+15 Struck out on on-cycle...hope for off? 3 6y
+3 Thoughts on Apax Partners in 2019 1 6y
+12 Analyst Level Interview w/ no IB experience 1 6y
+7 Negotiating a Pre-MBA Offer 5 6y
+50 Fundraising sucks. Please help. 14 6y
+62 No full time offers, seeking life advice? 24 6y
+19 Transfers/Moves from US Private Equity to European Private Equity 6 6y
+18 Unpaid internship - to continue or not? 3 6y
+13 Backing Out ot Post Banking Position 2 6y
+57 Choose Between Two Offers (BB/MBB) - Looking for Advice 8 6y
+16 How to Find Work Life Balance in PE/Direct Lending, Etc 2 6y
+23 Private debt comp (excl NYC) 17 6y
+7 Head hunters for Colorado or Austin PE? 2 6y
+3 Questions about talking with headhunters 1 6y
+20 LMM PE Associate to UMM PE VP? 2 6y
+20 Need to outsource work to a private equity contractor - know anyone? 4 6y
+31 Rant thread at stupid college students and 1st year analysts 5 6y
+26 Lateral PE Headhunters 16 6y
+3 Tech Private Equity Funds in NYC 3 6y
+2 SF IB to NYC PE 4 6y
+18 Growth to Buyout Transition 6 6y
+58 PE Lateral Recruiting Advice/Stories/Help? 14 6y
+4 Silver Lake Headhunter 2 6y
0 Blackstone, THL Bid Over $15 Billion for Fidelity Information Services, Reminiscent of KKR First Data Buyout for $29 BIllion 0 6y
+21 Marc Andreessen on Big Breakthrough Ideas and Courageous Entrepreneurs 1 6y
+15 Top MBA / MF PE Chances from a State School 3 6y
+20 Private Equity Salary Expectations 2 6y
+9 Expected Analyst Comp at a Fundless Sponsor 1 6y
+12 BX REPE vs BB (GS/MS) IBD 3 6y
+16 Due Diligence on PE Deal 5 6y
+9 Boutique PE firm vs. Deloitte Federal? 1 6y
+18 CDD strategy consultant interested in PE 1 6y
0 KKR Menlo Park: focused on Technology/Biotech deals & general West Coast operations? 21 6y
+6 PE in Los Angeles 18 6y
0 Triton Pacific Capital Partners 3 6y
+124 The Next Big Thing 180 6y
+19 Hercules Technology Growth Capital: more information 13 6y
0 CalPERs and CalSTERs 0 6y
0 Grey Mountain Partners 6 6y
+10 Hotels 101 5 6y
0 Resource Land Private Equity 4 6y
0 San Diego Private Equity finafunbds looking for public-companies investments 0 6y
+22 Zynga, Facebook, Groupon Colossal Valuations! 18 6y
0 Newport Beach, CA Private Equity 13 6y
0 CMBS Internship vs. Private Equity Internship 3 6y
0 Offered an internship for well known RE PE shop as an incoming Senior in Los Angeles. What do you think? 11 6y
0 Looking For Roommate in San Francisco Area 1 6y
0 Private Equity Advice 0 6y
+17 PhD in life science to PE? (vs. other options such as management consulting) 8 6y
+11 summer of 2013. Who's left? 12 6y
0 Cost of Capital - Web Series 20 6y
0 Megafund West Coast Recruiting - Summer 2013 Decision Thread 4 6y
+14 MBB ---> PE Megafund - what's the gameplan? 3 6y
0 TPG Specialty Finance - San Fran? 0 6y
0 Let's make a deal 5 6y
+13 Should Pension Funds invest in Private Equity? 5 6y
0 Analyst position out of UG - 125MM AUM firm in Cali - Exit Opps/Comp? 0 6y
+213 Life after PE - the other road 41 6y
0 Private Debt Fund Internships - Startdate ASAP 0 6y
+31 Square's IPO: Silicon Valley Finance meets Wall Street 8 6y
+51 Denver Private Equity 48 6y
+6 Boulder, CO - Grey Mountain Partners 8 6y
0 Unreasonable? 0 6y
+18 PE perks 17 6y
0 MM Analyst After 1 Year - Experienced Analysts (IB & PE/GE) Advice Needed (desperately) 0 6y
+86 Uber last 3.5B$ Raise - Debt disguised as Equity? (Technical Disc.) 29 6y
+82 Cracks in the PE Bubble Beginning to Show? 52 6y
+15 Non-GS/MS/Q/JPM BB tech group placement for SF PE? 7 6y
0 Treasury at a PE Shop 0 6y
+22 Los Angeles Private Equity/Family Office Scene 18 6y
+13 Internship at a small Venture Fund in SV - Salary? 6 6y
+32 Just joined WSO and looking to get into PE 9 6y
0 Sexual Harassment Issues in Silicon Valley 2 6y
0 Family Office Introductions-how hard is it? 3 6y
+151 Would you live here for $200k? 60 6y
+15 VP Carry - I thought this should be standard? 3 6y
+9 Capital Markets Internship Opportunity @ PERE Top 50 in Bay Area 1 6y
+97 Going back home for Thanksgiving during on cycle PE recruiting - Bad Idea? 38 6y
+3 Agriculture Focused Private Equity Models 1 6y
+18 Main Post Partners Job Posting 1 6y
+4 Work/Life Balance at Tier 2 Cities 3 6y
+15 Need Help Deciding What PE Firms To Go After 2 6y
+15 Advice Please! Path to Private Equity - Starting from Valuation Advisory 1 6y
+19 Undegraduate Exchange Destination 4 6y
+9 List of Family Offices 1 6y
+25 Alternative path to Private Equity? 4 6y
+3 California Private Equity for a Canadian 1 6y
+10 Anyone have any insight into The Courtney Group in LA? 3 6y
+45 PE Firms w/ Dog Friendly Offices 10 6y
+15 About to graduate, what kinds of jobs will give me a chance at getting into PE? 4 6y
+6 MM Brokers in West Coast? 3 6y
+8 Chicago LMM IB to Los Angeles PE 4 6y
+15 Brookfield Private Equity 1 6y
+10 PE Opportunities in LA? 8 6y
+3 Ares Management - Anyone Hear Back From Superday / Final Stages Of The Process For LA Analyst Position? 1 6y
+1 Private Equity Firms in Scottsdale AZ or Denver CO? 4 6y
+3 DTCP, Outlook and Opinions 1 6y
+15 Final round interview advice - PE operations role 2 6y
+6 List of west coast technology-focused credit funds? 3 6y
+22 How is Accel-KKR viewed in the tech growth/buyout space? 2 6y

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