+9 CFA® Useful in Private Markets and/or for CFO role? 0 5y
0 Off-balance sheet debt-like items in LBO 4 5y
+15 MF PE Co-Invest -> ??? 4 5y
+10 Accepted a top offer, now what 12 5y
+39 How Screwed Is Vista Equity Partners 26 5y
+6 PE New Fund Announcements/Resources? 2 5y
+9 Apax Partners FT 2021 42 5y
+15 Global Jobs 6 5y
+7 From Credit Risk Intern to Private Credit / Direct Lending 1 5y
+9 Managed out of MBB (Europe) -> PE? 1 5y
0 London Mega Fund PE Recruitment 1 5y
+15 What do you do with transaction fees in an LBO model? 6 5y
0 Historical Private Equity Cashflows 1 5y
0 First time PE type structure, formation & mgmt 1 5y
+19 Debt Financing for Startups? 13 5y
0 venture debt 1 5y
0 LBO acquire less than 100% 2 5y
0 Family office - Comp Structure (Needing guidance) 0 5y
+9 Private Equity Firms with Public Investing Arms 14 5y
+13 Working capital 7 5y
+26 Stupid question but...how do you work faster? 15 5y
+8 How to find comparable companies for CCA? 2 5y
+9 FoF opportunity 1 5y
+9 PE recruiting out of M7 (non-HSW MBA) 0 5y
0 Exit opps for portfolio management roles? 0 5y
+5 Why work for a fund of funds ? Interview Question 1 5y
0 AlpInvest 23 5y
+9 Which non-MF PE firms sponsor work visa in London? 3 5y
+9 Fund Accounting vs FP&A 1 5y
+1 Anyone know of funds that were started by a collective of CEOs or executives? 3 5y
+10 PE Recruiting as International Student 1 5y
+33 Distressed Debt to Private Equity 21 5y
0 LPs asking for gender and ethnicity of investment teams? 3 5y
+12 Want to work for a smaller fund, but still want to be "heavy hitter" 1 5y
+9 Any Thoughts On PE Exit Ops Coming From A Specialized Boutique? 2 5y
0 Thinking through new buyside options. Get extremely deep into companies, what's a good fit? 1 5y
+66 Starting in MM PE soon 49 5y
0 Questions about PE/HF 3 5y
+2 Bonus Payout from New Buyside Job 1 5y
+83 placement agent - information 68 5y
+12 LBO - Carve-Out/Divesture Math 0 5y
0 Portfolio Management / Restructuring Direct Lending Interview 0 5y
0 Should I leave PE for corporate? Paycut and lower title most likely 0 5y
+27 Any Buyside shops still open for SA 2021? 28 5y
+13 Graduate private equity job at lower middle market fund 1 5y
+6 Cold Storage - Interesting Ways to Retrofit Deal Space 7 5y
+3 From Consulting to PE (no DD exp) 0 5y
+9 Credit Analyst Salary/Career Path? 2 5y
0 Budgeting 1 5y
+7 S&U in LBO - question 8 5y
+28 PE Analyst Programs 15 5y
+10 Post MBA VP PE for international student 6 5y
+4 Best way to practice modeling faster? 5 5y
+126 Investing in Private Equity 59 5y
+6 Private Equity Interview Preparation 6 5y
+12 LBO Purchase Price Assumptions 0 5y
+16 Not a great cultural fit at firm - does it matter? 2 5y
+7 Buy side sophomore summer 3 5y
+18 is it ok to suggest a 'NOT buy' in a PE case interview? 18 5y
+19 Top Firms with Partner Track? (No b-school) 18 5y
0 [Please contribute if you can] Firms that hire post-MBA without pre-MBA experience at the same firm (e.g., not just "get an MBA and return"; people new to the firm) 1 5y
+12 Private Equity, Tech Finance Or something else? I am confused 0 5y
+87 European Private Equity Associates backgrounds 17 5y
+8 Singapore Megafund 6 5y
0 Questions to ask a start up PE fund 2 5y
+11 LMM / MM PE Compensation 10 5y
+12 LBO help: int deduction for additional debt 1 5y
0 LBO help: existing equity & purchasing price? 4 5y
+36 Co-investing in deals with low-interest employer loan 11 5y
0 How to model mezzanine debt in paper lbo 5 5y
+45 Lifestyle at LMM PE 13 5y
+10 How to value secondary PE deals? 2 5y
+14 Minority Interest EV 1 5y
+9 What's the difference between SPV and SPAC? 3 5y
+55 Paper LBO Timing 22 5y
+14 Rhone Group 19 5y
0 Estimating balance sheet on basic models where CIM provides no guidance - use comps? 3 5y
+39 When you've hired from H/S/W/CBS -- ever any duds? 15 5y
+10 What to do when key metrics are missing in a CIM? 3 6y
+3 Buyside Recruiting for Analysts at DB/UBS 4 6y
0 FP&A for a Private Equity Firm, what to expect? 0 6y
+15 How to leverage an email database... middle office -> front office 2 6y
+21 Corporate Finance at a PE 4 6y
+3 Related party and intercompany assets/ liabilities - Net debt 0 6y
+15 Help-How to Ask a Family Friend for an Internship 11 6y
+15 Tech MFPE Interview preparation 0 6y
+19 BlackRock Private Equity Partners (PEP) - Culture, Interview et al. 5 6y
+10 Small PE firm interview for Analyst role 4 6y
+15 NEA Office Locations? Are some back-office supoort functions? 1 6y
+6 Silver Lake 2021 FT 4 6y
+32 Differences between traditional MFs (KKR, BX etc.) vs large operational funds (BainCap, H&F, Advent etc.) 11 6y
+6 LP lifestyle 0 6y
+14 PRIVATE EQUITY INTERNSHIP ADVICE 1 6y
+18 Unprepared for Modeling Test -- Back Out of Interview Process? 1 6y
+118 Blah experience at MF, heading to B-school. Recruiting tips? 34 6y
+3 Golden Gate Capital in San Francisco ? 3 6y
+34 Partners Group - Analyst program? 23 6y
+8 Current PE deal flow? 3 6y
+16 How to articulate this to head hunters? 1 6y
0 Harvard Endowment Fund / Harvard Management Company 5 6y

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