0 Canadian Pension PE Ranking 1 3mo
+95 Pivoting from PE 41 3mo
+9 AI PE startups 3 3mo
+13 Is it too late for me? (Rising College Junior) 5 3mo
+3 Experience with KKR Capstone? 4 3mo
+25 Ranking PE Secondaries Firms 20 3mo
+5 Alpine Investors - Thoughts? 26 3mo
+31 Business Development in PE 15 4mo
+23 Compensation packages Abu Dhabi and Quatar these days 8 4mo
+9 FP&A at PE-backed firm to Private Credit: Realistic? 1 4mo
+15 Sovereign, Endowment, Family Office PE Comp 4 4mo
+21 How is Marlin doing? 6 4mo
+6 CDPQ London 7 4mo
0 Deleted 3 4mo
+15 PE Associate role at Temasek in SF 23 4mo
+138 Mid-level comp and net worth check 110 4mo
0 PE FoF - Fund Investment Case Study 4 4mo
+15 BlackRock PEP London 22 4mo
+31 Reed Rayman, Aaron Sobel and Robert Kalsow Ramos 28 4mo
+21 London MM PE comps 24 4mo
+41 Info on Banner Ridge Partners 28 4mo

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