0 Looking to exchange infra tests 1 2d
0 Updated views on Summit Partners (2026) 4 2d
0 Emerald Lake Capital (LA) 1 3d
+6 PE Associates: Do you get coffee with PE associates from other GPs you work with / people at portcos? 2 3d
+103 Mid Level Career Freeze 31 3d
+3,172 8 years old with no finance experience, too late to get into PE? 116 3d
+171 Q&A: Returning to PE After a Year and a Half at a Series C Startup 50 5d
+5 The PE Bros Are Subprime? 3 5d
+54 Culture/WLB/Outlook of Partners Group Denver Office 33 5d
+3 IB to Secondaries? 1 6d
+12 CVC Client & Product Solutions: Top-Tier IR Role or Fundraising Grind 3 1w
+35 PE Ops Or Investment Associate Role? 42 1w
+63 Q&A: (if interested) Autistic in PE 29 2w
0 Canadian Pension PE Ranking 1 2w
+94 Pivoting from PE 41 2w
+9 AI PE startups 3 2w
+13 Is it too late for me? (Rising College Junior) 5 2w
+4 Underrated Buyside Careers? 10 2w
+3 Experience with KKR Capstone? 4 3w
+25 Ranking PE Secondaries Firms 20 3w
+5 Alpine Investors - Thoughts? 26 3w
+31 Business Development in PE 15 3w
+23 Compensation packages Abu Dhabi and Quatar these days 8 3w
+9 FP&A at PE-backed firm to Private Credit: Realistic? 1 1mo
+15 Sovereign, Endowment, Family Office PE Comp 4 1mo
+20 Thoughts on Novo Holdings 34 1mo
+21 How is Marlin doing? 6 1mo
+6 CDPQ London 7 1mo
0 Deleted 3 1mo
+15 PE Associate role at Temasek in SF 23 1mo
+129 Mid-level comp and net worth check 110 1mo
0 PE FoF - Fund Investment Case Study 4 1mo
+15 BlackRock PEP London 22 1mo
0 Blue Owl in 2026? 1 1mo
+31 Reed Rayman, Aaron Sobel and Robert Kalsow Ramos 28 1mo
+21 London MM PE comps 24 1mo
+41 Info on Banner Ridge Partners 28 1mo
+57 Management Option Pools in LBO Models 22 1mo
+2 GPA & Major for PE 4 1mo
+9 Altas associate class 2026 solely from BB/EBs and Bain??? 13 1mo
+38 UMM Off Cycle Help 20 1mo
+13 Genuinely curious why people don't just cold-outreach the boutique Strategy Consulting or IB or LMM PE/VC firms for internships 4 1mo
+65 What I Learned From Recruiting for SA 27 3 1mo
+3 KSL Capital 6 1mo
+12 Insights on BCI 10 1mo
+9 Resume Deals for LP/Co-Invest Experience 5 1mo
+17 Morgan Stanley AIP in 2022? 17 1mo
+12 Rotunda Capital? Thoughts? 7 1mo
+2 Castlelake 9 1mo
+10 LMM Principal Comp Benchmarking 16 1mo
+16 Five Arrows 23 1mo
+3 Water Street Healthcare Partners - Thoughts? 5 2mo
0 Starting PE Job in 1 Month, Looking for Material 2 2mo
+33 Oaktree Modeling Test /Case Study 100 2mo
+9 Ares Management Direct Lending Case Study 10 2mo
+9 Best software investors in NY? 19 2mo
+9 The Sobrato Organization - SF family office? 0 2mo
+29 Full ride at Dartmouth vs paying full at Stanford as an international — for finance industry,worth the debt? 23 2mo
+16 Requesting Some Career Feedback 8 2mo
+3 Blueprint Equity 5 2mo
+12 Utah Buyside Opportunities 6 2mo
+42 2024 PE BD Comp Thread 29 2mo
+26 Corp Dev to PE… is it possible? 16 2mo
+428 What lessons you learned the hard way so everyone else doesn't have to? 59 2mo
+20 Best California MM PE firms with good WLB? 13 2mo
+28 Breaking into PE in India 2 2mo
+46 Co-Investing vs Buyout 22 2mo
+54 Red Flag PE Firms In LA 60 2mo
+36 D1, Altimeter, Dragoneer, Addition (privates) 30 2mo
+31 Thoughts on Working for an LP? 33 2mo
+3 DEL 1 2mo
+24 IB to FoF/Co-Invest to PE ? 13 2mo
0 Co-invest Comp London 1 2mo
+64 Leaving PE at Mid-Level 35 2mo
+9 Private Markets Rotational Program (FoF PE / REPE / Alt Credit) – Realistic Exit Opps 1 2mo
+111 Is LMM actually the move? 35 3mo
+6 Ghosted by Dynamic Search Partners 7 3mo
+3 Uni Pension Plan (UPP), Canada 2 3mo
+62 London PE recruiting process 41 3mo
+45 Best GE/UMM/MF for Pay::Culture/WLB/Perks 59 3mo
+12 Moving from Fund Investing to IR at a Global Mega Fund 1 3mo
+232 2019 On-Cycle PE Recruiting: Headhunter Ranking 49 3mo
+15 Recruiters in Asia (HK / SG) 7 3mo
0 Kainos Capital in Dallas? 0 3mo
+9 Carlyle Alpinvest Co-Investments 6 3mo
0 Career Advice IR/BO > BO/FO > IR/BO 1 3mo
+3 OMERS Global Credit 2 3mo
+5 Oncap (Toronto PE) 5 3mo
0 Pantheon Ventures 2026? 3 3mo
0 Comp Discussion 2 3mo
+9 Private Equity Opportunities 14 3mo
+9 Not getting any PE traction despite working at a strong EB with good deal experience 3 3mo
+9 KPS 4 3mo
+20 Thoughts on Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)? 17 3mo
0 Family office experience 1 3mo
+32 2025 up and coming funds 9 3mo
+35 Infrastructure PE Resources/Info 41 3mo
+11 Is "no state tax" an acceptable answer for "Why Seattle?" 8 3mo
0 Networking Outside Your Firm 1 3mo
0 PE Co-investment case study examples? 1 3mo

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