+25 East Coast MF/UMM Consumer 18 4y
+3 Private Equity Sign on Bonus 1 4y
+3 Clearlake 2 5y
+9 Deferred MBA Programs Stigma? 8 5y
+15 Am I underpaid? Associate earning $200k/year in Boston 14 5y
+7 Pagaya Investments - anyone know anything? 3 5y
+4 Gaap revenue vs cash revenue and what to use 5 5y
+14 PE vs Biotech BD 4 5y
+3 Break even synergies 2 5y
+12 Am I permanently screwed in terms of salary...? 7 5y
+6 Top Secondaries Shop vs MM PE firm 1 5y
0 Debt schedule modeling (simplified) 2 5y
+10 Associate 2 - asking for more autonomy/responsibility 1 5y
0 LBO - Model Test - Questions 11 5y
+12 Tech Start-up valuation method - question 1 5y
0 Vetting PE Firms 1 5y
+78 Softbank vision fund 35 5y
+6 Insight Partners Onsite Interview 1 5y
+3 Valuation of intangibles 1 5y
+15 Timing of drug test for full time role 8 5y
+6 Denver Private Equity 11 5y
0 What do you guys consider liabilities in NWC target? 1 5y
+6 PE Style Pitch vs. HF / Stock Pitch? 1 5y
+43 Would you move to a regional city for PE? 21 5y
+9 Carried interest split between GP and the Deal Team 1 5y
+9 ONEX Recruitment 2 5y
+9 PE firms in Nashville/Brentwood and moving from IB Ops 6 5y
+4 Top Tech Buyout Shops in NYC? 4 5y
+12 Books/resources about operational improvement? 6 5y
0 Oaktree SSG 1 5y
+9 GGV Interview 1 5y
0 Private Equity - Portfolio Solutions Group 1 5y
+22 Ares Management 2022 153 5y
+34 Work Life Balance at MF PE 25 5y
+7 Impact of Josh Harris leaving Apollo 8 5y
+6 Pricoa Capital Analyst Program 1 5y
+79 Q&A: Private Equity Fund of funds - GP Evaluation/ Due diligence 30 5y
0 Contract negotiation 1 5y
+16 MS IB vs 3i PE out of undergrad 15 5y
+24 Does one year of PE 'keep you in the game'? 5 5y
+6 Mid Career Switch from Government to PE/trading/asset management 1 5y
+31 Low ACT Score and PE 25 5y
0 TSG Consumer: Culture / Experience 7 5y
+9 Ares Private Equity - Any Insights? 14 5y
0 KKR insurance strategy 2022 First Round Interview 1 5y
+13 Q&A: MD/PhD --> MBB --> MegaFund 6 5y
0 Working capital overtrading 1 5y
+16 How long should I stay at my firm? 5 5y
0 Dallas PE Shops: Opinions/Insights 3 5y
+6 LBO Modeling question (Revolver, circularity, etc) 1 5y
0 BX Tac Opps - interview 1 5y
+12 Pegasus Tech Ventures 6 5y
+6 Shepherd Ventures (San Diego, CA)? 1 5y
+9 Placeholder Title 1 5y
+3 Reaching Out To PE Associates 5 5y
0 Private capital solutions 3 5y
0 Right of setoff 4 5y
0 PE Analyst Programs? 1 5y
+9 LBO newbie 4 5y
+49 Is this offer from an independent sponsor fair? 19 5y
+12 MF PE Investing in Eastern Europe/Baltic States 7 5y
0 SMB / MM PE vs. Megafund 2 5y
+13 Travel and Leisure PE - Players and Recruiting 8 5y
+38 IFC -> MBA -> PE 29 5y
+15 KKR Summer Analyst 2021 95 5y
+4 Mock Sourcing Discussion 2 5y
+12 MBA Associate --> PE (levels?) 2 5y
0 BlackRock vs GS Merch private debt (London) 11 5y
+9 PE Assoc. Role Prep Work 1 5y
+7 PE Recruiting from Darden 6 5y
0 Summit Partners - Sourcing 2 5y
+72 What are the best PE UMM/MF outside of NY? 48 5y
+6 EB5 and Traditional Capital Raising 1 5y
+9 LP warehousing solutions - LP co-investing to bridge an equity gap of the GP, then gets reimbursed 3 5y
0 PE FoF / Co-invest Career 1 5y
+32 PE FoF Co-Investment versus IB for Private Equity 18 5y
0 Interview Prep Resources: PE Ops? 1 5y
+264 Private Equity Recruiting Walkthrough – My Experience 20 5y
0 Sixth Street Growth & Peers 1 5y
+44 Special Situations - Oaktree 19 5y
+7 Am I crazy? 8 5y
+11 Private Credit Interview 6 5y
0 Verizon Ventures? 2 5y
+26 Fired from probation 14 5y
+2 Small market PE 2 5y
0 Apollo NYC vs. Apollo LA 1 5y
+12 2 Headhunters offered me the same role. How to behave 6 5y
+63 Distressed vs. Credit vs. Special Situation vs. Turnaround PE 17 5y
+4 2nd year associate avg salary? 12 5y
0 Pro-Forma EV / Equity Value Calculation 2 5y
0 Bounce back from work low points? 2 5y
+10 Golden Gate Capital Analyst Recruiting 6 5y
+12 Transition from Renewable Energy 3 5y
+6 'System' to keep track of your experiences? 1 5y
+65 Best direct lending shops in Asia 23 5y
+24 Private Debt Compensation 15 5y
+5 Unfunded growth : valuation 2 5y
+5 Fair compensation for Aso 1 17 5y
+34 McKinsey or Bain to Private Equity 22 5y
0 Monte Carlo Simulation and PE firms 3 5y

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.0%

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