+22 Advice for breaking into a Megafund 8 5y
0 Moving from Europe to US - Can it be done? 1 5y
0 PE SA - Zoom with the entire team after introduction call with one of the associate 3 5y
0 Informational Interview with the Head of PE 2 5y
0 Coordinator emailed me to meet other colleagues 1 5y
+93 Thoughts on Thoma Bravo, TPG Tech, KKR TMT, Silver Lake, other tech PE funds 33 5y
+72 Breaking into Private Equity after being a Product Manager for 3 years? 45 5y
0 Insight to the Origination Position in PE 1 5y
0 need some associate help.. easy question on cash burn 4 5y
+1 Debt Funds in T2/3 Cities? 3 5y
+41 PE Firm 2020 Whose Still Open 41 5y
+29 Crowdfunding LMM deals 5 5y
+9 Catch up calculation 1 5y
0 Approach PE HHs with 1 year of BB internships? (LND) 6 5y
0 Performance Appraisal - 2nd year PE Analyst 1 5y
+6 Partners Group-Private infrastructure department 6 5y
0 Performance Appraisal - 2nd year PE Analyst 1 5y
0 Headhunters for credit in Asia 1 5y
+45 Private Equity vs Consulting? 25 5y
+49 How would you rank the top PE firms? 69 5y
+16 LBO BS Adjustment: Advisory Fees 7 5y
+15 Advice on breaking into Private Equity. 5 5y
+8 noob with easy "year over year" question 6 5y
+9 M&A Associate to PE Recruiting Steps 5 5y
0 Brookfield PE - New York vs Toronto 2 5y
0 Useful bschool programs for PE 14 5y
+6 Who Are the Sixth Street Partners? 7 5y
0 Dmelelektkekdkfbdbebk djfikdkekekfkckviiriffi fugufigugiigkgigigigigifi 1 5y
0 Private Equity Introductory Meeting 1 5y
0 Asked to improve on speed - what's the best way to demonstrate? 3 5y
0 Does Anyone Have Insights On Ardian? 4 5y
+32 Pretending you've modeled in interviews 20 5y
+9 Partners Group Denver 9 5y
+15 MF (BX, Apollo, Carlyle, KKR, TPG, Oaktree) vs BB (GS, MS, JP) 20 5y
0 Baring Private Equity Asia / PE advice 7 5y
+8 PE major help 6 5y
0 Current Private Equity Associate Resume Template 2 5y
0 APV Valuation 1 5y
+1 Sixth Street SA 2021 6 5y
+16 Comp at PE Portfolio Company - Head of Finance Roles 5 5y
+4 noob question on cash flow 2 5y
0 Early employee secondary sold at a discount in follow-on rounds - why? 1 5y
+4 ESG Private Funds 4 5y
0 SWF Case Study - Guidance helpful 2 5y
+22 GS MBD Working Hours 13 5y
0 REPE exit opportunities?? 2 5y
0 noob with easy Q: 10q and 10k filing dates? 1 5y
0 Preference shares 4 5y
+15 PE Secondaries / Co-invest comp? (Alpinvest, Blackstone, etc) 10 5y
0 SPAC Recruiting / Exit Opps 2 5y
0 Individual fund performance 2 5y
+3 HIG Bayside Modeling / In Person Interview 4 5y
+10 PE Megafund Or MM Bank? 4 5y
+9 PE Salary Understanding 2 5y
0 noob with question on trial balances 2 5y
+16 Deal Sheet | Short or Long? 14 5y
0 Reclassify expense to capex? 3 5y
+26 . 7 5y
+7 LMM/MM PE Summer Analyst Programs 9 5y
0 Industrials IB to Tech PE/GE? 3 5y
0 What is the concept of an attach/detach point in project finance? Particularly related to a unitranche financing. 3 5y
0 Capital structure terms? 6 5y
0 Private Equity M&A internship at a small firm as my first internship 1 5y
+70 What do discuss during coffee/lunch meetings? 63 5y
+12 Student-Athlete Questions for Former MD? 2 5y
+21 No closed deal -> post-MBA recruiting? 9 5y
+3 Blackstone - 30 min math test 3 5y
+11 Credit Investment Memo - Example 3 5y
0 Leveraged Loans Secondary Market 1 5y
+9 Nippon Life Global Investors Americas 2 5y
+1 PE Co-investor - looking to connect 4 5y
+12 Looking to interview Private Equity Professionals 1 5y
+8 Culture in Distressed Buyout 7 5y
+15 How to recruit for different geographies 7 5y
0 PP&E / Intangibles Write-up Assumptions 1 5y
+12 PE Placement Job - Advice 1 5y
+36 Moving to Tech from Private Equity 10 5y
+8 MM PE vs EB IB? Post MBA Assoc 8 5y
+9 Experience interviewing at SWFs 3 5y
+43 Stop Using FoF as a term and No its not Inferior 11 5y
+16 HF vs PE 2 5y
0 Looking for initiation report 1 5y
+15 London - why do buy-side headhunters ignore candidates? 8 5y
0 PE Co-Investing Opportunity? 4 5y
+8 Sun Capital (US) 7 5y
+5 GIC headhunters 3 5y
0 Exit ops from new firm? 5 5y
0 Modelling Mortgages/Autos From Warehouse through to Securitisation 1 5y
0 PE Portfolio Operations - from MBB vs MegaFund REPE AM / Portfolio 1 5y
0 Want to get into private credit, no relevant experience 7 5y
0 Blackstone (finance P/E) or Strategy Consulting (please help) 2 5y
0 Global Founders Capital internship 3 5y
+19 Should I lateral from my MM to an UMM? 5 5y
+33 HeadHunters for European PE 7 5y
+138 Should I leave PE after a month and go back to my MBB? 53 5y
0 Exit Opportunities from Tax Law 1 5y
0 Interviewing at lower MM PE shops in London 1 5y
0 Capex Facility - Drawdown 4 5y
+12 PE IR Compensation after IB 1 5y
0 Preparation for Special Ops/Distressed PE internship interview 3 5y

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