+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 5y
+3 Buyside Recruiting for Analysts at DB/UBS 4 5y
0 FP&A for a Private Equity Firm, what to expect? 0 5y
+15 How to leverage an email database... middle office -> front office 2 5y
+21 Corporate Finance at a PE 4 5y
+3 Related party and intercompany assets/ liabilities - Net debt 0 5y
+15 Help-How to Ask a Family Friend for an Internship 11 5y
+15 Tech MFPE Interview preparation 0 5y
+19 BlackRock Private Equity Partners (PEP) - Culture, Interview et al. 5 5y
+10 Small PE firm interview for Analyst role 4 5y
+15 NEA Office Locations? Are some back-office supoort functions? 1 5y
+6 Silver Lake 2021 FT 4 5y
+32 Differences between traditional MFs (KKR, BX etc.) vs large operational funds (BainCap, H&F, Advent etc.) 11 5y
+6 LP lifestyle 0 5y
+14 PRIVATE EQUITY INTERNSHIP ADVICE 1 5y
+18 Unprepared for Modeling Test -- Back Out of Interview Process? 1 5y
+118 Blah experience at MF, heading to B-school. Recruiting tips? 34 5y
+3 Golden Gate Capital in San Francisco ? 3 5y
+34 Partners Group - Analyst program? 23 5y
+8 Current PE deal flow? 3 5y
+16 How to articulate this to head hunters? 1 5y
0 Harvard Endowment Fund / Harvard Management Company 5 5y
+16 Experienced Hire MBB -> Private Equity? 3 5y
+41 Is H1-B required for Private Equity Recruiting (on-cycle) 39 5y
+6 2021 FT PE Analyst Recruiting August 1 5y
+3 EQT headhunter 2 5y
+6 PE Non Compete Duration - Market Situation 1 5y
+14 Moving from Debt/Equity Co-Invest to Direct PE? 9 5y
+22 Urgent Comprehension Question LBO 10 5y
+9 Carlyle CEO Change 1 5y
+9 Credit Analyst to PE? 1 5y
+20 DTA/ DTL after LBO 12 5y
+38 Co-invest and Carry: What happens if you leave the firm? 25 5y
+54 What makes a good FIG investment in PE? 16 5y
+12 How do you react when someone gives you advice you already know? 1 5y
+13 Management Rollover Question 3 5y
+5 PE Spac exit? 2 5y
+26 Purchase accounting: DTL from asset step-up? 8 5y
+11 When to ask h1b sponsorship question 6 5y
+6 Looking for Equity Research Report for $!!! 1 5y
+21 MM IB -> Family Office; Chances to get into traditional PE? 1 5y
+8 Chicago PE Shops - Anyone have experience? 1 5y
+15 MF salary expectations - regional office 1 5y
+12 Mountaineering as hobby 6 5y
+78 Q&A: MM PE (~$1.5B AUM) Associate in Asia 29 5y
+16 Semi-Target, Top EB - chances at PE? 9 5y
+9 Silver Lake PE Analyst FT 2021 5 5y
+6 What makes a STAR intern in PE ? 2 5y
+41 How to create value from my network 6 5y
+29 'Growth' vs. 'Value' strategy 7 5y
+28 PE Recruiting After MBA 20 5y
+6 How to network your way into PE? 3 5y
+22 Restaurant Chain LBO - Management Option 8 5y
+49 How Useful is an MBA Network for PE Recruiting Pre-MBA? 18 5y
+6 Levine Leichtman Capital Partners 3 5y
+29 Great Company - Shitty Margins 5 5y
+12 Funds with a strong "investment culture" 0 5y
+24 Management Rollover: Clarification 1 5y
+24 When are your firms going back to working from office? 16 5y
+220 No PE in my PA 54 5y
+60 Private Equity Tricks 38 5y
+15 Public versus Private PE Firms 4 5y

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